When I think of the best Canada teams, they remind me of the 2004 Flames...teams that would just outwork and out hustle their opponents from start to finish, regardless of skill. There was no off button, and they would simply wear teams down.
This years team didn't seem to have that rabid passion and work ethic...they remind me more of the Flames of the last couple of weeks (or the Flames before the sell-off). There have been less skilled Canadian teams that have won because of their work ethic and team play. Something about this year just looked flat right off the start.
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