From
where I sit it looks like we get a pair of delightful semi-final games...
To
be honest there isn't a result going either way in either game that
would really shock me. These are 4 of the top six ranked hockey
countries, In fact, calling the Finland victory of Russia an upset is
taking a lot away from the Fins. They are a quality team with great
cohesion. Which is way more than can be said of Russia. The
Russians saw the Olympics as a return to international prominence.
Even from the outset I couldn't see Russia getting a medal. They
lack solid coaching, top defence and a team mentality. Meanwhile,
Canada can't score. They are getting chances by the boatload and
simply can't score. The game against Latvia was another prime
example of that. Sure, the Latvian goalie was pulling a Bernier, but
that doesn't preclude the fact that Canada hasn't been able to score
much in any of their games. The US and Sweden have been on cruise
control clean the way through the tournament and deserve to appear in
the final. Sadly, in a single knockout tournament none of that
matters. It's all about the next game. Beautiful simplicity. Just
win.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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