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Originally Posted by Matty81
Canadian program's problem in past years is it's unwillingness to give people outside their core group much of a look and they do it at every level. It alienates players and has cost us quite a few who had multiple nationalities as well after they felt slighted. Just not a responsive program at all which basically ignores the modern practice of cup tying players. Hart was a product of the Canadian national team system and not someone who was ever going to drive change on those fronts.
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Agree completely. A guy like Begovic would have been the #1 keeper for years on Canada, but they call him up and don't cup tie him. Months later he's playing for Bosnia because he has no idea if he's even wanted in Canada.