thefiestygoat Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) A lot of Jon Merrill updates from the USA-Czech game: 1st Period Merrill won't get an assist but he made a nice first pass through the neutral zone on the PP that lead to the first US goal. 1-0 USA Merrill was on the ice for the Czech goal. Got stuck playing a 2 on 1 and was taking away the pass. Not a whole lot he could've done. 1-1 2nd Period Merrill gets an assist on the 2nd US PP goal. He set up Zucker on the boards who fed a quick pass to Arnold for the goal. I like his offensive instincts. 2-1 USA The Czech's keep answering back. Merrill's outlet pass was stolen and Hertl came in for an easy goal. 2-2 Merrill takes a bad tripping penalty to negate the US PP. Been an up and down day for him so far. 3rd Period Miller had a huge hit on a Czech player that Merrill was covering from behind the goal line. Shortly after Archibald gets sprung for a break away, gets taken down, and then stopped on the penalty shot. Mrazek celebrated a ton after it (channeling his inner Francisco Cervelli) which seemed to rub the American bench the wrong way. Just like he did the other night against Canada. Edited December 30, 2011 by thefiestygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I've been updating my earlier post with tidbits on Merrill and the game so I don't clog this thread, but this is worthy of a new post. The Czech's just took a 3-2 lead with 7 minutes and change left in the game. The US is in serious trouble of advancing if they lose this in regulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) jesus christ... USA really sucks this year lol kinda disappointed i was expecting a good game tomorrow... but Canada is going to destroy them so bad Edited December 30, 2011 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Game Over, Man! Hopefully the Czech win will get Sykora and Elias pumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 That goal seals it. What an upset. Mrazek owned the US team. We'll see what the final shot totals look like but with 2 minutes and change to go it is 53-26 US. Just an insane performance by Mrazek. Looks like the US will be heading to the relegation round. Holy sh!t, Mrazek almost got himself a goal to go along with his performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Mrazek is hilarious hahahaha look at him go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Shots 54-29 USA, they couldn't beat Mrazek. Off to the relegation round, really disappointing tournament. I expect Canada to crush them tomorrow. Merrill had a real up and down day. Bad giveaway that lead to the 2nd Czech goal but also was a big part of setting up the 2 US goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmar Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Mrazek was like a brick wall. US couldn'tt get anything through him, especially in the 3rd. Not expecting a lot in the US-Canada game tomorrow, I hope I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ugh, that was embarrassing. I don't even know if it'll be worth it to watch the Canada v. US game, it might get ugly... I was expecting a lot more from the US, but they just looked lost for most of this game. They seemed to get down on themselves after not being able to capitalize on their 3 million PP chances. They also were not nearly physical enough in all of their games. Canada has been beating other teams into submission and it's worked very well in keeping the opposing teams in check, but the US, at least their forwards almost never hit anyone in all 3 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) US loses. Again. What is even more disappointing than the loss today is the amount of attention this thread, aka the whole tournament, is getting by some people here. People gotta know that there is hockey outside of the NHL. Does anyone know how Merril played? Apparently only Miller played with heart and Campbell wasn't playing great. Edited December 31, 2011 by Mayday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms law Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 meh... I love hockey and all, but I'll stick with the NHL. The national teams, international play, and foreign leagues just don't really grab me. Sorry. Call me provincial if you'd like, I don't mind (especially since I've actually traveled the world). Stuff outside of the NHL is just too... minor league, I guess. I'm not sure how to describe it. Of course, if the US team ends up with a chance to win the gold, and they actually get some (non-premium cable) television time, I'll gladly jump on the bandwagon. Otherwise... just can't be bothered, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsfan26 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I love international hockey even more than the pros because the players are playing for their countries, not for whatever team owner is paying them. "Team USA" really means something whereas "New Jersey Devils" is really just a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Wedgewood getting the start against USA tonight. Hopefully he does well and takes the starting role from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 lets go usa. i dont expect a win (i would like one) but please dont get blown out. i can just feel the mockery that will come on HF if canada blows the us out. hard fought thats all we need. lets go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmar Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 USA has nothing to lose--have to play for pride. Campbell needs to play his best game tonight. Go USA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 3-0 Canada after the 1st. Merrill was on the ice for the first Canada goal (Canada PP) and had a turnover in his own end that lead to a couple of Canadian chances. Didn't do much of note but the US team is clearly overmatched. Wedgewood stopped all 8 shots he faced. He wasn't tested that much but did make a difficult save when he had to. Also had another beautiful goal line to blue line pass. The US will be in the relegation round with Switzerland, Latvia, and Denmark. The Swiss nearly made the medal round but Slovakia erased a 4-2 deficit midway in the 3rd, scoring 3 goals in 3 minutes, eventually winning 6-4. The US will play Latvia on January 3rd and Switzerland on January 4th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 That first penally on the US was absolutely terrible. How does a guy get a penalty for protecting his goalie when the opposing player is sticking his skate into the goalie side when he's down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 fvck Etem! He just took Wedgewood out after Wedgewood cleared the puck! Hopefully Wedgewood is fine, he was done for a bit but is looking to stay in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Still 3-0 Canada after the 2nd. The US team was much better that period but as usual this tournament they couldn't bury any of their chances. Merrill had a nice block and solid period. Wedgewood stopped all 12 shots that period, giving him 20 saves so far. Scary moment when he came out of the net to clear the puck and was tripped by a sliding Etem. Nice to see him shake it off and stay in after laying their for a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Damnit, Coyle beats Wedgewood ending his shutout. Had a shutout streak of 109:49. Damnit, now Zucker scores to make it 3-2. He threw the puck on net from behind the goal line and got the deflection of Wedgewood. Still Wedgewood has been solid tonight. Edited January 1, 2012 by thefiestygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 What an exciting end to the game. The US came close to tying it at the end, Merrill almost set up the equalizer in one of the chances. Canada dominated the 1st period but the US came out strong in the 2nd and 3rd. The US outshot Canada 24-16 in the final two periods. Wedgewood finished with 30 saves on 32 shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Here is the video where Etem flips Wedgewood: Canada and Sweden each earned a bye to the semifinals on Tuesday. Russia vs.Czech Republic and Finland vs. Slovakia are the Quarterfinal match ups on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 well it was a tighter game than i expected... im glad Wedgewood was okay after the collision... sucks that he allowed 2 goals late in the game, but i dont think that he lost his starting job because of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 does anybody know how many points merril has throughout the WJC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 does anybody know how many points merril has throughout the WJC Merrill: 4 GP 0 G 2 A 2 Pts E 4 PIM 8 Shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.