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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Canada has the talent and the depth to win outright, but I expect that you are right.
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Sure, on paper Canada looks better. But you and I both know on paper means for squat. In a one off game the bounces will matter, as will which goalie is hotter, as will which team makes the fewest mental lapses, as will which teams' best players are their best players.
What this tournament has shown is that any team can hang with any other team Latvia can scare Canada, Slovenia can upset whomever. To expect this game between essentially two teams that are pretty damn close to each other, especially in one game to come down to who has the better roster on paper just isn't breathing in the lessons that this tournament has shown to-date.