I think we did a smart thing to slowly get him into this tournament. He's 100 percent and he's working hard and he's getting better and better, and I hope he has his best game in front of him.

He won't play right away. We will give him time to recover further as he rehabs the injury here.

The hockey world is getting bigger, no doubt about it. The so-called lower countries are getting close to the big ones. Right behind the seven or eight big countries are countries that can beat anybody on any given day if you're not playing 100 per cent.

Once every 30 years, you're doing pretty good.

We know what we have to do. We know this is going to be a tough test, but we're here to win the gold medal. That's what we want ... that's what everybody wants. We just have to get the job done.

That sixth goal by Alfredsson was a killer.

Some of these guys have had some tough times in these tournaments.