Russia falls. Why is Canada NOT playing PK Subban? February 19, 2014, 11:20 AM ET [396 Comments] Eklund

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Will have a Rumor blog and Chart updates up following the Canada/Latvia,USA/Czech games.



Russia falls...



This unfortunately was all too predictable. The pressure the Russians were under was intense and because of this pressure the stars on the team (with the notable exception of Datsyuk) really played individual games and tried to force everything...and if you are going to play that way there is no worse team to face then the disciplined Fins.



On countless occasions the Russian players refused to drive the net or put the puck deep. Instead thy would wildly force passes through numerous players or just throw the puck across the ice blindly...



The Fins will be tough for the Swedes as well and I wouldn't be at all shocked to see them play for gold.





On PK Subban...



Why? Why would you not dress the guy today? If you need a spark or speed or energy there is no better d-man to pull off the bench. I really see this decision as the strangest one yet made by the Canadians.



What do you think?