Canada vs. Russia TONIGHT!

Canada is set to play Russia in T-minus 2 hours. There was high hopes for a Sidney Crosby vs Alex Ovechkin rumble on the ice during the Olympics this year but this confrontation will not be for the Gold. Although both teams are powerhouse nations, they will be playing their hearts out tonight for the mere chance to keep going in the Olympics.

"That's a big rivalry," Crosby said Tuesday night. "We all know it. The fact that's its a big quarterfinal, the fact that it's them with one of us being done just adds more to it."

Canada and Russia will need to go hard or go home tonight, so tune in and watch what happens!

NHL Playoffs without Minnesota Wild

The NHL Playoffs are pretty exciting as of late even with out the Minnesota Wild. I am thoroughly enjoying the Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins series especially with all the trash talk between sid the kid and ovie. I am also reveling at the strength of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the NHL Playoffs year after year. The Ducks are the 8th seed, but have been playing more like a top seed using their physical aggressive style of play to their full advantage.

I have to admit I am bummed that the Wild aren’t in the playoff mix, but it’s a good group of teams this season and frankly I don’t think the Wild had what it takes to be competing at this level any way. Not this year. Maybe next.

Marian Gaborik is Soft

Watching the Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins dominate the Minnesota Wild tonight made me long for a superstar that wasn't soft. I am so sick of Marian Gaborik and/or Pavol Demitra being sidelined with some lame injury. I wrote about this last year and unfortunately, the same crap is true this year. I don't know whether there is something in the water in Slovakia but Demitra and Gaborik are soft and I am sick of it. Both of them make way too much money to miss as many games as they do every year due to a "groin" injury. I wish that they would put on their "big girl" underpants and get back on the ice so we can see what this team can accomplish this year.

Remember, Last season, the Wild was 19-2-2 when Gaborik scored and 33-9-6 when he played.