When I walked in the arena, I was expecting a blowout. Not the Canadians and the Swiss. Sadly, I watched that one on CTV's streaming service. By the time I was heading into the Russia-Slovakia game I had already had time to absorb and dissect the mini-upset. Little chance of winning the group stage now, need a lot of help. As we cleared security, I said to my buddy "Well, if Slovakia can get to OT tonight, we'll still have a chance".  He laughed. We'd seen the Slovaks play the night before against the Czechs. They'd played well in that game, probably deserving better than the 3-1 loss they got, but they'd struggled against the size and skill of Jagr and we were expecting worse against Ovechkin, Malkin, and the rest of the new Big Red Machine.

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