"Martin Fehervary and Team Slovakia lost to Sweden yesterday...but thanks to a late goal, they still secured the top spot in their group and a bye into the quarterfinal round. Absolutely wild. [NHL, Sportsnet, The Athletic ($)] Meanwhile Team USA survived an early scare - including a pretty awful goal-against halfway through the first - to down Denmark... [NHL] ...and now get the chance to punch their own ticket to the quarterfinal if they can beat Team Germany this afternoon. [NHL, Olympics]"
"As the Caps start to consider what moves they will or won't make at the upcoming trade deadline, there are a few players they could look at moving on from. [THW] Ryan Leonard continues to put a pretty nice rookie campaign together (despite not getting the benefit of high-end deployment like some of his contemporaries). [Dobber] Logan Thompson's path to Milan is exactly the kind of perseverance that makes the Olympics so great. [THN]"
The preliminary round in men's hockey concludes with surprising outcomes and advancing scenarios. Martin Fehervary and Team Slovakia lost to Sweden but secured the group's top spot and a quarterfinal bye thanks to a late goal. Team USA overcame an early scare and beat Denmark, and can clinch a quarterfinal berth by defeating Germany. Team Canada, already atop its group, aims for a perfect 3-0 finish against France. The Washington Capitals evaluate possible trade-deadline departures among several players. Ryan Leonard continues a strong rookie campaign despite limited deployment. Logan Thompson's journey to Milan exemplifies Olympic perseverance. Birthday notes include Dennis Cholowski, Martin Gendron, and Jaromír Jágr.
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