As though he was fighting off tears or an urge to say something he might regret. At this point, Lowry should have pulled Blackwood, but he stuck with him the rest of the way. And then he blurted out the F-word. “It’s the worst thing ever, losing. I hate it. Just got to learn from it and move on”.
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While Canada had sputtered in the preliminary round, this is still the same team that won the championship a year ago and has reached the gold-medal final in 11 of the last 14 tournaments. It might never leave.
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However, Canada looked good early in the quarter-final.
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After all, Superman is not supposed to bleed, much less get knocked out in front of a sold-out crowd that was maybe 30% Canadian. Just when Team Canada thought they had one up, the goal was reviewed and it seemed inconclusive so it was waved off.
The Eastern and Western Conference each had Canadian teams that unexpectedly made the post-season.
To not only stumble, but fall, on their faces was something the players were still grappling with in the immediate aftermath of the loss.
Strome, who earned an assist in Thursday’s loss, was angry after Canada took 10 penalties, giving up three power-play goals to Sweden. “It was a little bit of a question how we were going to come out, but we established our forecheck early on, and we got pucks on the net”. We have to keep our heads held high. “We battled right to the end”. For our families and for everyone supporting us.
Make no mistake, the World Juniors are a big deal in Canada.
But even of if a couple of those nine players – Strome or Marner, perhaps – are competing in the National Hockey League next year, Canada will still be in a far greater position to succeed.
“There is a point in time where that transfer of responsibility goes from the coach to the player and that’s the beauty of this event”, said Renney. He, like much of the team had his share of struggles heading into the meeting with Finland and again on Saturday. When you’re down as a team it’s a learning experience.
There is always next year.
In yet another mad scramble around the net, Brendan Perlini and Brayden Point jammed at the puck.
The Canadian coach said they needed to take three minors or less. “We really talked as a team”. “We try to forget those games that we’ve lost”. Go all the way. Konecny put his one-timer away for a 1-0 lead. That team was loaded with huge talents like Connor McDavid and Max Domi and still only barely beat the Russians in the gold-medal game.
I speak not of the tournament here in 2004, when Canada blew a third-period lead against the U.S.in the final, an errant clearing attempt by Marc-Andre Fleury taking a goofy carom on what turned out to be both the gold medal-winning goal and evergreen blooper-reel material. They played a reasonably competitive game with the United States, but were outmatched by the Americans defense. What if the Canadians could have capitalized on opportunities and knocked off the Swiss in regulation?
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“Oh, for sure, I was hoping that it would take place”, Wilson said of playing the Canadians again. “Case in point, Russia, which is a favourite to win this thing, had a real hard game against Denmark yesterday”. You don’t have to coddle or enable them, but push too hard and they’ll tune you out. Unfortunately, numerous penalties handed out were a result of Canadian players shooting themselves in the foot.
