Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff discusses the situation for Sweden going into tonight’s game between the Swedes and Team USA (8 PM EST start on TNT/Max/TruTV/Sportsnet)…
The 2-0 Americans are locked into Thursday’s final of this NHL best-on-best tournament. Canada, Sweden and Finland are all deadlocked with two points. Each has a chance to be the other finalist.
However, if either Canada or Finland win their 1 p.m. game in regulation time, then that country will earn the other spot in the final. Sweden would be eliminated.
The Swedes need the Canada-Finland game to go to overtime. Then if they beat the USA in regulation, it would be a Sweden vs USA final.
As well as the match-up between Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond:
“Proceed with caution with him,” Larkin said. “We want to win and you want to play well, but he’s my buddy and you look out for him and smile.”
Raymond admitted he’s pondered the notion of what might be if he and Larkin end up in a board battle for the puck.
“I don’t know what I’ll do if I see him in the corner next to me,” Raymond said. “But it’ll be a good time.”
