I expects the relegation of Italy and France. Yes Latvia is stronger than Slovenia. That's fact! But still we're not giving up.

@BARTLEBY: i and my fellows slovenias are fully aware of reality. We are glad to be playing as such level and versus teams as canada, US and Latvia but we dare to dream - whats wrong with that?

have a nice day and a lot of good hockey...

vbyuer, we talk on lat board in russian cause iGor and Ann are also speak and understand russian. Unfortunately you're the victim of your governments propaganda. We have no prejudices upon you. You may think as you like.

And I talk in Latvian, because iGor and Anna also speak and understand Latvian.

Government propaganda? Are you kidding me? You're the one who's brainwashed. I'm referring to the Levada Center annual research.

I'd be sad if Latvia didn't hold the class. First reason is that my Krefeld friend Herberts Vasilievs would be sad too, second reason is that I'd miss the lovely sound of the Latvian "playoff trumpets" (... flutes, faggotts , whatsever ?) I remember from the 2005 championships in Riga and that nearly destroyed my TV set.

I think Italy...or maybe France. Not sure here.

Personally, I wouldn't vote for Latvia here as Latvia doesn't suck that much in ice hockey.
I voted for France. However, I don't have any antipathies towards France and its people. I actually like them.
This is about ice hockey, not politics, get it?

I hope Finland does.

Calm down vbyuer ....... ppl can vote like they want ....... i dont give shit if milion Russian vote Finland to relegated ..... this poll is just for fun ....grow up and stop bring politic to every case ......

Well, I'm not the one who's political all the time - the russians are. They are deliberately voting for the strongest country in the poll which they dislike. I just answered to a post in which I was called a nazi, but once again someone deleted it. You're talking to the wrong person.

vbyuer I think maybe you might have an overeaction problem,

On the topic, I honestly cannot remember who I voted for two minutes ago but I think that Italy, France, and Latvia are the most likely right now (in that order)

I'd like to say my vote was not against Latvia. I picked Latvia because I think their national team is getting weeker and weeker each year. There's not any background like I want to hurt someone 'cause I don't like him. This isn't something against someone. I just expressed my opinion.

My vote is for France and Slovenia. Latvian team is stronger. This is about hockey.
And I don't give a damn 'bout Latvia as a country. That is about "strong antipathies".

Everything is possible.
Ice-hockey is only a sport !

C'mon, my message wasn't that hardcore. At least you could have left the part where I said that I'm Russian but ,nevertheless, voted for France and not for our "top 5 enemy".

Yeah, and Cuemaster, even if you have antipathies towards Russians, we don't have any towards you. Russians like Finland and Finns, they don't even know that you dislike them . Just that you know. I see that as an interested fact. I just got this impression that you think that we have antiptahies(or something similar) towards Finns.



Sry for this offtopic, but I just had to make some things clear.

Mr Thompson:

no ,it was not that hardcore ....but when i delete vbyuer´s offtopic politic post .....your answer in that post was useless.....

.....ppl ,stop posting flaming posts ,they are going to get deleted or edited

....ps. i don't have any antipathy to any nation