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Originally Posted by Henry Fool
I have to say he looked absolutely crushed on the bench, but I doubt it will mean anything when he gets back to Calgary. If I had to guess, he might not even dress for the bronze game, because they have to go with Bäckström now.
Neutral zone, defense, goaltending, they just all crumbled like a row of dominoes for Finland. They weren't even putting pucks into the US zone, but just kept feeding them with turnovers in the neutral zone. I had no idea it was even possible to be embarrassed worse than the Russian were.
The positive side is that USA versus Canada is clearly the right final for the games. Two best teams by far.
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I just got back from the game, and this is exactly how I saw it. Niklas Bäckström will probably start tomorrow, so Kipper cannot even redeem himself in the eyes of his countrymen. I don't normally see Miikka Kiprusoff "crushed," but when I looked at him sitting on the bench you could tell he actually felt this one. It was brutal to be there. I was wearing my Suomi Kiprusoff jersey, sitting by a few Americans, and the jabs got pretty excruciatingly bad. What a way to spend $425.00
