Sunday, September 12, 2004

What a game!

24 hours after the disappointing US-Finland game (Finland won 2-1, but that wasn't the reason the game was disappointing), Canada and the Czech Republic played a game worthy of a World Cup Final. The Canadians won 4-3 in Sudden Death OT, but the Czechs are probably feeling like they'd done enough to win. Regardless, it was the first great game of the tournament and one of the best I've ever seen.

I sincerely doubt the 'slow-em-down' Finns (these guys are the opposite of 'Flying Finns') will (a) allow for such an exciting contest in Tuesday's final and (b) be able to contain the Canadians for more than half a game. I expect Canada to win the final going away.