Originally Posted by Big  They beat Finland 4:0 and will now play Canada in the finals. Canada beat Sweden in the semifinals 5:4.
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Canada beat Olympic champions Sweden 5-4 on Friday to set up a mouth-watering gold medal showdown with long-time rivals Russia at the ice hockey world championship.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/sport...=1&oref=slogin |
That should be a great game!
I think Russia has a legit shot because of goaltending; Nabokov is better than Ward (most of the time). Also, Russia's top two lines are crazy good. However, if I had to put money down, I'd say Canada will win 4-3 due to their talent in all four lines.
By the way, I read that this is the first time these two countries have met in the World Championship final. That seems almost unbelievable since they're the two best hockey countries in the world, year in and year out.