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Forget about the names on the roster, Russia has looked anything but invincible and their defence is vulnerable. I expect a tight game, and if Mason has a great game I expect Canada to win.
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Originally Posted by Crazyhorse
Seriously, Russia should win, but ive followed hockey long enough to never ever count out Canada.
Forget about the names on the roster, Russia has looked anything but invincible and their defence is vulnerable. I expect a tight game, and if Mason has a great game I expect Canada to win.
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Originally Posted by Crazyhorse
Canada with the upset.
Seriously, Russia should win, but ive followed hockey long enough to never ever count out Canada.
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If Canada scores first this will be a great game.
Otherwise, well, then Russia will take it pretty comfortably.
I just hope for a close game, something the players can use as experience for future tournaments. But Russia can have this one after we beat them at the Olympics.
As a Canadian, there should realistically be no chance we win this game. If the Russians somehow lose, they should all commit seppuku in their dressing room after the game.
I hope Canada wins so Ovechfag shoves another reporter after the game. But if they win, the Russians will think that their good and we'll just have to pump them in the next Olympics AGAIN on homesoil.
I expect to see lots of bodychecks, and all the Russian 'superstars' get extra attention from their canadian counterparts.
This will be the first dress rehearsal for Sochi. Russia has about 12-14 players that will figure to be on the next Olympic team, and Canada has 6-8 players that will likely be in the 2014 mix.
Not that many from Canada will be in the mix.. Russia has quite a few of their best players.. Canada has none of our absolute best (ie.. guys like Crosby, Doughty, Getzlaf ).. and just 3 or 4 of our very good players (Perry, Stamkos, Myers)
This game may be little more than a lesson for Canada's young guys about Russian hockey. An upset is possible but seems very unlikely.
Only chance Canada has is if we can expose their D and Goaltending like we did in the Olympics. If we start giving their forwards space to create we're ****ed.
I think Canada will play hard and score some goals. Their only chance of winning is if Mason has a very strong game and if they pot a couple of goals early.
I still can't see Russia losing this one though. Just too much fire power. I think the Russians really have something to prove and want to put an exclamation mark on this tourney by routing the Canadians.
I think Canada will play hard and score some goals. Their only chance of winning is if Mason has a very strong game and if they pot a couple of goals early.
I still can't see Russia losing this one though. Just too much fire power. I think the Russians really have something to prove and want to put an exclamation mark on this tourney by routing the Canadians.
This will probably be sweet, sweet revenge for the Russians.
Varlamov botching it is probably Canada's only real chance.
I don't really see the revenge aspect of this game and I think the Russian players have admitted that any attempt at revenge will have to wait until 2014 in Sochi.
Chris Mason is a little different than Martin Brodeur/Roberto Luongo.
Luongo was not the difference against Russia in the Olympics. The biggest difference is that in this game will be no Toews, Richards, Nash, etc... (players strong in puck battles) charging hard on the backcheck combined with Doughty, Weber, Keith, etc... (big and/or mobile defenseman) standing up the Russian forwards as they try to enter the offensive zone. Team Canada had Ovechkin, Malkin and countrymen turning the puck over left and right and then capitalized on the fact that such players have little interest in backchecking.
