These things are immaterial. We lost this one, it doesn't really make sense to keep litigating the reason. We were pretty clearly winning the game statistically and by eye test watching it.
In the end, collective breakdown during 3-3 play and frankly a mediocre goalie sealed our fate.
If you look at the roster for next time, it isn't forward or defense we need to bring a better one of. We need a better goalie. Maybe it's playing Thompson as someone suggested, which I accept. Thompson is better than Binnington.
But I am talking longer term; there is no goalie pipeline in Canada. We are going to be choosing between Binningtons and maybe an occasional thompson for the next decade of international play.
That is a situation we need to address. We need to start developing goalies. The americans, russians, swedes and fins have this figured out. Maybe even the Czech too- Dostal is pretty damn good.
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