Okay, so there wasn't much excitement in the Canada win over Kazakhstan. 15-0 was brutal. It sparked the debate over whether or not the tournament should go to 8 teams instead of the traditional 10. The IIHF is leaning to keeping the 10 teams despite the pressure to reduce to 8. They feel the current format allows for developing hockey programs in other countries. I'm in favor of that but would prefer to see the relegation happen every 2 years instead of every year. For example, Switzerland has qualified for next year's WJC. Let them in for 2 years then on the second year if they don't finish 8th or higher than relegate them back to pool B status. This lets pool B teams plan for 2 years in pool A. If a team wins pool B with mainly 19 year olds they don't stand much of a chance the following year in pool A. Give them two cracks at it.
As for the Germany game, nothing new - Germany played with Canada far too long, Canada looked frustrated and took far too many penalties. In the end we got our points and will move on. It's the classic Canada vs Germany game. Oh, right, and most of the German players play for CHL teams or have dual citizenship or something. It's just at game where we are happy to have over and can focus on the Americans and the medal round.
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