If I remember the set up correctly, Sweden had the two guards up front, and the rock sucked up to the shot stone of Canada. If Canada didn't remove the front guard, or put another one up, Sweden could have tried the run back onto their stone in the house...essentially what they did on their last rock, but they would have had a ton of guards up front to stop Canada from coming in. Canada wanted to prevent this and keep the center line open for an easier shot.
Of course if should have ended in the 10th, with a better take out or a bump back (which is what I thought they were going to do anyway). Just push the Sweden rock back a foot, and then you are lying 2 with split rocks in the house. Hell of a lot better than whiffing on the thing.
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