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Originally Posted by -TC-
Canada wasn't great in this game but the officials made sure they wouldn't play for gold
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Canada made sure Canada wouldn't play for gold. I've said it about a dozen times now, but IIHF rules =/= North American rules.
The only two penalties I really have a problem with in context were the abuse of official misconduct - Even if Patan said something, that should have been an unsportsmanlike minor. That's just a thin skinned referee. The other was the tripping call on Fucale when the Finn simply skated over his stick in the crease.
But the simple truth is, Finland was better. They played a dreadfully awful style to watch in the third, but it was something this team couldn't adapt to.