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Originally Posted by trackercowe
They did that on purpose to avoid the constant beatdowns those teams put on the competition. It makes the "competition" look bad when they are constantly getting massacred 10-0 or 11-2. It makes complete sense if they are trying to save the event, as it's not really worth being kept around if so many games are one-sided. That's not really what the Olympic spirit is all about. How that effects the playoff rounds I do not know, but I assume the better teams will avoid each other until the finals.
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Originally Posted by RatherDashing
The top two teams from the A group get a bye to the semi-finals. The bottom two A teams play the top two B teams in the quarter-finals.
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
yeah , pool B was really a qualifying pool.
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Yeah, I saw it explained on CBC and I think that is a great idea. Good on them for finding a way to make it more competitive.
I retract my earlier remarks