Who Will Emerge Victorious in Today's Olympic Hockey Medal Round?

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The discussion centers around the medal round of a hockey tournament, with participants expressing their predictions and reactions to ongoing games. Sweden is currently leading against Switzerland, while predictions for other matchups include Slovakia defeating the Czech Republic and Finland beating the USA. A notable concern is the early clash between Canada and Russia, with a preference for a Canada vs. Russia final. Participants are surprised by the poor performances of the US and Canada, attributing it to the inclusion of professional players rather than a cohesive team strategy. There’s a humorous acknowledgment of Finland's resilience in games, with past experiences influencing current expectations. The conversation also touches on the potential for an all-Scandinavian gold medal game, highlighting the competitive nature of the tournament.
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so whose cheering for who today in ttodays medal round

sui vs swe game in progrees swe up 3-1 so that's a nobrainer
cze vs slov : slov-i'm going to say5-3
usa vs fin: fins-4-1
can vs rus: this was the matchup i didn't want to see so early, i always root for a rus vs can final...gonna go with the rus 4-2
 
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This is turning into a weird tournament, wouldn't have expected the US & Canada in particular take such a beating and display such a soulless effort - can't understand with those rosters. Well, at least we can kick some Swedish ass come final time. Although there is probably the best team in the tournament to beat before that, am going to hate Friday seeing Ovechkin & co. 'slalom' through our D.
 
PerennialII said:
Well, at least we can kick some Swedish ass come final time.

Ha, you know how it goes: You are a coulple of goals (or more) ahead before the last period, but then, as always, the Finish mental strength showes itself, and Sweden goes slaloming around the scared blue-white lions and finally scores the winning goal in the last minute. :-p
(And didn't we see a hint of this behavior in the quarter against USA?...:wink: )
 
EL said:
Ha, you know how it goes: You are a coulple of goals (or more) ahead before the last period, but then, as always, the Finish mental strength showes itself, and Sweden goes slaloming around the scared blue-white lions and finally scores the winning goal in the last minute. :-p
(And didn't we see a hint of this behavior in the quarter against USA?...:wink: )

... :smile: immediately started having flashbacks, lucky at least 2010 Sundin is probably enjoying his rocking chair rather than scoring after the clock has gone past 59:00. The final couple of mins of the USA game weren't really enjoyable, to put it mildly - hope someday our guys learn to play for 60 mins and don't hit the "reverse" too early in the game. Koivu said the final would have to be Fin/Swe to really be a 'proper' one (for us to win that is), but if that was the case and we'd lose would need several years of psychotherapy :biggrin: (the 5-6 a while back still haunts :rolleyes: ).
 
I can not believe Canada is out!
 
Here's why I like hockey.

While Selanne is scoring plenty of goals, he will leave Torino without three teeth he lost in the U.S. game.

"That's not bad. You can always get new teeth," he said.

Hockey players always know how to put things in perspective.
 
Casual guy. His smile is starting to rival that of another Finn - Peltonen - although think he could lose still 5-6 from his 'top row' to rival his :biggrin: .
 
Halfway through the FIN/RUS game and Suomi is up 2-0.

Looks very likely that it will be an all Scandinavia gold medal game.
 

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