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in both losses, canada was outworked and faced strong team D. these haven't been strengths of russia so far.Naru said:
it will be very important how canada plays vs czechs. if czechs beat canada, i like russia's chances more. (hope
)it goes w/o saying that goalie must be strong.
russia certainly has the ability of crushing canada (or anyone else) w/ offense, but can't count on it. only 1g vs kazakhs, after all.
russia must be prepared to outwork canada (shouldn't be too hard, but it's not characteristic of russia) and limit turnovers. (afinogenov
)finns' Dmen aren't big and great, but were able to handle canada. russians' Dmen should be able, too. must be able to handle them. finns forced canada to outside and limited good shots from middle of ice.
russia's offense, of course, is much better than finns' or suisse. but can't make stupid cute plays. move around on PP.
Chimpradamus
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It's no mystery that Henrik Lundqvist will probably not be in goal for Sweden. Mikael Tellqvist will probably play.Den said:I'd like to see a Svk-Swe game were both teams are trying to loose
Petey21
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It's lame thinking "we wanna lose" when you play a game, it should always be about winning and nothing but winning, no matter who the opponent is. And besides, facing Switzerland, a team that beat both the Czechs and the Canadians, doesn't sound like the easiest obstacle in the quest for gold. And "easy wins" might not be as easy anyway, Belarus was a proof of that...
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Which way do you go to the mountain that you have to climb; through the jungle full of trip wires, laser guided missiles, acid swamps and Swedish eating crocodiles, or around it on a bridge that some Swiss pikemen guard?Petey21 said:
don't forget sempach.Chimp said:Which way do you go to the mountain that you have to climb; through the jungle full of trip wires, laser guided missiles, acid swamps and Swedish eating crocodiles, or around it on a bridge that some Swiss pikemen guard?
Swedish coach BÃ…G on the radio five minutes ago: "I don't know what to say to the players. It feels odd to tell the players to lose on purpose. The best result would be 0-0."
I def don't want Russia in any kind of mind set that says its ok not to give 100%
Also beating USA is a thing of principle. They will never drop that game.
Also beating USA is a thing of principle. They will never drop that game.
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VladNYC said:
Exactly, its extremely important for us to play at full throttle to get into a rhythm. And with US, quite right, this is a matter of principle..
VladNYC said:
As funny as hoping for a win was, I definetly want Russia to give 100% and win. I don't care if that means that we have to face Canada or the Czech Republic. Just win.
I haven't read all the post but I must say that I hate that there's even a discussion going on. Sweden must give 110% against Slovakia, win and come into the quarterfinal hot..
And who wants to face a confident team with nothing to loose in the quarterfinal like the swiss?
And who wants to face a confident team with nothing to loose in the quarterfinal like the swiss?
Anyone who thinks that any team will be playing at 100% tomorrow is just kidding themselves. The q-finals are on Wednesday, and any team that goes at full throttle tomorrow will have a price to pay on Wednesday. I don't like the idea of losing on purpose, but playing at 100% tomorrow would not be terrible smart, regardless of the opponent at Wednesday.
shawn_kemp said:
But I would put Sokolov in the net however: since the outcome is not that important, Nabokov can rest before the quaters...
helicecopter
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This thread is funny. 
To make it even funnier, what if the Swiss lose against Italy and finish third?
To make it even funnier, what if the Swiss lose against Italy and finish third?
helicecopter said:This thread is funny.
To make it even funnier, what if the Swiss lose against Italy and finish third?
exactly ...
The Swedish coach has come with a "clarification". Now he claims that Sweden always play to win, no matter what the consequences, etc. etc.
Yeah, right...
Yeah, right...
helicecopter said:This thread is funny.
To make it even funnier, what if the Swiss lose against Italy and finish third?
Damn it! Now the Italians are leading!
helicecopter
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WERE leading with something like less than 4 minutes to go.. http://www.hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=4684953&postcount=60Leo Naphta said:
The only dream i wish is Sweden dump Slovakia for some reason. 3-1 either way i think. I hope it'll be Swedes
Chimpradamus
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Sweden wants to, Russia wants to and Slovakia wants to, when the alternatives are named Russia and Czech Republic. I also think USA would want Switzerland instead of Finland if you would ask them.MartinFr said:
Also, you could change that statement to "And who wants fo face a somewhat confident team with nothing to lose, that almost made a fool out of themselves, almost losing against Italy?"
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