To be honest i think some of us are being too hard on Peters. Those games are not as important, in a tournament like this, elimination games are what matters most. The seed for the quarterfinal matters only if you can win the group stage and avoid one of the Big Six, but even if you do, the ultimate goal is to win the whole thing and so you will have to beat them sooner or later anyway. We have yet to see what that team and that coach can do with no room for errors. Btw there are good odds for some Flames matchups in the QF at the moment. Finland is leading USA by score 3-0 after 2 periods, if Finns win, USA will play against Czech Republic, in which case we would witness the Johnny vs. Rittich showdown (if Rittich gets the nod of course). Would be great if Russia beats Sweden in their final group stage outing, because that would send Sweden led by their captain Backlund against our new coach and some of the Spoilers.
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