1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. USA
4. Russia
5. Finland
6. Czech Republic
7. Slovakia
8. Switzerland
9. Austria
10. Norway
11. Slovenia
12. Latvia
Canada and Sweden are clearly the top two teams on paper, the USA is a tier below that. Russia, Finland, and Czechs all sending weaker than usual rosters IMO.
In a one game elimination tournament any of the top 6 can win it though, and Finland's holes can be covered up if any of their goalies get hot.
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