Olympics?

[measure-it]

Piddle all you want on the little things like 3x3 overtime. The fact remains--the USA brought home GOLD in both men's & women's
Hockey! Maga in it's truist form!

 

[Sluggo]

Ya I agree, at least a half a period of regular 5 on 5 no sudden death. IMO both hockey and soccer need more scoring. Bigger goals or something.

Smaller goalies. It seems like they find the tallest, broadest person they can find. Then put these massive "pads" on him with these humungous "gloves". He covers up 2/3 of the net just by kneeling in front of it. And they seem to be getting bigger over time.
Don't get me wrong. I thought our goal tender was amazing. I thought we had no chance as Canada was putting so much pressure on our dude but he turned all of the shots away except 1.
Maybe some of you hockey dudes know, does a goalie need any skating skills at all?

 

[Kurtr]

Smaller goalies. It seems like they find the tallest, broadest person they can find. Then put these massive "pads" on him with these humungous "gloves". He covers up 2/3 of the net just by kneeling in front of it. And they seem to be getting bigger over time.
Don't get me wrong. I thought our goal tender was amazing. I thought we had no chance as Canada was putting so much pressure on our dude but he turned all of the shots away except 1.
Maybe some of you hockey dudes know, does a goalie need any skating skills at all?

Being able to stand and go down back up side to side and keep view of the puck. Yes they have a high level of skating skill. I dont want more points i like it to matter scoring and with the skill of the players now just an inch bigger would make a huge difference look how many shots hit the pipes

 

[Obi-Wan]

If the "best" team cant get it done in three periods of 5x5 we don't need to see another period of it. At some point the game has to end and there will be a winner and loser. Everyone griped about shoot outs so they go with 3x3 now. Canada had the advantage in the 3x3 with guys like Mcdavid, Mackinnon, Makar, Celebrini and yet they kept trying to go hero mode and go 1 on 3 to the goal and kept losing possession and ultimately giving us better chances to score. Not sure what any of the three Canuks were doing on that final play.

Supposedly the " best team " couldn't get it done with 5 on 3 for 1:45

 

[Kurtr]

people are loosing there shit

 

[Rowdie]

Smaller goalies. It seems like they find the tallest, broadest person they can find. Then put these massive "pads" on him with these humungous "gloves". He covers up 2/3 of the net just by kneeling in front of it. And they seem to be getting bigger over time.
Don't get me wrong. I thought our goal tender was amazing. I thought we had no chance as Canada was putting so much pressure on our dude but he turned all of the shots away except 1.
Maybe some of you hockey dudes know, does a goalie need any skating skills at all?

I often wondered why no team has tried putting a 500 lber as gaolie.

 

[Kurtr]

I often wondered why no team has tried putting a 500 lber as gaolie.

5 hole

 

[LOV2HNT]

I often wondered why no team has tried putting a 500 lber as gaolie.

Never seen a boy that big with cat like reflexes

 

[Rowdie]

Never seen a boy that big with cat like reflexes

Would they even have to move, if big enough?

 

[Kurtr]

Would they even have to move, if big enough?

5 hole

 

[Fritz the Cat]

people are loosing there shit

Kash Patel holding the phone drinking beer and at 1:58 Kash says, "I'm fucking on it boss." The Prez made a good pick in Kash.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Key takeaway: On close-range or high-speed shots, an average person’s 220+ ms reaction time would be physically impossible — the puck would already be in the net before they could move. NHL goalies succeed because they do not wait to react to the puck’s flight. They read the shooter’s body language, stick blade, shoulders, and hips 300–500+ ms before the puck is released.4. What Actually Separates NHL Goalies (the real elite edge)

• Quiet Eye phenomenon (proven in multiple peer-reviewed studies): Elite NHL-level goalies fixate their gaze steadily on the puck or release point for 800–1,200+ milliseconds before the shot. Amateurs/non-athletes manage only ~400–600 ms. Longer, steadier quiet eye = dramatically higher save percentage.
• Anticipation & perceptual expertise: Through 10,000+ hours of deliberate practice, their brains process subtle cues so quickly it feels like superhuman reflexes.
• Result: They effectively “react” in situations where physics says pure reaction time is insufficient.

Bottom line (explicit comparison):

• Raw speed edge: NHL goalies are ~10–20% faster than the average person in simple reaction tests (20–50 ms advantage).
• Effective performance edge: Orders of magnitude better because of anticipation and visual processing — turning impossible 170 ms reactions into routine saves.
• An average person off the street would have almost zero chance of stopping even slow NHL shots without years of specialized training.

 

[lunkerslayer]

 

[Jiffy]

We were lucky to survive 3 periods of 5x5. One more would have been pressing our luck. That 3rd period couldn’t get over fast enough!! We won, but IMO it’s just a technicality.

If I were the coach, I would have been throwing trash cans before OT!!

 

[wslayer]

Conner was probably getting pretty worn out.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Same could be said of the 1980 hockey game between Russia and the usa, the movie is ok but watching the real game is much better. The usa goalie was absolutely lights out against those Ruskies

 

[Davy Crockett]

Any time a yankee can beat a canuck is a good day for hockey. They are by far the most competive people I've ever met. Not necessary more talent , they just have a nack for finding a way to get it done. when our kids were pee-wees , they made it to the championship game against their biggest rivalry. We got to the rink and someone walked up to the coach and said we are checking IDs. Nobody had ever heard of that that , ever. Anyway our coach was supposed to carry the certified roster with birth dates and he didn't have it. one of our players was a real standout and they said he can't play without proof of age .

We tried to convince them to let him play and we would forfit the game if his age didn't check out , but nope. A friend was team manager for Canadian side and I was for state side so after the rucus we were finally going to play hockey and the only way to get to the bench was to cross the ice.
When we were out in the middle of the ice their coach yelled something that I didn't hear but it ended with how u like that you fat Fu^#. You could have heard a pin drop. In the end ,we played 8 kids against their full roster and lost. At the time everyone was pretty ticked off but it was a good lesson . Our kids can look back today and remember it's just a game and when somthing similar happens to thier kids.

 

[labhunter66]

I often wondered why no team has tried putting a 500 lber as gaolie.