Silver Lining
By Normally I would be pretty depressed that Canada was losing to Switzerland in the 3rd period (granting that the Swiss have already beaten a top 3 team–when the hell did they become credible?). But seeing Todd Bertuzzi take an idiotic penalty (and yet another crease violation) reminds me that my emotional commitment will be rather less than usual. I’m proud of my country, but not blindly, and between this and Gretzky’s nepotism, this is probably poetic justice. Live by the thug, die by the thug…
…wow.
…Yet another Canucks asshole mars the Olympics:
Jaromir Jagr, the NHL’s leading scorer, was assisted off the ice with a bloody cut forehead after being slammed into the boards, and the Czech Republic suffered a 4-2 loss Saturday that kept Finland as one of two unbeatens in the tournament.
Afterward, Czech coach Alois Hadamczik said Jagr did not suffer a concussion while being driven into the boards by Finland’s Jarkko Ruutu in the second period, resulting in Ruutu’s ejection. The coach was incensed with the hit and said it marred the game.
“The shadow of this game is the foul on Jaromir Jagr,” he said.