Canada/Cornell Women's Hockey (duh - SPOILERS, Greg)

[Killer]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I didn't watch, but by all accounts the US dominated the OT, so at least the shootout went the way the game *probably* would have.

I got that impression too.  I'm surprised Canada didn't blow them out -- we looked like a far more skilled team (through Carnelian glasses).  I guess USA found a good strategy to nullify the advantage.

If the NCAA can play to infinity why not the Olympics?

As I've said in the past referring to the OT games in the playoffs "Is this heaven or hell?"

Shootouts are worse than hell.

Deciding an important hockey championship with a shootout is like deciding a tied seventh World Series championship game with a home run hitting contest.  Ridiculous.

Totally agree.  And it's not like they have to play another game after this. It's the gold medal game, for goodness sakes.  Play hockey to the very end.

I also stayed up to the bitter end, and would have remained for however many periods might have been necessary (ain't retirement great?)  Happy for the US women, but I was pulling for our former Big Red skaters.  I found myself responding to every "USA" chant with "Let's Go Red!"

Nevertheless, big congrats to the gold medal-winning US Women's Hockey Team!

[Trotsky]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I didn't watch, but by all accounts the US dominated the OT, so at least the shootout went the way the game *probably* would have.

I got that impression too.  I'm surprised Canada didn't blow them out -- we looked like a far more skilled team (through Carnelian glasses).  I guess USA found a good strategy to nullify the advantage.

If the NCAA can play to infinity why not the Olympics?

As I've said in the past referring to the OT games in the playoffs "Is this heaven or hell?"

Shootouts are worse than hell.

Deciding an important hockey championship with a shootout is like deciding a tied seventh World Series championship game with a home run hitting contest.  Ridiculous.

Don't give MLB any ideas.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I didn't watch, but by all accounts the US dominated the OT, so at least the shootout went the way the game *probably* would have.

I got that impression too.  I'm surprised Canada didn't blow them out -- we looked like a far more skilled team (through Carnelian glasses).  I guess USA found a good strategy to nullify the advantage.

If the NCAA can play to infinity why not the Olympics?

Television.  if they can't edit all the non-American participants out of the broadcast, they want a game that will fit in a set time envelope.

I know the game was at 2 AM so what does it matter, but the replay(s) will not be.

[Trotsky]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I didn't watch, but by all accounts the US dominated the OT, so at least the shootout went the way the game *probably* would have.

I got that impression too.  I'm surprised Canada didn't blow them out -- we looked like a far more skilled team (through Carnelian glasses).  I guess USA found a good strategy to nullify the advantage.

If the NCAA can play to infinity why not the Olympics?

Television.  if they can't edit all the non-American participants out of the broadcast, they want a game that will fit in a set time envelope.

At least they aren't editing out all the non-American goals.

Yet.

[Swampy]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I didn't watch, but by all accounts the US dominated the OT, so at least the shootout went the way the game *probably* would have.

I got that impression too.  I'm surprised Canada didn't blow them out -- we looked like a far more skilled team (through Carnelian glasses).  I guess USA found a good strategy to nullify the advantage.

If the NCAA can play to infinity why not the Olympics?

Television.  if they can't edit all the non-American participants out of the broadcast, they want a game that will fit in a set time envelope.

I know the game was at 2 AM so what does it matter, but the replay(s) will not be.

There are other ways to solve such problems, and at 2 in the morning who'd give a shit. (Apologies to you located on the Pacific.)


Then there's the "let's just go home and come back tomorrow after school" approach.

[TimV]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I understand the sentiment, guys, but there WERE a couple of beautiful goals scored, including the winner for the Blue team.  Might be worth looking at.  Maybe in late summer when the hockey-hungries turn fierce.

[Jim Hyla]

Bah.

+1  

To watch a great game be ruined by shootout was very disappointing. Especially at 2am! Let them play.

I'm at work today and very happy I didn't stay up to watch a #$#@ shootout! If lucky my DVR recording ends before the shootout begins.

I understand the sentiment, guys, but there WERE a couple of beautiful goals scored, including the winner for the Blue team.  Might be worth looking at.  Maybe in late summer when the hockey-hungries turn fierce.

Yes, you can still think that shootouts are ridiculous, but still feel that it was exciting, because it was.