11/05/24
February 20, 2002
I literally fell out of my seat here in the office when the Olympics.com live page refreshed and Kopat scored. What in the world happened?
posted by dai at 02:40 PM on February 20, 2002
My goodness... That's incredible! It's great news for the rest of the bracket, including the good ol' US of A. No one tell Wayne, but I'm happy to the other "favorites" lose. What in the world happened, indeed?
posted by 86 at 02:49 PM on February 20, 2002
The winner of Finland/Canada plays Belarus, unless the US loses to Germany (in which case, I don't know what happens) - so it doesn't help the US much. What in the world happened? The hero of 94 (Salo) let it a really weak goal with two minutes left. I feel really bad for him right now. It's just shocking.
posted by mkn at 02:55 PM on February 20, 2002
What a game! Oh man, that was exciting to watch. I'm not sure how Salo could have handled that shot differently, though. Pretty flukey goal if you ask me. Anyone who's ever played goalie knows how hard it is to save something fired head-high.
posted by Succa at 03:06 PM on February 20, 2002
The look on Sundin's face was priceless.
posted by ttrendel at 04:28 PM on February 20, 2002
It's really not that difficult to stop a shot head-high. Catchers and First Basemen do it quite frequently. Still, I feel for Salo.
posted by bambino at 07:28 PM on February 20, 2002
I wish I'd put a tenner on, Belarus were 11/1 for the win!!
posted by cashmein at 06:17 AM on February 21, 2002
It's really not that difficult to stop a shot head-high Yeah, but the rebound is unpredictable. Poor Salo.
posted by Succa at 11:55 AM on February 21, 2002
What rebound? Catch the puck.
posted by bambino at 06:41 PM on February 21, 2002
I watched the Belarus game, and I still can't believe it.