kapow said:
If you want to make a football analogy, this is more like the Saints beating the Colts, except this wasn't a final or even a knockout game.
ahh wasn't that a great day..
canada is the best team in the tournament, clearly. they just need to get past miller. they made russia look just as bad as every other team theyve played (aside from switz). and the close switz game was just because canada was still fiddling with lines and hadnt found what worked yet, theyve clearly found the right lines now.
canadas only weakness is their goalie, and luongo is no better than brodeur, and I hate how people think he is some sort of savior. luongo hasn't been any more impressive than brodeur has, he's just had less of a challenge. luongo is still very very sketchy in net.
that said if it comes down to canada/usa again, which it likely will, i'm not sure canada will get by the states if ryan miller has another on night, which he rarely doesnt. if it comes down to finland canada we'll take it. in order to beat the states our goalie, whoever they start with, likely luongo, will HAVE to show up, even if its half of what miller brings.
i know we'll outplay them, but even a handful of good attempts on our goalies will likely end in disaster. will be a scary one.
