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

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the ongoing Olympic hockey medal round, focusing on match predictions, team performances, and individual player observations. Participants express their support for various teams and reflect on the tournament's unexpected outcomes.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants predict outcomes for the ongoing matches, with specific scores for games involving Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, Canada, and Russia.
  • There is a sentiment that the US and Canada have underperformed, with one participant expressing disbelief at Canada's elimination.
  • Some participants discuss the mental resilience of Finnish players and their ability to perform under pressure, referencing past games.
  • Concerns are raised about the impact of professional players on team dynamics, with suggestions to revert to previous team selection systems.
  • One participant shares a light-hearted anecdote about a player losing teeth during a game, highlighting the sport's physicality and players' perspectives.
  • Another participant notes the potential for an all-Scandinavian gold medal game based on current match standings.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of support for different teams and players, with no consensus on the outcomes of the matches or the overall performance of the teams. Disagreements about team strategies and player selections are evident.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference specific games and player performances without resolving the implications of these observations. The discussion reflects a range of emotional responses to team outcomes and player actions.

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Fans of Olympic hockey, sports analysts, and those interested in team dynamics and player performance in competitive sports may find this discussion relevant.

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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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