Olympic Hockey Random Thought 1

Haven't done this in awhile. Are random thoughts still called "live-blogging?" Oh, well, here goes nothing, or something, or just some fun:

• Watched Canada's power play. Yikes. Scary talent on the ice there. Weber and Boyle at the points? Crosby and Nash up front?
  

Yet I couldn't help but recall the power play of the 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins (forgive me if I don't remember perfectly as I was an 8-year-old kid at the time). That 1991 power play > the 2010 Canadian Olympic power play (at least at this point).

Reminders as to the point men? Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy. 1st ballot, Hockey Hall of Fame members.

Center? Le Magnifique. Soixante-six. Mario Lemieux.

Wings? Different options were available, all of whom piled up hundreds of goals in the NHL. Mark Recchi, Joe Mullen, Kevin Stevens, Ron Francis, and Jaromir Jagr were options.

Related, tangential thought: Thinking about those power play options from 1991, no wonder fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins freak out when Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski (young, developing defensemen, by the way) can't get a shot on the net. Lifelong Pens' fans who saw that 1991 power play, chill out. In a cap era, and even in the Olympics, it's highly unlikely you'll ever see that level of HOF talent on the ice dominating a man-advantage as did Murphy, Coffey, Mario, and whichever gifted goal scorer the Penguins felt like throwing on the ice. (Though, young defensemen with two weeks off, if you want to practice getting those shots on the net, no one will object. :)).