May 18, 2008
Capital Punishment; Russian Style
"There can be only one"
That is the theme of this afternoon's IIHF World Championship final between Canada and Russia. Both come into the title game undefeated in the tournament, both looking for one more win and the gold medal.
While Canada is led by Rick Nash, Ryan Getzlaf, and Dany Heatley has dazzled for Canada, no line this tournament has been scarier than Russia's top line of Sergei Fedorov, Alex Ovechkin, and Alex Semin, dubbed the "Capital Punishment Line".
Sergei and the Alexes each have ten points and are each a plus-9 going into the championship game. Canada's top line has more points, but the combination of skill and experience shared by the Caps Russian contingent can't be matched.
When asked how they would stop Canada's top line, Russian coach Slava Bykov wasn't fazed, saying, "“They have to think about how to stop our lines, too."
With the top two lines in the tournmament going head to head, it looks like both defenses will have their hands full, as will both netminders.
If anything, it will make for an exciting championship game.
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