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Jan 3 @ 1:25 PM ET
He's not covering the tournament. He's covering Grigorenko. - Cptmjl
I don't necessarily care if he covers the tournament, but as a Buffalo Sabres blogger, or whatever he is, he could at least cover all of the Sabres prospects.
Bet he wishes he was covering Grigorenko's mouth with some ether before he had his way with him? - Cptmjl
That was honestly the single worst game I have ever seen any team play... and I'm a Leafs fan! Props to the United States, they played a great game. But that game was nothing but frustrating as a Canadian to watch, especially the first period with turnover after turnover.
Although, it was quite amusing seeing those "Hockey is Ours" Nike commercials as this game was going on, because these kids certainly weren't playing like hockey is Canada's game. But once again, I can't take anything away from the States, they just were simply by far the better team.
Edit: Marek Zagrapan makes a cameo! - Gunner Staal
The last part of your article says a lot. The US is more populated than Canada, and the other countries. The more popular hockey gets, the more it benefits the program. If more of America's "better athletes" start picking up the game, especially at a young age, the gap is going to narrow. The sport has gained momentum. Now, it has to figure out a way to keep and expand it.
In the end, Grigo, nor any of his teammates could create magical memories in overtime and the shootout.
Grigorenko, Yakupov, and Kucherov missed their shootout opportunities.
Sweden will play USA for the gold medal on Saturday.
Russia will play Canada for bronze medal on Saturday.
More to come...
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How’d that taste, all of you Mikhail Grigorenko haters?
The guy that you unfairly branded as a soft European who doesn’t like the spotlight has elevated his game, and his mother Russia, right before your very eyes. You called him soft. You said he wasn't capable of playing with composure while under pressure. You said he wasn't capable of playing better than the #1 overall pick (Edmonton) Nail Yakupov.
Something happened in Ufa, Russia.
Grigorenko transformed before our very eyes.
Gone are the sneers and jeers about his toughness and his will to win. This kid has become a stone cold killer, on the world stage. He's used his big body, vision, skating, hands, and mind
to dominate oppoenents in all three zones.
On Wednesday, Grigo scored the go ahead goal against the Swiss, only to have have his opponent tie the score then take the lead. With 1:39 remaining in the quarter finals match, Grigo drew the penalty, then, set-up Nikita Kucherov for the game tying goal to force OT. Grigo would go on to score in the shootout. Russia lived to play another day. On Thursday, Grigorenko picked his team up by scoring the game tying goal midway through the third period, his second goal of the World Junior tournament.
Talk about clutch. Grigo scores goals in successive days to help keep his team's gold medal dreams alive.
