Nobody expected Team Europe (2-0) to come out of Group A with the Canadians (2-0). If you asked a lot of the mainstream hockey media, I’m sure they’d have picked Team USA (0-2) and Team Canada to win the group. Those of us that saw Team USA’s numerous flaws probably still would have thought they’d make it past Europe and the Czech Republic in group play and perhaps make some noise in the playoff.
But, here we are. I don’t think anybody expected this. And if you did, you know more about hockey than I ever will.