Virtanen played like a hot headed loser the entire tournament and Lowry did nothing to limit his ice time. He rewarded him with top minutes even though he was playing like an idiot, couldn't hit the net. Played selfish, came into the tournement cold and stayed in that state.
Virtanen played like he was entitled to be there.
He has been a healthy scratch in the NHL for good reason. Attitude sucks, and Lowry showed no leadership as a coach. He was way out his depth as a national coach on this stage.
Lowry reminded me of Playfair when he was coaching in the Playoffs after Sutter. A wall flower with no in game adjustments.
It took Lowry the entire tournament and 58 min of this loss to realize
Virtanen is hurting the team.
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