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Topic Started: Oct 5 2012, 07:17 AM (50 Views)
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BURLINGTON, Vt. Carson Palmer Womens Jersey . -- Finnish goalie Noora Raty says her country has Canada in its sights in womens hockey. "Its in our heads that we dont believe we can beat the U.S., but we believe we can beat Canada," she said Thursday. "Its a mental thing." Its significant the Finns feel brave heading into Fridays semifinal at the womens world hockey championship. Finland has never beaten Canada in womens hockey, but games between the two countries have been close enough recently to make the Finns feel they like theye gained ground. "When we play Canada, their style fits better for our style," Raty explained. "The U.S. players are more skilled. Canada is more physical." Raty made 40 saves in Sundays preliminary-round game that ended up 3-2 for Canada. In last years world championship, Raty stopped 48 shots in a 2-0 loss to the Canadians in the round robin. In the semifinal rematch, the workhorse made 74 saves in a 4-1 loss that was a 2-1 game until the third period. The Minnesota Golden Gopher took exception to Canadian captain Hayley Wickenheisers assertion after their round-robin game here that scores would be lopsided if not for her performance in goal. "I hear (that) every time after a game, it could be a 10-0 game if I didnt play well," Raty said. "I dont actually believe that. I think we can really give them a good game and challenge them." The U.S., winners of three straight world titles, meets Switzerland in Fridays other semifinal. Against Finland, Canada will have to balance patience with the knowledge that the sooner they get to Raty, the sooner they stamp out Finlands hope of an upset. "Were going to get opportunities eventually," Wickenheiser said. "You cant get over-eager." Raty, meanwhile, isnt fully healthy. She admitted earlier in the tournament she was injured when the Golden Gophers piled on her while celebrating their Frozen Four win last month. But that hasnt stopped Raty from stopping a high volume of pucks. She made 43 saves in a quarter-final win over Sweden. "They really rely on the goaltender," Wickenheiser said. "Sometimes I think we make her look good. Shes a little more patient than sometimes the shooters are. "Youve got to have a game of patience, but composure in tight with the puck too and look to not get in too tight and jam it into her. Pass around her and make her life difficult." As Canadian head coach Dan Church puts it, Canada cant spend the first five minutes Friday dipping their toe into the water to see what the game will be like. "Youve got to jump in with both feet," he said. "I dont think weve played the way we wanted to in the first five minutes in any of our games thus far. "We need to come out with a sense of urgency and execute some of the little things in the first part of the game and that will set the tone for the rest of the game." Canada has to cycle the puck quickly to destabilize Finlands defence and get Raty moving. Games are played mostly in Finlands half of the ice when Canada is the opponent, which lulls the Canadians into an offence-only mindset. Church doesnt announce his starting goaltender until game day. Shannon Szabados faced 15 shots in net from the Finland on Sunday. Finland needs to get their shot total over 20 to have a better chance at an upset. They can be opportunistic, turning a defensive lapse into a short-handed goal and also scoring a power-play goal Sunday. Its arguable that Finland came out of Sundays game with more confidence than Canada despite the loss. The Canadians took a shocking 9-2 beating from the Americans to open the tournament Saturday and were in somewhat of a survival moved against Finland. "They have confidence against us based on their last game," Church acknowledged. "They were in that game and looking at some of the tweets from some of their players, they feel pretty good about their chances. 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