Czechs vs Slovaks, what do you know about this rivalry?

Today we will be watching the great rivalries between the neighboring countries: USA vs Canada, Sweden vs. Finland. The one that is missing is Czechs vs. Slovaks because it has been already played. We've learned that Swedish - Finnish rivalry is pretty bad, but what about Czechs and Slovaks?

Here're some thoughts from

Hockey Junkie, the hockey blog from Czech Republic:

That Slovakia vs. Russia game was pretty ridiculous. Russians were like body without soul, there was no passion, no determination in their play. Only Ovechkin was playing his game - big hits, fast shots. I absolutely loved his little match with Chara, it was probably the most exciting thing on whole game. And without passion, Russian machine was unable to compete with Slovaks, even if they were tired from tough match with Czechs.

I was happy for Slovakia, but then pretty angry because of some stupid Slovaks, who are now quite annoying, totally sure about their domination in hockey world, making fun of Czechs. Oh c'mon, stop embarrass yourself! I'm sick of that big rivalry between Czechs and Slovaks.

OK, competition is good, but enough is enough. Is it really necessary to deride each other after loss? I can't even imagine their happiness, if we would lose with Russia tonight. Solution? We have to win it!

Today's day of big rivals. First Czech Republic vs Russia. Then Canada vs USA (go USA!). And finally Sweden vs Finland (Finns will win, IMO). Enjoy your hockey night!

Hockey Junkie roots for Ottawa Senators and her favorite player is Anton Volchenkov who is UFA by the end of the season. The word is, he spends a lot of time with Caps players in Vancouver, Ovechkin, Semin and Varlamov. Who knows maybe Hockey Junkie will be rooting for Washington Capitals pretty soon? :-)

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