So Canada’s out… Russia got their revenge. That really sucks. Mind you they looked less than inspired. Canada came into the tournament as the team to beat. It was ours to lose. (At least on paper.) It’s funny how “on paper” rarely seems to pan out.
My friend Daniel quite correctly pointed out back in December that they really weren’t a hungry bunch. That struck a nerve. (Daniel is good at that…) I like most Canadians was in a state of denial. Given our dominance in the last two World Competitions, It became an expectation that we’d win.
How could we not win? The talent pool was there. This is a team that was built to win. The level of depth was remarkable. In hindsight the problem is pretty obvious. This team had no heart.
The worst thing is that Hockey is part of our national psyche. It’s one of the few things in this country that revs our patriotism to hysterical levels. These are our warriors, and when they stumble, the entire nation feels it. It may seem trivial to some, but it’s what we’ve got.
This one is going to smart for a while, but there will be another day. 2010 is not that far away. Sidney Crosby and Dion Phaneuf are going to be pretty hungry. We will win again.
Until then… I hope Finland crushes Russia.
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Although I'm not in anyway standing up for team Canada and their inability to play an entire game, I have to wonder why no one seems to be acknowledging the fact that almost every non-North American team in the tournament was really good this year? Even if we had played our best I'm not convinced we would have won. Russia has been on fire all tournament and Finland, Czech Rep. and Sweden were a pleasure to watch (except the Ruutu hit on Jagr). Even Switzerland was decent. I think we're beginning to see the next age in hockey where unfortunately Canada does not rule the world. On the upside neither does the US.
ok, are you a comic with something to stir us up or are you now a sports reporter???
I blame Mohamed on the loss cuz he can't skate worth shit. I've seen the cartoons.
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I'm hoping Finland wins so our loss to them will be more admirable...Finland should probably win the gold.
I think it would be extraordinarily funny if Finland won after all their belly-aching about Kipper not going to Torino.
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