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Originally Posted by transplant99
K....is the fact the Czechs just mopped the floor with Sweden considered a big upset?
Certainly the Slovaks feeding USA their lunch is...and i would suspect Finland beating Canada at any time a bit of one as well, though that is one depleted Canadian squad.
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(Somehow missed this comment earlier.)
I think the first day pretty decisively proved my point. In the early stages of the tournament, the teams that have had a lot of time to practice together have a noticeable advantage over NHL heavy squads. The motivation level is also extremely different for the "underdogs" at this stage.
Give Canada, Sweden and USA a few more games and a practices together, and they should start rolling. (Assuming they also find a winning attitude.)