Czech and Philadelphia Flyers winger Jakub Voracek had nothing but praise for the U.S. "They're the best team in the tournament, the way they're playing," he said.

"We've got to make sure we get our power play going, like we did [Tuesday], because special teams is going to be huge. We've got to skate for 60 minutes because they're a very fast team. We've got to make sure we are ready because it's going to be tough."

Voracek acknowledged the Czechs tired in the third period Tuesday, and they will have only a day's recovery time before they face the speedy U.S. That could wear them down.
But Hemsky said he and his teammates won't feel any pressure.

"We have nothing to lose," he said. "The U.S. are a great team. They have a young team and a lot of great players that can score," he said. "They are a fast team and they are playing great all tournament.

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