The US played a great game and deserved the win. They peaked in the gold medal game. Unfortunately, Canada had their best game in the semis against the Russians, and came up flat in this one.
Having said that, I think it was largely self-inflicted. They dominated everyone, including the Russians and Finns, by playing a high-tempo transition game, putting constant pressure on the other team. THen tonight, the played the zone to zone, chip it out and chip it in game. Every time they got the puck, they gave it right back to the Americans.
It was exactly like watching the Flames in 18-18. They were dominant all year playing a strong transition game, then got to the playoffs, and stopped skating, settling to just dump it off the boards and out.
How many times were the Canadian forwards standing still at center ice, unable to do anything other than just dump the puck in? I must have said to the wife 20 times: it is just like watching the Flames when they are standing still.
Again, kudos to the US, they played a great game.
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