I thought he was great and he did exactly what was required of him. He wasn't at his absolute best, as he looked to be fighting the puck a bit for most of the tournament, but ultimately he made the important saves. Canada didn't trail once in the entire tournament when he was in net.
I'm sure there were a couple that he'd like to have back, but I'm sure there are some plays a lot of guys would like to have happened differently. He provided a stabilizing influence in the back end, likely due to the fact that almost every player on that team normally plays with a Luongo style goalie vs. the more unpredictable Brodeur, and I think that went a long way towards the defense's improved play over the latter part of the tournament.
In the end, he provided consistency. He didn't have as good of games as guys like Lundqvist, Kiprusoff, or Halak, but he also never played as poorly as those guys did when they were at their worst and that's all Canada needed. Someone to keep them in every game and let the dominant offense take over. It turned out to be a winning combination.
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