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Finland won their first Olympic men's ice hockey gold with victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on the final day of the Beijing Games

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  1. Thales
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    Not to take away from the Finnish squad's victory, but it's too bad we weren't able to see what might have been the best Finnish national team for men's hockey ever, had the NHL players gone. Even...

    Not to take away from the Finnish squad's victory, but it's too bad we weren't able to see what might have been the best Finnish national team for men's hockey ever, had the NHL players gone.

    Even with a few players underperforming (Donskoi, Kakko, Korpisalo, etc.), I think this projected team would have been good enough to fight for a medal with Juuse Saros on his game.

    The team would have been short on depth at all three positions but the top talent Finland has produced recently is incredible. Barkov, Aho, Rantanen, Laine, Hintz, and Heiskanen could all compete for a spot on any national team in the world.

    Even more impressive is how young those guys are: I believe Barkov is the oldest at 26. Finland is going to be a dangerous team for a long time.

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