Here we are! Well, sort of…almost. The Islanders are now legally allowed to reconvene, while Wednesday at the Olympics offers a full day of men’s ice hockey quarterfinals:
The U.S. and Sweden likely gave themselves the toughest mutual matchup, thanks to Sweden’s round-robin slip and the U.S. failure to run up the score against each opponent as drastically as Canada did. #OlympicSpirit
It has always seemed to be Canada’s tournament to lose — or maybe Canada’s goaltenders’ tournament to lose — and the Czechs have shown little indication they pose an upset threat. The lost 5-0 to the red leafs in the opener, and also lost to Denmark in OT before beating the House of Frans, 3-2 in the knockout round.
Anyway, we’re now nine days away from the Islanders resuming their NHL schedule in Montreal, the start of 24 games in 48 days. To hold us over while stealing glances at the quarterfinals: