Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by econo:
Aren't the Russkies considered phenomenal in hockey as it is? I wouldn't expect the US to win against them or even Canada for that matter.
Canada is better than Russia. better defense and netminding. but Russia is close behind. [/b]
Bah!! It is to laugh....
There's alot of turmoil within the Russian hockey federation. Alot of the older players still bristle at the Victor Tikhanov regime, which is why players like Federov, Zhamnov and Khabiboulin aren't playing.
Having said that, the Russians have impressed me with their speed and talent. The US team went for more of a grinding style which they thought would work on the smaller ice surface. Oooops.
Anyhow, I'm taking any and all bets on the Canada/Russia game. Look for me on TV (oh, wait... y'all don't know what I look like :=)). We'll be at all the Toronto games.
CA-NA-DA!! CA-NA-DA!!