Sochi Olympics

[pilldoc]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=678195&navid=nhl:topheads

In case anyone was interested here are the Divisions for the Olympics.

Group A:

1. Russia
   
2. Slovakia
   
3. Slovenia
   
4. United States
   

Group B:

1. Austria
   
2. Canada
   
3. Finland
   
4. Norway
   

Group C:

1. Czech Republic
   
2. Latvia
   
3. Switzerland
   
4. Sweden
   

Intial reaaction, the United States in Pool A has has the easier games. Canada in Pool B might have the toughest. Just MO.

[jammer2]

@pilldoc Looks like Group's C and A seem to be the best. Canada only has Finland to contend with. Norway is respectable but not really a threat, not overly worried about Austria either...lol.

US has to worry about Russia and an improving Slovakia team. But Group C has the Czech and Sweden in there. Lativia will be crap and the Swiss will show moderate improvement. Seems like all the divisions only go 2 team deep, then it drops off to varying levels.

[Dgill]

@pilldoc Looks like Group's C and A seem to be the best. Canada only has Finland to contend with. Norway is respectable but not really a threat, not overly worried about Austria either...lol.

US has to worry about Russia and an improving Slovakia team. But Group C has the Czech and Sweden in there. Lativia will be crap and the Swiss will show moderate improvement. Seems like all the divisions only go 2 team deep, then it drops off to varying levels.

Group C also has the Swiss team. A team that is well known for upsets. I would not be surprised at all if the Czech's ended up bowing out and Switzerland taking the second position in the group. I feel at this point the Swiss are more then capable of being moderate. Canada barely beat them in 2010 (took them to a shootout) and are coming off a silver medal at the last WHC. The group that played this year is a good indicator of the majority of the players we will in Sochi.

[J0e Th0rnton]

Group C also has the Swiss team. A team that is well known for upsets. I would not be surprised at all if the Czech's ended up bowing out and Switzerland taking the second position in the group. I feel at this point the Swiss are more then capable of being moderate. Canada barely beat them in 2010 (took them to a shootout) and are coming off a silver medal at the last WHC. The group that played this year is a good indicator of the majority of the players we will in Sochi.

Welcome old friend

@Dgill

haha. I forgot you live in Halifax too. Nice win for the mooseheads eh? Pretty nice to watch the #1 and #3 overall picks their entire predraft season. I kinda prefer Drouin over Mackinnon(Even though Mackinnon is a beautiful Skater.) you must be beyond pleased to have grabbed Mack.

[JackStraw]

Apparently there is some 67 year old Canadian guy who somehow made Team USA:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/usa-hockey-mistakenly-tells-67-old-canadian-made-234933413--nhl.html

 

[Samifan]

I actually found myself interested in watching the skeleton. Head first on a sled down a hill at 80mph.

[jammer2]

@Samifan  Good call, the skelton is very exciting. Man, would it HURT to wipe out at that speed, I doubt they would even survive going head first like that, a gutsy sport is there ever was one! You could literally get killed just practising on any given day!