Small tournament update;
Canada CAN make the playoffs, but their chances aren't fantastic.
Group B Standings are as follows:
Finland 15
US 12
Kazakstan 10
Germany 9
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Latvia 9
Canada 9
Norway 5
Italy 0
Relevant games remaining:
Monday:
US-GER
NOR-KAZ
Tuesday:
CAN-FIN
GER-LAT
US-ITA
Regulation win is 3 points, OT/SO win is 2 points, OT/SO loss 1 point, so Canada can get to 12 points if they win their last game in regulation.
First tie-breaker is head-to-head games. Canada has already lost to Germany, Latvia and the US, but they have beaten Kazakstan. (I haven't done all the math, but I think Canada has little chance of winning on second or third tie-breakers.)
Since Finland has already guaranteed their playoff spot, they're probably not going to bring their A-game against Canada, so winning that last game is very doable, but they'll need some help. It's also possible that Canada is out tomorrow and the last game is meaningless.
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