Gold Medal Game: USA vs Canada

It’s here. The Gold Medal Game. USA. Canada. Does it get better than this? Well, yes, yes it does. We’ll be chatting live–LIVE–during the game. Join myself, Dave, and fellow fans while we watch the game together. Tell your friends. Have them tell their friends. Let’s make this huge.

OPPONENT: Canada

GOALIE: Roberto Luongo, 2.35 GAA and a .919 save percentage with Vancouver.

USA LINES:

Langenbrunner-Statsny-Parise

Kane-Kesler-Brown

Malone-Pavelski-Kessel

Ryan-Backes-Drury/Callahan

Our savior, Ryan Miller, will be in goal.

STATE OF THE UNION: Pretty damn good. USA looked good against the Finns. 6 goals in the first period? Crazy. Once again, Miller will have to stand on his head. This is a different Canadian team then the one we saw in the preliminary rounds. Their offense is clicking, and that’s without Sidney Crosby for the most part. Will he break out? I think the defense is a bit shoddy, and Luongo hasn’t really been tested. I think the key is an aggressive forecheck. USA has done that in all of the games. But you know that Canada is going to come out firing. Crowd will be on their side. It will help USA to get the first goal, silence the crowd. If Canada scores first, look out.

CRAZY THOUGHT: Drury scores

ON THE iPOD: Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen

FINAL PREDICTION: I’ve struggled with this one. I really think it could go either way. If Miller plays like he has been, then USA gets the gold. If Crosby breaks out, watch out. It should be fun. That said, USA 3, Canada 2

So, watch, CHAT, discuss, have fun. USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!