OLYMPIC GAMEDAY - FEBRUARY 17
3:00 PM/ET
7:30 PM/ET
12:00 AM/ET
Vancouver, British Columbia
Day Two.
The six teams that didn't play yesterday face off against one another.
How will today's games impact your Rinkotology team?
For those who were asking us, bonus points for game-winning goals are only awarded for overtime or shootout goals.
RECAP -- DAY 1: Powers Open Up Strong
Yesterday felt like March Madness. And while the games weren't that good, it was just incredible and bizarre to watch some of the best players in the world on the ice with each other.
Easily the most competitive of the three games.
Team USA got off to a slow start, but they took over in the second period.
The Swiss actually had some decent chances, but Ryan Miller was sharp.
Bobby Ryan looked good. Ryan Malone got a goal. David Backes had the game-winner.
Canadians were starting to squirm and then all of a sudden took over.
Crosby had 3 assists, and his linemates, Nash and Jarome Iginla, were unreal.
At one point Mike Richards took a shot with0 Crosby driving to the net.
Life made no sense.
Much like the Canada game, the Russians were kind of like whatev.
Then they turned it on.
A.O. answered an early third-period Latvia goal, and things blew up.
Malkin was everywhere.
Guy that probably killed or helped your Rinko team:
As you'll see below, having A.O. as your captain is lights-out.
The Rinko boys are exploring the implementation of a "search" feature to find your friends' teams.
As well as a "share this" link for your team that you'll be able to share.
In first place before Wednesday's games:
Holding a slim 0.8-point lead over second place.
Go country.
OLYMPIC GAMEDAY - FEBRUARY 16
3:00 PM/ET
7:30 PM/ET
12:00 AM/ET
Vancouver, British Columbia
We'll be doing gameday posts each day of the Men's Hockey Tournament.
Why only the men?
To keep Charlie happy and because it's the only one featuring NHL players.
We'll probably do a gameday for the Women's Final.
The Steel cage is lowered.
Rinkotology is closing at 3:00 pm.
Thank you to everyone for joining.
Check back around 7pm for the first update. The site has to go through some final maintence so don't be alarmed if you can't log in until then.
RINKOTOLOGY UPDATES, ROSTER INFO, MULTI-ENTRIES
Click HERE to enter Rinkotology.
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Huge thanks to everyone who has signed up so far.
This is going to be insane.
If you haven't signed up, you have until 3:00pm Eastern on Tuesday, Feb. 16th.
Some housekeeping:
1. You can submit up to five entries. You'll simply need a different username for each team. You can use the same e-mail.
2. Currently we are unable to process American Express.
3. There have been roster changes. NHL.com.
There's a decent chance it may have affected your Belarus pick.
The changes will be reflected on Rinko sometime throughout the night Monday.
4. Do your research on your goaltending situation.
For example, Luongo is starting the first game for Canada. Brodeur starting second game.
The hype around the games have been awesome thus far, and it is only going to get bigger.
Thanks again for playing.
Rinkotology Launch And Olympic Preview
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This preview entails:
1. Our own little breakdown of the teams.
2. A detailed breakdown of the teams from a fantasy-hockey perspective from Puck Prospectus.
1. Our own little breakdown of the teams.
2. A detailed breakdown of the teams from a fantasy-hockey perspective from Puck Prospectus.
Quick breakdown of team-selection process for Rinkotology:
1. You are picking 8 forwards, 3 defensemen, and 1 goalie. (One player from each country)
2. From your 8 forwards and 3 defensemen, you are selecting 1 Captain and 2 Assistant Captains.
Things to keep in mind when selecting your fantasy team at Rinkotology:
1. All of your Captain's points are worth x3 and your assistants' points are worth x2.
2. Your goalie's goals-against average may prove to be vital in tiebreaking scenarios.
Visit the RULES section of Rinkotology for everything you need to know about the scoring system, tiebreakers, etc.
After the jump, our Olympic preview with Rinkotology tips sprinkled in. Just an FYI, most likely this afternoon we will be forwarding the site straight to Rinko.
It Bled. But We Couldn't Kill It. PENS LOSE.
Looks like Sid will be okay for the Olympics. People all of sudden are acting like a player getting hit by a puck never happened. Shows how much hype there is for the Olympics we guess.
Sid mentioned he and Shea Weber are flying to Vancouver together on Sunday night. Also we heard Geno and Gonch are taking a private jet in too.
No clue why all the Olympians in this game wouldn't just take one flight.
The Pens rounded out the pre-Olympic marathon with a stunned moment.
Day games can be so enigmatic.
As far as the Preds go, we don't see them often, so who cares.
But they're sending six players to the Olympics.
And they're sitting in the top 8 of the Western playoff race.
Still doesn't change the fact we hate looking at Barry Trotz's face.
Speaking of the weirdness surrounding day games, Brooks Orpik scored a goal.
And Fedotenko was on the fourth line.
That's not a good sight to see if you have visions of Fedotenko surviving the trading deadline.
The Olympic break comes at a good time for the Pens, because you can tell something is off or they are just tired.
Either way, we won't see the Pens until March.
GAMEDAY 62 - PREDATORS
1:00 PM
Mellon Arena
Listen to the game at [WXDX]
That last game before the Olympic break.
We don't think we have to remind anyone what happened one year ago today.
But we will anyway.
Goodbye Michel Therrien.
These were the NHL standings at this point last year, prior to any games being played on the 14th:
Hours Away From Rinkotology Release
Exciting times right now, as we are hours away from the release of this beast.
Whether you like Fantasy games or not, there is a bigger picture here that will become clearer on January 1, 2011.
But before all that, we are just pumped to give away some cash and present someone with the World Championship belt.
The developers have been finishing up.
We might be redirecting the blog straight to Rinkotology starting Sunday night.
John Curry got called up.
Go Pens.
