The difference is the USA is HOPING to win gold, while Canada EXPECTS to win gold. So if Canada wins, I'm sure most Americans won't be that upset. A silver medal would still be better than I expected them to do. Canadian fans on the other hand will probably look at a silver medal as failure.
I hope this game is as exciting and close as 2002.
I watched the game in 2002 at my workplace bar with all my friends, and am thankful I get to do the same again.
Good luck to both teams. The USA has a much better team than I had expected, and Ryan Miller is going to be the Tourney MVP no matter which team wins unless he really wets the bed in the finals(In which case, Demitra looks like the next best).
The difference is the USA is HOPING to win gold, while Canada EXPECTS to win gold. So if Canada wins, I'm sure most Americans won't be that upset. A silver medal would still be better than I expected them to do. Canadian fans on the other hand will probably look at a silver medal as failure.
Very true but also if they do lose it lowers the expectation of the next olympics,if NHL decides to attend. In one way if Canada loses(IF) I will take it as a way to lower the bar.
IF USA wins the next Olympic pressure will be on them like it was in Canada.
Losing to Russians and going home with nothing would have been a monumental choke. Making it to the finals and getting beat by the, so far, best team in the tournament, would be sad, but far from a choke. The only way this could be considerd a choke is if Canada doesn't show up and gets spanked 5-0 or 7-2.
1-0 for Canada after one period. This is firs time the USA has had to play from behind so we don't know how they will deal with it. Should be interesting.
Crosby was left wide open. Why they play 4 on 4 for this big a game is baffling. It should be like the NHL overtime format during the playoffs. Congrats to Canada and Richie and Pronger. USA has nothing to hang their heads about. No one picked us to do anything in 2010.
Crosby was left wide open. Why they play 4 on 4 for this big a game is baffling. It should be like the NHL overtime format during the playoffs. Congrats to Canada and Richie and Pronger. USA has nothing to hang their heads about. No one picked us to do anything in 2010.
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