James van Riemsdyk and the rest of Team USA were stymied, 4-0, by the undefeated Czech Republic in the medal round quarterfinals at the World Championships in Slovakia. The game was evenly played for the first 30 minutes or so but the Americans were unable to solve Atlanta Thrashers’ goalie Ondrej Pavelec (the subject of this week’s Across the Pond at NHL.com), and Jaromir Jagr’s hat trick was too

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