Games start Tuesday, here's at least some thoughts on those games.

The first few games of this tournament and these especially will not be too particularly interesting if the talent on each team plays as it is expected. Don't expect any of the favorites to lose on this night. And if they do, be shocked. Be very shocked.
1:00 PM: United States Vs. Switzerland: The only reason I suspect this game to be close is if the NHL players on the USA side show some fatigue from just recently finishing games with their respective teams in that league. Switzerland is somewhat solid defensively, so it won't be complete dominance by the United States, but i do see them getting blown out late, maybe 4-1 or 5-1. If Switzerland takes a lot of penalties as a result of the gap in athletic talent on the ice between the two teams, expect the USA to take complete advantage with how many weapons that they have.

5:30 PM: Canada Vs. Norway: This is just going to be an ugly game, pure and simple. There is no remote hope for Norway in defending the likes of Sidney Crosby, Rick Nash, and Jarome Iginla. And that's just Canada's top line, they have three others with just as much talent. Give Norway some credit for finding their way back into the olympics, but this is an extremelty tough draw for anyone. Nobody wanted to play Canada in the first game, Norway has to. Maybe 8-0 or 9-0.

10:00 PM: Russia Vs. Latvia: I wish I could say that this is going to be slightly less of a blowout than Norway/Canada, but I can't, because Russia is absolutely going to destroy the Latvians in this game. Russia can be cruel and play Ovechkin, Malkin, Kovalchuk as a line or break them up. Whatever they do, the Latvians won't be able to stop it. Additionally, this Russian team is simply too physical for Latvia to handle. They might have a lot of KHLers on their roster, but they are playing world-class NHL talent, and it won't be pretty. This one might not be as bad as the game earlier in the day, but still don't be surprised to see the score 5-0 or 6-0.

-I'll be writing on each of these games in the Olympics along with a recap of all the games. Tomorrow, the games don't get much more competitive (Finland Vs. Belarus and Sweden Vs. Germany), but the international hockey world will once again get to see Olympic legend Peter Forsberg skate with the Triple Crown on his jersey. Also, we get to see the grudge match that is the Czech Republic Vs. Slovakia. Should be an awesome game late at night.