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The land that gave birth to Mike Ricci should stay forever silent in any male beauty discussion.

Who's gonna stay up late and watch the Sweden game with me tonight? HEJA SVERIGE!!!!!

I would kill for Backes on the Wings.

Give the Finns credit, tons of it.

Everytime Tuomo Ruutu has played for Finland he gotten a medal, 10 tournaments in a row WC & Olympics...

Anyone counting us out is just as delusional

It would be dumb. We need an epic Canada/USA showdown. There tournaments aren't the same without those two countries meeting.

hate Russia, glad they lost. Now on the plus side datsyuk gets plenty of time to rest, relax, and rehab his knee.

could you guys imagine if CZE and LAT pull off upsets today? to quote Joey Lawrence "Whoa!"

Finland? More like Winland, amirite?! In all seriousness though, I'm bummed for Pav but I'm glad he will have a few extra days rest.

Hahaha I thought the same thing

4-0! Now we're rollin! Do you think they looked at pictures of Z's beard during second intermission?

3-0 Erickson from Ericsson and Erixson at Airiksin minutes of the Errrrkjfdfcson period

So am I, but I'm not being a little ***** about it. *throwz up gang sign*

No argument there

nice! Pulkkinen my favorite player

I feel sad for Pav.

ok guys, two hours to refuel, make lunch, fold some clothes, vacuum, get the beer and snacks together and kick back for two great games! My "previous channel" button is going to get worn out!

Finland's system is kryptonite against the style of game Russia wants to play. Even without their centers they'll be tough to beat for anyone in this tournament.

No. Just No. That is all

I had initially thought this was a new thread and I was ready to light this thread up lol

The Wings' leading goal scorer has 16 because all of their goal scorers have missed significant time with the exception of Tatar, not because of a lack of talent. What a player did 6 years ago is irrelevant. The last 3 years is a far better gauge of what a player will do the following year. The last full NHL season, Franzen had 29G, 56 pts, and was in a 3 way tie for the +/- lead on the team. Vanek had 26G, 61 pts, and was near the bottom of his team's +/- stat. Vanek is used because he's the top pending free agent, and if you're going to say "Vanek type" you might as well use the original guy. If you want to go with Moulson or someone else, go ahead. The comparison between him and Franzen will still be the same. It an absolute FACT that Johan Franzen is a capable goal scorer. It is an absolute FACT that there is little difference between 28 or 29 goals and 30 goals. If you're really serious about how Franzen's goals are "gifts" then you need to pay more attention.

I swear DeGraa55 and Richdg are the same person...lol

I disagree with this in recent years, I never said Russia vs Canada isn't the international rivalry. Canada vs Russia in Vancouver wasn't as intense as Canada vs USA. Canada beat Russia 7-3 and the game wasn't that intense besides the first 10 minutes. I have watched that game 100 times, it wasn't close to the games against USA.

if USA women's hockey won 6-1 against Sweden then Canada should beat the Swiss by at least 9 goals,...if we are to believe the hype of Canadian hockey lore...I guess, because as American's we don't get what it means to be a Canadian hockey player or know anything about teams in Canada...why is Canada even playing RR games and semi finals? They should get an automatic bid to the Gold medal game and wait for a worthy opponent to meet them, and if said opponent isn't worthy enough, Canada should be given the Gold...heck, may as well have two Canadian teams in the Olympics and just let them play for the Gold...no one else is good enough or understands Canadian hockey... edit: *disclaimer* This post is what most Canadian fans seem to see when USA fans try talk about hockey and what most USA hockey fans see when Canadian fans try to tells us about Hockey... it is in no way my opinion... (not all the time anyway! )