blocker Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 US and Canada, so far are looking the best. The US won the opener against Canada by a wide margin. But they will probably meet again and it should be a lot tighter.Instead of putting strong teams in both pools, the organizers stacked them. 1 to 4 seeds are in A, and 5-8 are in B. All teams in A make it to the next round and the bottom two in B don't. It's a pretty good idea. More close games and less chance of blowouts. Also, the teams that should make it to the semis, probably will. There has been some superb goaltending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Canada beat Russia by 14 to 1 today. But, the shocker is that Switzerland defeated Sweden, 3-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I said above that I liked pool stacking. But, there's an insect in the ointment. Because all the teams in pool A are assured of advancement, the weaker teams in that group are not using their best goaltenders in the early games. They want to have a rested goalie when the games are critical. It's understandable, but it deprives the fans of a chance to see the best efforts of a team every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 It seems to be a trend the team who loses the round robin (between Canada and US) ends up winning the gold. And so it goes as Canada won in OT 5-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocker Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The US and Canada games were sold out early. And , probably the most popular player was Hayley Wickenheiser. The Swiss did well. But, after the US and Canada, talent is pretty spotty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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