Men's Ice Hockey Olympics: Canada Leads as Favorite

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00:00My favorite sport, whether it's the Summer Olympics or the Winter Olympics,

00:03is always men's ice hockey because especially when the superstars get there,

00:07I mean, every single time they have, it's unbelievable national pride.

00:11If we're looking right now in the odds market, Canada is the favorite

00:14at a plus 135 price, followed by Team USA at plus 190.

00:17Then they have Sweden and Finland.

00:19Looking forward to it.

00:20And again, this is next month is going to take place.

00:22Do you have any advice on who you think is going to win the gold medal?

00:25Yeah, everyone at the league has been super excited about this

00:30ever since I joined the league, that NHL players are back in the Olympics

00:34for the first time since 2014.

00:36Look, I love Canada.

00:37It's probably going to be really tough to knock off the Canadians.

00:40I think they're a little mispriced.

00:41I think they should be more heavily favored than that, to be honest.

00:45All that McKinnon, McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Macklin Celebrini.

00:51Just think about this.

00:51The Consmite winner from a couple months ago with Sam Bennett,

00:54couldn't even make this team.

00:56That's how strong Canada is.

00:58They're a really, really tough opponent.

01:01And they have good goaltending, too, with Logan Thompson and Darcy Kemper

01:04in that if you want a long shot, look at Sweden.

01:07They were silver medalists last time the NHL players were in the Olympics.

01:11They have a really deep defense and really great goaltending as well.

01:14So I think they're a little mispriced as well.

01:16But I'd still go Canada.