I do think USA will be extra motivated here, not just because Latvia proved you can’t take them lightly, but because USA would love to twist the dagger in Canada by showing them up. Tough draw for Latvia, I feel like by the second period they’ll be skating in mud, that was an exhausting game last night for them physically and emotionally, it’s hard to imagine they’ll have legs, and I can’t blame them for that at all.
On the flip side, if they do manage to pull this one out against USA and come away with these back to back wins it’s like Miracle 2 haha.