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Wednesday Morning Fly By: Latvia Does Us Proud, USA vs Switzerland Today

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Today's open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news...

  • Yesterday's Olympic scores... SUI 3, BLR 2 (SO) - CAN 8, GER 2 - CZE 3, LAT 2 (OT) - SVK 4, NOR 3
  • Bartulis and the boys did us proud last night, but unfortunately David Krejci got lucky in over time. The Flyers play Krejci's Bruins on March 11. The night of Oskars' Revenge.
  • Here's how the Latvians reacted to the loss. [NRA.lv]
  • The Swiss beat Belarus in over time yesterday, meaning a matchup with the Americans today at 3 PM. The game is on real actual NBC, or you can watch it online... [NBCOlympics.com]
  • The Americans only beat the Swiss 3-1 in the tournament opener, so they aren't getting ahead of themselves before this one. [NHL.com]
  • Ole-Kristian Tollefsen almost killed Slovakia's Lubos Bartecko last night. Story... [Puck Daddy]
  • ... and video from NBC... [NBCOlympics.com]
  • Canada plays Russia tonight at 7:30 ET. Watch on CNBC.
  • We're taping BSH Radio tonight, so if you have any questions or comments you'd like to hear on the show, leave us a voicemail after the jump or shoot us an email.
  • Also after the jump, an updated Olympic bracket with today's games, courtesy of SBN's On the Forecheck.

 

 

2010 Olympic Mens Hockey Bracket
 Playoff Qualifier 1 Quarterfinal 1

 #8 Switzerland  #1 USA

 #9 Belarus #8 Switzerland Semifinal 1
 Playoff Qualifier 2 Quarterfinal 2 QF1 Winner Gold Medal
 #5 Czech Republic  #4 Finland QF2 Winner SF1 Winner
 #12 Latvia  #5 Czech Republic
SF2 Winner
 Playoff Qualifier 3 Quarterfinal 3

 #7 Slovakia  #2 Sweden
Bronze Medal
 #10 Norway #7 Slovakia Semifinal 2 SF1 Loser
 Playoff Qualifier 4 Quarterfinal 4 QF3 Winner SF2 Loser
 #6 Canada  #3 Russia QF4 Winner
 #11 Germany  #6 Canada