Nah, I've seen all Kazakhstan games, well, parts of them. The only thing they're capable of is getting some breakaways and 1on1s after unforced errors.
It is a burden to the players physically, they are continuously away from their club commitments and I'm pretty sure the team that won the first game has won every series during the Bo3 days.
I prefer a one game show down. It also allows teams to make more concrete plans for flights, etc. Reduces costs as well.
In case you didn't yet, in 2014 Germany pulled it back after losing the first game to Norway. But regardless, you get my point, in the overwhelming majority of series, they might as well have been 1 game.
Gaining confidence with every shift. Germany are looking sloppy.
