Spartan Nation and Team USA Goalie Ryan Miller Shines Bright for America
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The Spartan Nation knew long before the world how good of a goalie and person Ryan Miller is. As they learn about his character the world is now seeing how good of a talent the Spartan Nation and NHL already know that he is.
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Miller had 14 saves on 15 shots on Tuesday against Switzerland. Miller’s blue-collar workman like approach to his craft helped him against a Swiss team that is short on talent, but high on shooters.
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Miller will lead team USA into their second game on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. EST against Norway. A game the Americans should win to move their record to 2-0 in the tournament, and give them six critical points.
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The Norway game is expected to give a true barometer of how good this team can be. Norway is in-group A with powerhouse Canada and the USA also. Norway lost to Canada to fall to 0-1 on Tuesday. They Norwegians also gave up eight goals to the Cannucks, and embarrassing amount.
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We look for Ryan Miller to have a big day against a Norwegian team that has shown leading up to the Olympics a struggle to get the puck in the net. That isn’t good news for them against the Spartan Nation’s Miller, one of the best goalies in the world.
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The American’s are widely believed to be the fourth best team in this tournament behind Sweden, Russia and Canada. Any medal for this squad would be a great accomplishment.