2026 Winter Olympics

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[SaskHunter]

I thought Canadians were better than this.

Lol, Okay!

Just because they outshot the US team doesn't mean they were the better team.
All those shots and they still couldn't get the puck in the net. If they were really so much better it should have been a blowout for the Canadian. Our goalie was fantastic!
MacKinnon is just full of sour grapes. Poor sportsmanship.

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Did you even read his whole spiel instead of misinterpreting a small part of it?

 

[Wind Gypsy]

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A GIF that will be used heavily amongst my friends for years.

 

[brymoore]

 

[noharleyyet]

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Nor any other state in the USA or province or territory of Canada.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Nor any other state in the USA or province or territory of Canada.

He may not be as appreciated in Canada outside of Jets' geographical fan base.

 

[Bonasababy]

Silver has always been first losers. That's just how it is, you don't win a silver medal in Hockey, you lose for silver.



There's two reasons why: the current political climate and the fact that Canada actually outplayed the US for most of the game. Hellebuyck played the best hockey out of both teams and kept those pucks out of the net. That's not to say USA didn't play good hockey, they most certainly did, however Canada dominated on the ice but Hellebuyck denied them shot after shot after shot! Looking forward to watching him play again in Winnipeg next time I'm in town!

There's also the general feeling that 3v3 in OT is BS. Teams play cohesively 5v5 for 60 minutes worth of hockey only to end it on speed and not necessarily cohesion. Hard loss for sure and even harder loss for Crosby, he chose to not take any chances and step aside to let McDavid wear the big C for what was likely his last Olympics, I'm sure this one will eat at him the most!

Was in agreement until the last point.

Cmon man--the trio that Canada had out there for overtime is not one you'd take 99 times out of 100?

I was just talking to someone about the unsung hero of the gold medal win. Bill Guerin and the carefully chosen roster he put together.

The most shocking stat of the games was the US not allowing a single power play goal the whole run. That doesn't happen--the face off success doesn't happen--and more, if Guerin and company didn't pick a well balanced roster with role players that could get what they were brought on for done.