No disrespect to Canada, I’m a firm believer that the USA defeating them is a huge fluke and robs Canada of truly accomplishing what they’re capable of. I’ve spent the last hour in pure disbelief and it just doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve spent the entire Olympics watching Team Canada play great hockey it’s just not fair.
If Canada loses again I will face that the USA deserved the win, but I am just 100% sure it was a fluke and does a big disservice to Canada and the Olympics.
Lol amazing. Thanks for the laugh.
Edit, add I recall, that guy made that one post, then disappeared into the ether. Legend.
Yes. Next one is in 4 years.
I’m coping by saying the US gets the Olympics but the Stanley Cup comes home this season at the very least.
As someone who only follows one NHL team, it’s crystal clear to me that Canada’s problems were entirely caused by benching my team’s goalie and not inviting my team’s top defenseman.
That’s the joy of hockey, even the best teams lose sometimes. Anything can happen, that’s what makes it so fun to watch. And that’s why they play best-of-seven in the NHL.
Canada definitely deserved to win, and I’m proud of how well they played against an unbelievably stacked US team. Once it got to overtime it was pretty much a coin toss.
You have to admit, even as a Canada supporter, Jack Hughes scoring that goal like 10 minutes after getting half a tooth knocked out is such an iconic moment for hockey.
It was always going to be a coin flip, at best. They’re both great teams.
Agreed, and OP saying “a huge fluke” is demonstrably not true.
The game everyone remembers from the last Olympics with NHL players (2014) was also USA vs. Canada. 0-0 until overtime, when Crosby scored a goal after 7 minutes and 40 seconds (if I remember correctly, I looked it up the other day). Incredible moment.
So, the last time they met in a similarly competitive game they played nearly 68 minutes of hockey without either team scoring a goal.
It’s not a fluke, it’s how their games often work.
I know the Nashville sweep meme but it doesn’t apply here.
Excellent fucking hockey game. Only regrets is that OT isn’t 5v5 and we disrespected our neighbor for basically no reason over the past year.
