Russia

Canada vs. Russia for the International Ice Hockey Federation Championship.

Flyers – Penguins V. 

Does it get any better than this?

Two great games are in prospect, and I'm not even going to whine about being indoors on a sunny afternoon.

I haven't watched the Worlds at all, but this game should be a corker. I'm looking forward to seeing Andrei Markov: it's been a while.

Markov is wearing number 52. He has three shots on goal, one assist, four minutes in penalties and is even in plus/minus. 

Later it's the Flyers trying to stay alive in Pittsburgh. Kimmo Timonen will be back and maybe Braydon Coburn, but I think the game will come down to whether Martin Biron can do what Marty Turco did yesterday in Detroit.

I doubt it. The best team in hockey may be in trouble heading back to Dallas, but the best team in the East should end it today. I think Michel Therrien will have the Penguins ready to rumble.

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The buzz is that Pittsburgh can't afford to sign Marian Hossa. Primary suitors, come July 1, are the Canadiens and New York Rangers.

I'm still hoping for Mats Sundin. I think he'd solve more problems – size, grit, top-line centre – than Hossa would.