4 Teams left: Medal Predictions here

[mytor4*]

Gold: Russia
Silver: Czech Republic
Bronze: Finland
sweden

 

[nik jr]

g: russia
s: czech
b: swedes or finns. what a game.

 

[Waseda]

This is what I want to happen...

Gold- Sweden
Silver - Finland
Bronze - Doesn't matter, both teams are great



This is what I think will happen..

Gold - Russia
Silver - Sweden
Bronze - A toss-up

As the predictions in this thread has indicated. There aren't any big margins between these teams so it could be any two teams in the final. The only thing that would be a shocker to me is if Russia ends up without a medal.

 

[octopi]

What I hope for.....
Gold: Russia
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: Finland
4th: Czech


What I think is going to happen......

Gold Finland
Silver Czech
Bronze Russia
4th Sweden

 

[Schenn02]

My heart and head tell me Finland for goal but I want Sweden to win.

Either way

1. Sweden/Finland
2. Finland/Sweden
3. Czech Republic

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Gold: Russia - Their strength coming into the tourney was their incredible offensive skill. Well, combine that with unbeliveable goaltending and you have the re-emergance of the big red machine. Congrats to Russia beating Canada BTW, what a dazzling display of hockey that was by the Russians.

Silver: Czech Republic - This team seems to turn it on like a light switch. When this team is on its game, which they are right now, they are capable of matching up well against anyone. But can Hnlicka outduel Nabokov? This is where I give the edge to the Russians

Bronze: Finland - Its always a treat to see the forever rivals Sweden and Finland hook up and that's what I think is gonna end up happening. Nitymakki has looked shaky at times but he gets the job done without letting too much damage get done. Lundqvist has been up and down. I think the prevailing factor in this game will be the the tenacious checking of the fins and their incredible execution of their gameplan. Jokinen is heating up and that will provide some secondary scoring for the Lehtinen-Koivu-Selanne line which has arguably been the best line in the tournament.

In what sense??? Did you see his stats?

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

There is no point for posters of Russia, Finland, Sweden, or Czech Republic to post in this thread. Let's face it, we are all homers and will pick our own teams.

All 4 teams are good enough to win gold. It will be the luck of the draw as to who gets it.

 

[Joe MacMillan]

In what sense??? Did you see his stats?

I guess he meant Nitty's bad rebound control, which indeed makes him look a bit shaky at times. But anyways, Nitty's been solid, with bad rebound control or not.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

I guess he meant Nitty's bad rebound control, which indeed makes him look a bit shaky at times. But anyways, Nitty's been solid, with bad rebound control or not.

Give him some more time, he is still learning. But even the best goalies sometimes have bad rebounds. This guy has been standing on his head and is IMO very confident and relaxed between the pipes. At least one of the US goals was deflected off a player, and I believe the 3rd one was off a finnish player. How can he be faulted for those?

 

[Nielson81]

Some people gotta give the Finns respect.

G - Finns
S - Sweden
B - Russia

Swede - Finn Gold Medal final would be crazy.

 

[Joe MacMillan]

Give him some more time, he is still learning. But even the best goalies sometimes have bad rebounds. This guy has been standing on his head and is IMO very confident and relaxed between the pipes. At least one of the US goals was deflected off a player, and I believe the 3rd one was off a finnish player. How can he be faulted for those?

I agree, I think people are overreacting about his bad rebounds and he has been one of the reasons we've managed to go this far in this tournament. His calmness and acrobatic style reminds me so much of Kipper and you can see that they've been taught by the same goalie coach back in Finland. I have a full confidence with him in net.

 

[blamebettman*]

Gold - Sovetski Soyuz
Silver - ABBA
Bronze - Tikkanese speakers

 

[thebodyczech]

The Czechs gave a sixty minute effort against the Slovaks. And, even if that's because of a traditional rivalry, it would appear that the team has finally woken. I would count on a strong performance against Sweden (4-3), followed by an equally narrow victory over the Finns (3-2) in the Finals.

I expect the systematic Finns to shut down much of the seemingly omnipotent Russian offense tomorrow by a score of 4-2. For bronze, I expect the Russians to defeat the Swedes again, though this time by a much closer margin in a 4-3 victory.

 

[ThinMcWhistle]

Gold - Sovetski Soyuz
Silver - ABBA
Bronze - Tikkanese speakers

I never did fully understand what language he was speaking..

The only thing I caught from his interviews was "puck in the net".

 

[blamebettman*]

I never did fully understand what language he was speaking..

The only thing I caught from his interviews was "puck in the net".

sample of tikkanese


me put menninkäinen into netto-aikamoinen scorealleviivata!

i've never seen somebody butcher and mangle two languages like that. Man do I miss him.

 

[Nemchinov13]

sample of tikkanese


me put menninkäinen into netto-aikamoinen scorealleviivata!

i've never seen somebody butcher and mangle two languages like that. Man do I miss him.

Wow. Memories. One of my favorite all-time Rangers. And the guy was such a trash-talker!

 

[Bonzi]

Gold - Russia
Silver - Czechia
Bronze - Sweden
Smile and a handshake - Finland

 

[Big Mama*]

The Team that posts shutouts will win. Or the team that has their defenceman jump into the rush to open up the offence will win.

 

[Hackett]

In what sense??? Did you see his stats?

Obviously, his stats are great.

I haven't liked his rebound control lately. He just looks a little shaky recently and they just barely got by the US.

If you went on to read my quote, I said that antero has looked a little shaky BUT the damage has been controlled so far.

You have to look a little deeper than just stats. Roman Cechmanek was an incredible goaltender for the flyers if you go solely by the numbers.

 

[Nihilism]

Finland
Sweden
Russia

 

[edd1e]

Swede - Finn Gold Medal final would be crazy.

You got that right..

 

[Golden Slumbers]

Gold - Sweden
Silver - Russia
Bronze - Finland


Czech.

 

[Leo Naphta]

Only Russia can stop Russia from winning this one. As for the other medals. It's a toss-up.

Looks like I've been wrong about every prediction I've made so far.

Anyway, now I predict that Finland will win the gold.

 

[Miracle80]

Looks like I've been wrong about every prediction I've made so far.

Anyway, now I predict that Finland will win the gold.

I'm right on target so far.

 

[Caz]

Anyway, now I predict that Finland will win the gold.

It's about time you get one right