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Sweden is all up in Russia's head in this one. Normally its the Russians finding ways to aggravate you into penalties. Russia won't get any help from the Canadian officials. They better just focus on hockey. 2-2 going to the 3rd.

2-1 after one for Mother Russia. If they win I believe they win the group. Interesting hockey info. Jaromir Jagr chose to wear #68 in defiance of the Soviet Union. Read that today.

So the worst that the USA can finish in their group is 3rd? 1. Sweden 6 pts. Russia, USA.......Can finish 1,2,3 2. Russia 6 pts. Sweden left......Can finish 1,2,3,4 3. USA 6 pts. Sweden left......Can finsh 1,2,3 4. Czechs 3 pts. Austria left....Can finish 3,4 5. Austria 0 pts. Czechs........Can finish 4th. If the USA loses, the Czechs beat Austria, and Russia loses that would mean a three way tie for 2nd. So then in tiebreaker one, head to head points between the three, they would all get 3 points in direct games because they all have a win and a loss. So then it goes to the goal differential tiebreaker....currently....Russia +6, USA +16, Czechs -11. Advantage USA. If the USA and Russia both beat Sweden we would finish second because of H2H with Russia being a loss. So the worst that the USA can finish is 3rd.....correct? Check my work @The Sicatoka. If Russia loses to Sweden, the Czechs win, and the USA gets any type of point against Sweden it would mean Russia finishes fourth in the group and gets a likely showdown against Canada.....

What in the bleep Slovakia? Plays Canada super tough and then lays an egg against the Finns?

"Ninety percent of hockey is mental, the other half is physical" -Wayne Gretzky

So......with the WJC ending on the 5th, would that mean that Sanderson and Kleven are back for the home series or will there be a quarantine period coming back from across the border?

I've always liked Canadian broadcasts that don't include Ray Ferraro. I've always liked Gord Miller. Ferraro steps all over Gord like a certain other color comment guy that we know well in UND hockey land.

Brink or Zegras for player of the game. Probably Zegras unless he's already won it.

@Goon, are you sure you are related to Bobby Brink's mom? I mean you could be adopted?

That was their best period of the tournament. Could of had 5 with the way they cycled and just pinned the Czechs in at times. No reason to change anything going to the third period. Killing em in the puck possession game.

Absolutely rolling. 3-0....Bobby.

2-0 Zegras

And another one, and they are making it coincidentals....come on...

The Czech kid got away with two blatant cross checks.....where is the the trailing official on that? The hit on Brink should have been a 5.

Brink scores and then gets crosschecked in the face....

1-0. Looks like Knight has been solid. Good move to get him back in there. How much does Caufield miss the net....wow.

Is that reviewable in IIHF?

That Czech squad was gritty. USA could legit finish 4th in the group.

I'm betting they get Knight back in there, but Wolf has been pretty good in relief.

5-0. I don't think Austria has a shot on goal this period. Whenever there is an NHL Zegras has to be on the Ducks. You can't tell me they have 12 better forwards than him.

3-0 now. Zegras just filthy bar down, then the Harvard kid.

Yep, in the lineup.

1-0 USA. Zegras, but will be changed.

Thank you so much. You guys that post these links are awesome.

Ummmm.....Frisch??