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Old 02-12-2014, 12:21 PM   #81
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The IIHF, they won the World Championship's last year, so it makes sense why they are.

Canada is actually ranked 5th.

http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/c...3-ranking.html
Oh the IIHF and their silly little WC's.
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Old 02-12-2014, 12:21 PM   #82
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lol maybe they shouldn't rank them based on "B" or "C" team tournaments
So they should only rank them on a tournament that happens once every four years?
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Wow, Switzerland scored with 8 seconds left to win 1-0 over Latvia.
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Crazy ending in the other game. Swiss score with 8 seconds left to win.
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Old 02-12-2014, 12:22 PM   #85
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Didn't pull him cause goal differential matters in the standings?
Play your starting goaltender then?

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Won't be surprised if match fixing scandal comes up in a bit against the Czech coach. There is nothing else that can explain the way the team is structured
Me neither. I'm wondering if he wrote this game off before it even started.
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Old 02-12-2014, 12:23 PM   #86
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So did Smid play at all today? They're going on about the guys that aren't there, but Smid is there and he doesn't get to play. And Pavelec not even dressed?
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Smid has no ice time according to Twitter.
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Sending a message to Pavelec because he didn't play in the world championships after a long NHL season?

What about the message to your team that your ego is more important to you than giving the team the best chance to win a game?
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Didn't pull him cause goal differential matters in the standings?
I thought the same thing. The Czech's are basically playing for 2nd in their division now. There is going to be a bunch of teams at 2-1 and tied for the 4th bye so he's obviously looking ahead to the gf/ga tiebreaker down the road. It's an interesting strategy IMO.
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So they should only rank them on a tournament that happens once every four years?
rank them based on common sense, people who have money on the line rank them properly

anyway who cares, canada is going to kill either of those teams
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Smid has no ice time according to Twitter.
sat on the bench all game
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sat on the bench all game
Another crucial message given I guess
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Swiss team lucky. ####ty goal off our player
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Hanzal being the healthy scratch is the craziest move of them all.
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Hanzal being the healthy scratch is the craziest move of them all.
Hey now, gotta make sure Nedved and Cervenka get their touches
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rank them based on common sense, people who have money on the line rank them properly

anyway who cares, canada is going to kill either of those teams
I wouldnt get too over confident, traditionally we do suck on the big ice.
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I wouldnt get too over confident, traditionally we do suck on the big ice.
Russia and USA will give us a run, not worried about the ice though...only thing that can stop Canada is a miraculous goal tending effort. People always talk about how they blew it in 98' when really they dominated the entire game and Hasek stole it

anyway I know why my monies on
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The Czech mangement/coaching is a joke. I hope they lose every game.
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The Czech mangement/coaching is a joke. I hope they lose every game.
Me too. I really wanted them to do well for Jagr's sake but the whole team is a massive joke.
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Russia would be the smart bet to win the gold right now. Varlamov has been awesome all year long and you just know every advantage will be afforded to that team on home soil, whether its officiating or whatever.

One thing that may work against Canada this time around is the weak pool they are in. Historically they have done better facing adversity early on in the tournament, but at this rate they'll likely finish 1st in group B and not face a good team until the semis.

If you enjoy underdog betting, Finland at 12-1 is a nice choice.
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