It’s Still Our Game  

Forgive me for gloating, but for me this was super sweet. I was critical of the roster from the start. I guess you could say I had tempered my expectations. I had picked Russia for gold, Sweden silver, and the USA with the bronze, and Canada losing out in an anti climatic bronze medal game.

Shows how much I know. The Russians and Swedes were no shows in the medal round. As for the USA, I watched a documentary before the games, and I knew they were strong. Names like Parise, Borque, Statsny, and Kessels are front and centre on their respective teams. All the US needed to excel in this tournament was solid goaltending, and did Ryan Miller ever deliver. The Buffalo Sabres must be stoked for the remainder of the NHL season. His performance is the kind that a team can ride deep in the playoffs.

But as good as the USA was, the way Canada performed was magical. Like an old car that has to warm up a while before it gets running on all cylinders. By the time they met the Russians, they were as dominant as any team Canada I have seen.


Then enter the kid. My wife asked me how Sidney was doing. I explained not too good but that he was being checked very closely, so that meant everyone else were getting more chances. True to my words, seconds before the golden goal, Sid tried to break for the net and was promptly turned away by two blue shirts. Then the puck went to the corner, and the rest was history.


And lets not forget Jerome Iginla. In the corner, digging out the puck, from his stomach. That’s about as Canadian as it gets.

Hats off to the USA. When they scored the tying goal, two entire countries hearts skipped a beat. To calm my nerves, I told myself, “Now we will have moment” Either way there would be a tournament defining goal. And how great it was.