Now that we have our Final Four in Olympic Ice Hockey, who do you think will win the medals and in what order?
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Sweden Finland Russia
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Sharks. They're winning and without much help from Thorton or Cheechoo. Marleau is a beast in the playoffs.
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here are the current odds to win the gold in olympic hockey:\n\nCanada 11/10\n \nCzech Republic 5/2\n \nFinland 12/1\n \nGermany 150/1\n \nItaly 300/1\n \nKazakhstan 400/1\n \nLatvia 125/1\n \nRussia 11/2\n \nSlovakia 11/1\n \nSweden 9/2\n \nSwitzerland 65/1\n \nUSA 3/1
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I think the Dominican Republic will win.\n\nI would like to see Japan win, but I don't think they have much of a chance against the US and Latin America teams
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The Detroit Red wings!! they have the talent and experience and the talent like Zetterberg, Datsyuk (who may be back in Game 2), Legace, Schneider, i could name the whole roster! I think that this year, Detroit is going to be the home of the Larry O'Brien trophy, the Stanley Cup and the World Series!! Just watch Game 1 against the Oilers today and you will see what I mean! Detroit is the answer to any "who is going to win?" question in major sports....except football.
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The Buffalo Sabres shall win the Stanley Cup!!:)\n\n\nLet's go Buf-fa-lo!!!
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How about "The Miracle on Ice"  US defeats Soviets.  \n\nHappened in 1980 Winter Olympics
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I think that the 4th is the final. But if there is 5, i gonna get it!!
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Sweden 2-2 USA \nUSA 7-3 Czechoslovakia \nUSA 5-1 Norway \nUSA 7-2 Romania \nWest Germany 2-4 USA\n\nThose two site will tell you a lot about those olympics
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I asked Gary Thorne (ESPN commentator and USA Today columnist) a couple of weeks ago regarding this on a USA Today chat.  He mentions Daniel Briere but goes on to say it was way too early to determine the Conn Smythe winner.  It's probably still a little early to guess until we have the finals set this evening (or tomorrow morning).  If I had to give my answer right away, I'd go with either of the following:  Daniel Briere, Eric Staal, Cory Stillman, Cam Ward, Dwayne Rolosson or Ryan Miller.
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Have to go with the Red Wings.\n\nThe previous post mentioned their age as a factor, however the Red Wings are much younger this year then in previous years.  A lot of their production is coming from those younger members.  (Zetterberg, Dutsyuk, Samuelsson, and Williams are amoung thier top scorers.)\n\nTheir older players (Shanahan, Lidstrom, and Schneider) add leaderhsip and are preforming great.\n\nOsgood is handling the Goalie duties very well.  \n\nFinally, the seem to have a coach in Mike Babcock that the older guys respect and the younger are learning from.\n\nHard to beat that combination. \n\nIt's a long season and lots of things could change after the olympics.  Watch for key injuries at that time that will change the future for several teams.
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well, the top 2 seeds are gone. i am glad to see dallas gone and disappointed in detroit losing.  i say the avs will slaughter the sharks in six games .as far as the oilers and flames who cares?  i see the flames and avs in a dogfight in the west. i say the winner will play new jersey for the cup.
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its argentina is going to win worlcup.germany will be second.klose will win golden boot
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Russia is one of my favorite , its obvious that they will be competing for the gold medal at least . I would put Finland on 2 nd place and Belarus on 3rd . Belarus is very strong and potential . So called "dark horse" . You never know what to expect from them , despite recent loss to Sweden . Its because Belarus ruled by dictator like in Soviet Union times . Lukashenko said " You have to get a medal "
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I'll have to argue and say that the Sharks will win the Pacific division.  Great teams are built up the middle and the Sharks truly follow this path, with the best 1 2 combination of centres in the NHL in Marleau and Thornton, and in goal with Toskala and Nabokov. The centres are able to split much of the ice time among each other and can team up for key power plays and late game situations(think Messier and Gretzky).  Add in the scoring punch of young guns Jonathan Cheechoo, Steve Bernier, and Milan Michalek and you're looking at a deadly combination.  The back end is sharp too, with rookie Matt Carle quarterbacking the powerplay and gritty Scott Hannan and Kyle Mclaren locking up the back end.  Again considering how much rest both star netminders can get(think Gerber and Ward, Vernon and Osgood, or Barrasso and Wregget) and you're not only looking at a team that is good enough to win the Pacific division crown, but will surely compete for Lord Stanley's Cup.
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San Antonio will. They're the defending champs and have even done better than last year by just setting a franchise record 63 wins and they are showing no signs of slowing down. Duncan and Ginobili are all healthy now. Their playoff experience and deep bench will lead them to another championship this year\n\nI don't really care for hockey.
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Italy has a shot. I think they will knock Germany out with two quick scores in the last seconds of the second overtime.