Stressful game but they managed to get the win.
I do think this team could have used Bedard. So far, the guys that are standing out and doing most of the heavy lifting for team Canada are the elite game breakers (McDavid, Celebrini, McKinnon, Crosby, Makar). And I think Bedard would be one more of those types of players and having one in a tournament like this could be the difference in winning gold. I actually think he would be a great fit with Suzuki who is used to playing with an elite right-shot goalscorer.
Obviously they still have a great chance to win gold and hindsight is 20/20. Win or lose though, I think Bedard should have been on the team.
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