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2010 Vancouver Games Olympic Hockey Tournament (pg. 4)
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
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i'm waiting for the day when canada and russia meetup. |
the format is set up for those two to meet in the final, no? |
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| denys envy |
| russia doesn't open until the 18th, hate waiting. |
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| Schadenfreude |
i hope for you guys that Markov's injury does not hamper him too much...he is your best d man by far, and the last few weeks he has been painful to watch.
russia's biggest weakness is on defense...but with an offense like that it should not be a big factor until they play the bigger teams in the tourney.
anton volchenkov will block a lot of shots for you guys though, which will be great for the pk. other than that he has so little mobility and does not make a good first pass.
i'm wondering what the pairings will be. |
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| Schadenfreude |
No surprises yesterday...ass kickings all around.
the game of the day will be the Czech Republic vs Slovakia by far...i can't wait, it should be a great watch.
Germany will be a much tougher opponent for us than Norway. I was surprised that Latvia actually scored 2 against the Russians, good for them:) |
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| denys envy |
| like you said, Russia's weakness is defense... although i'd debate that both goals were stoppable and could be blamed on the GKing too. |
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| Schadenfreude |
yeah, nabokov was weak on both...it is better that he gives those up against latvia, because he can't afford to do that against any team after the prelims. Even with all of the offensive talent of the big 6 teams in the tourney, with the smaller ice surface the games should be tight when the weak links get bounced.
i wonder if luongo starts again, or brodeur gets a go tonight. They can't take Germany lightly, they are a lot better than they used to be. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| This Canada-Switzerland game is getting real interesting .......... :cool: |
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| denys envy |
canada is sweatin' son! brodeur is keeping them in this impressively
edit: the swiss goalie is off the hook too. great game! |
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| denys envy |
| brodeur! what a shootout! |
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| LeopoldStotch |
how bout dem ruskis?
they lost last night to Slovakia in a shootout. :p then again, group play isn't that important. the only important thing is placing in the top 4 to get the 1st round bye. |
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| Schadenfreude |
Its only the prelims, but it is still nice to see the rest of the world playing well. It is a great thing for the sport.
Many great little stories are writing themselves this year. |
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| denys envy |
an embarrassing olympics, this, for the motherland.
but, like jay said, it's good to see a little parity in the sport. and it's definitely good for the NHL, a lot of people are making a name for themselves. for example i will be watching a lot more of Jonas Hiller on the Ducks. |
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