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Bejamin1 Canada. Feb 24 2010 22:03. Posts 7042

Just as I predicted. The Americans struggled in their quarterfinal against a weaker but decently defensive Swiss team. It should be kept in mind that the Americans struggled to bury the Swiss even though the Swiss were forced to play a qualification game the night before.

The Canadians have just defeated the mighty Russians 7-3 even though we were forced to play the qualification game yesterday. In large part Canada won big because of a Russian roster spotted with only 11 healthy forwards and too many lousy players from the KHL. I expected a closer game because of how many snipers the Russians have but Canada simply dominated from the drop of the puck. Great game and a great effort all around.

Chance of Gold:
1. USA 40%
2. Canada 35%
3. Sweden 25%

USA remains the favorite for Gold because Canada and Sweden are forced to play each other. The Americans earned their excellent draw and have the easiest path to gold. I still expect the Americans to struggle in their semi-final. The physical beating Canada put on the USA clearly showed its toll in their game vs. the Swiss which should have been much more of a cakewalk than it was.

Go Canada Go! Awesome hockey being played in this tournament!

Edit: Shocking upset for Sweden changes everything. The draw is now wide open for Canada to walk to the Gold. I'm sure the Slovaks will bring a tough defensive game but they should be easily over-matched if Canada brings the A-Game. Really surprising and uninspired effort from Sweden. Although the Slovaks didn't have a lot of shots they created perhaps 1/2 or 3/4's the A-Quality scoring chances that Sweden did because they managed to earn 5 PP's and scored on two of them. Hard earned win.

Chance for Gold:
Canada 50%
USA 40%
Finland/Slovakia 5%

0 votes

Sorry dude he Jason Bourned me. -Johnny Drama

Last edit: 25/02/2010 02:20

jeffv8x_-_16 Belgium. Feb 25 2010 02:15. Posts 2835

Sweden just lost vs Slovakia so you gotta review your percentages

how can u shove the river, he cant possibly call with worse -TalentedTom

Bejamin1 Canada. Feb 25 2010 02:17. Posts 7042

Yeah I know I was watching! I was thinking holy crap what an embarrassment for them. It honestly seemed like they didn't care that much. Perhaps because they won the gold four years about but just no sense of urgency!

Sorry dude he Jason Bourned me. -Johnny Drama