Can Patrice Bergeron win gold?
Bergeron is part of a loaded Canadian team that looks to be the favorite to win Olympic gold this time around. Led, of course, by Sidney Crosby, the host nation will be a tough out in this year’s tournament. But you have to be concerned with the youth and inexperience of this team, as Crosby, Bergeron, and Eric Staal are just a few of the youngsters headed to their first Olympics. But with tons of talent and tons of depth, you have to like the young center’s chances of bringing a gold medal back to Boston. 2. Can Zdeno Chara take Slovakia to the next level? The Slovak national team has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals in Olympic hockey. The squad finished sixth in Lillehammer, 10th in Nagano and 13th in Salt Lake City. Finally, in Turin in 2006, the team earned a best-ever fifth-place finish. But with Chara back on board for the second Olympics of his career and ready to be a big impact player for the Slovak defense, there’s a chance that he can take them to new heights in this
