A Look Back at Team Canada

So that's it for team Canada - they were shut out 3 times and failed to get anything going - it reminds me a lot of the Nagno Olympics only worse. Things looked "OK" in the first game and thankfully it was against the Italians because I'’m pretty sure any other team would have pounded the crap out of Canada. The Canadians looks slow and confused, something they would manage to do in every game. Team Canada won the game 7-2 but only really looked good in the second period when they outscored Italy 5-2.
Canada would look better in the game against Germany winning 5-2 but that confused appearance and slow skating was still evident, but you could still blame it on jet lag.
The house of card started to fall when they were shut out by the Swiss 2-0. It was still a preliminary game so it didn't matter much and hey they looked good in the third period. We reassured ourselves that it was just a fluke and a hot goalie.
That excuse didn't hold much water when they managed to lose by the same 2-0 score 24hrs later to the Finns. It was apparent then, to me anyway, that we had just sent over the best bunch of players that couldn't put the puck in the net. That was one thing that sort of stuck with a lot of people going into these Olympics. There were a lot of good players on this team but also a lot of good players that were not exactly have a good season as far a putting the puck in the net.
Canada rebounded a bit against the Czechs as they won 3-2 but they looked bad doing it and were out shot 33-16.
Canada played much better against the Russians and maybe if they had played that well against the Swiss and the Finns then maybe Canada could have gotten a much easier first round opponent, but then again maybe not. Maybe this is what Team Canada deserves.
Is this Grezky'’s fault? No it isn'’t. Sure he could have sent over the top 20 Canadian goal scorers but he didn't, he sent 20 of the best hockey players that were available. Just cause you can pop the puck in the net on the NHL ice doesn't mean you can do the same on a much bigger ice surface. It's a totally different game that required alot of speed and defensive positioning. Plain and simple the fault falls on the shoulders of the players. If you can'’t get motivated to play for Olympic Gold, you shouldn't be playing hockey. Let'’s hope the result is a lot better in Vancouver.