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Originally Posted by Cowperson
If you have the hammer in the 11th end, why not just remove every Swedish stone as they're thrown, regardless of where they are on the ice, rolling your own out of the way in the process - basically keeping the ice clear - and then draw to the button with your last rock to win?
Why allow clutter, which can only advantage the Swedes, to build up at all?
Cowperson
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I actually had the same thought, even in the 10th end. If they clear every single rock, the swedes can only draw to the button with the hammer get one. However, several people already mentioned why you can't do that.
Still, I feel that the shot in the 10th end was one even I could've made. It was a straight take out with numerous options to avoid the jam.
Just a pure choke.