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GenericCheesecake · 02-26-2010, 05:04 PM

Quick question - how did Sweden play against Slovakia?

Was Slovakia outworking and outhitting them a la the US against Canada, or did Sweden come out really weak and Slovakia just got lucky?

I ask this because I'm still a bit shocked that Slovakia beat Sweden. The Swedish roster was, from my perspective, a really good team and for Slovakia to beat them it either means (a) Sweden played badly and Slovakia took advantage of that, or (b) Slovakia outplayed them and shut them down.

If it's (a), then Canada should be alright. But if it's (b), I'd be quite worried. Canada faced very little fight and resistance from Russia, but were beaten earlier by a very hard nosed American team and were nearly beaten by a weaker but very determined Swiss team. A hard working and overachieving team is, in my opinion, what Canada is weakest against.

02-26-2010, 05:04 PM	#37
GenericCheesecake Draft Pick Join Date: Feb 2010	Quick question - how did Sweden play against Slovakia? Was Slovakia outworking and outhitting them a la the US against Canada, or did Sweden come out really weak and Slovakia just got lucky? I ask this because I'm still a bit shocked that Slovakia beat Sweden. The Swedish roster was, from my perspective, a really good team and for Slovakia to beat them it either means (a) Sweden played badly and Slovakia took advantage of that, or (b) Slovakia outplayed them and shut them down. If it's (a), then Canada should be alright. But if it's (b), I'd be quite worried. Canada faced very little fight and resistance from Russia, but were beaten earlier by a very hard nosed American team and were nearly beaten by a weaker but very determined Swiss team. A hard working and overachieving team is, in my opinion, what Canada is weakest against. __________________ I CAN'T TAKE IT EASY!!