Time for hosts to claim what is rightfully theirs
THE preliminaries have been played. The seeding has been set. And wow, what a difference a day can make. Canada, previously the hands down favorite to win the gold medal is now ranked sixth going into the playoff rounds after being stunned by the Americans in a 5-3 loss.
Germany's Canuck Christian Ehrhoff
THIS game, featuring two teams who have about as much chance of winning a medal as Leafs do of winning the Stanley Cup, may actually produce one of the more exciting and unpredictable games of the preliminaries.
While the Belarussians are the bookmakers favorites at -110, this match has some of the tightest odds of the entire tournament, so getting a bead on even a slight edge may be enough to turn this one into a money maker.
Scoop a decent payday with the Finns
Swedes should provide easy return if backed
DEFENDING champions Sweden will likely look to make a statement in their opening match of the tournament, and perennial tournament losers Germany are not likely to be able to do much to stop them.
The current gold medalists are third ranked favorites to win the tournament and clear odds on favorites in this game at -270 and for good reason. They have a wealth of Olympic experience with 13 players returning from their 2006 Gold Medal winning team in Torino.
