Olympic Hockey Prediction

Gold: Canada

Over half of the players are Canadian in the NHL. If we lose it's not because we are not the greatest hockey nation on Earth, it's because the wrong players were picked.

Silver: Sweden

Rangers goalie Lundqvist is leading the Rangers into the playoffs for the first time in six years. Also Nicklas Lidstrom is playing at his best and leads a strong defense than also includes Mattias Ohlund. Forsberg and Alfreddsson are more than adequate for the Swede's fist line.

Bronze: Russia

Finally Russia has a number one goalie playing for them at an international tournament. Khabibulin may be injured but Nabokov is one of the best goalies in the league. If Russia succeeds Kovalchuk, Ovechkin, and Datsyuk must skate circles around players from the rest of the world.