tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post5397234762530136829..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: The Miracle on IceGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-16469791925427734792010-02-20T15:52:08.793-06:002010-02-20T15:52:08.793-06:00Bringing out the big guns, I see! I guess they'...Bringing out the big guns, I see! I guess they're feeling their oats after showing the Swiss how it's done in a shootout. <br /><br />Gretzky is entitled to his opinion, wrong though it be.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-14284805443834708642010-02-20T14:38:36.815-06:002010-02-20T14:38:36.815-06:00btw, here's the article I references in my fir...btw, here's the article I references in my first comment:<br /><br />http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/Hockey/2010/02/19/12955081.htmlJim Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-23149849511599210562010-02-20T14:35:09.018-06:002010-02-20T14:35:09.018-06:00Uh-oh.
The Great One says that Canada will win th...Uh-oh.<br /><br />The Great One says that <a href="http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2010Vancouver/Hockey/2010/02/20/12960791-cp.html" rel="nofollow">Canada will win the gold medal</a>.<br /><br />Against <i>Russia</i>. <br /><br />Ouch, that's going to leave a mark!<br /><br />I really don't remember ever seeing Canadians so... confident. In hockey, sure, but even so, Gretzky's always been so self-effacing, and now he does this.<br /><br />Where did "Own the Podium" come from? I love it. Canadians used to be happy with just being there.Jim Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-42913110656753246902010-02-20T07:00:56.756-06:002010-02-20T07:00:56.756-06:00Jim,
Heh! The fact that most of these kids weren&...Jim,<br /><br />Heh! The fact that most of these kids weren't even born in 1980 makes me feel old -- but not too old for smack talk: Too bad there won't be any miracles Sunday, 'cause Canada's going to need one!<br /><br />Smack aside, I think this will be a good game. May the better team win!<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71898169024448840172010-02-20T00:02:41.470-06:002010-02-20T00:02:41.470-06:00Hi Gus,
I'll see you your 1980 "miracle&...Hi Gus,<br /><br />I'll see you your 1980 "miracle" and raise you the 1972 Summit Series, where our guys softened them up a bit for ya ;)<br /><br />I too have been reading up on the upcoming game, and the thing they noted which struck me most was this: for most of the players on the US team, 1980 is just history, from before they were born.<br /><br />The Russians remain formidable foes, but for these players, their ultimate nemeses are the Canadians. They are the ones to beat, and always will be.<br /><br />Sports is one of the few areas in which I remain one hundred percent Canadian. In that spirit, I too will be watching that game.<br /><br />And speaking as both Canadian and an Objectivist, I say that there will be no miracles in Vancouver :)Jim Maynoreply@blogger.com