4-1 Finland. Denmark has a far worse team now, they are reliant on a couple of players who are not here...
1-0 Ruutu (Koivu, Lepistö)
2-0 Aaltonen (Ruutu, Koivu) PP
2-1 Staal (Unassisted)
3-1 Granlund (Immonen, Välivaara)
4-1 Granlund (Lepistö, Aaltonen) PP
I wouldn't call them far worse, only worse. Their goaltending is the best they ever had.
Their forward group is almost as good as last year. They miss Eller, Regin and Nielsen, but they have Bødker and 3 players don't make a team. The 9 other forwards that were there last year was also a huge part of it. And most of the forward group are young, and they have improved in the last 12 months, and Kim Staal, one of the veterans, is also playing some of the best hockey he has played in a couple of years right now.
The defence men are worse than last year, especially Damgaard will be missed. Biggest worry with the defence men is not their abilities, but their inexperience, many of them haven't played in the WC before.
Another thing about the team is that this is the group that has played every national team match this year, with the exception of Bødker. They have developed great chemistry, something which is very important in a WC.
