[dfwgator]

That's because you can't just put a bunch of guys together and tell them to go out and play, they should have been playing exhibition games together before they went off to Torino.

[MikefromOhio]

and with the NHL season, that's nearly impossible to do.

They don't have nearly this problem at the worlds.....

[BigSkyFreeper]

That's because you can't just put a bunch of guys together and tell them to go out and play, they should have been playing exhibition games together before they went off to Torino.

It didn't help that most of them got snowed in just days before competition and couldn't adjust to the timeshift right away, and have to play 5 games in 7 days.