3 reasons why Canada will win men’s hockey gold

Okay, I know, we choked against the States and almost blew it against the Swiss. But fear not, there is still a lot of hockey left. As it sits right now, nobody has won the gold and everyone is playing in elimination games. We have every opportunity to win... and we will for 3 reasons.

1. An extra game

If we had beaten the States we would have received a direct pass to the quarter-finals. Big woop, one less game to be played against a weak opponent. But losing to the States was the best thing that could have happened. Team Canada, made up of superstars, haven’t meshed yet and it’s only a matter of time until they find their chemistry together. This one extra game, against Germany, offers us more time to come together and find some much needed chemistry. We will wallop Germany and gain back our confidence before playing a tough Russia squad. Practice makes perfect.

2. Adios Marty Brodeur

Sure, Brodeur is the best goalie to ever play but he is past his prime and the game against the states proved this. After giving up 4 relatively weak goals, it was apparent that he isn’t our number 1 goalie. We were scared to admit that Brodeur is old and tired but this loss made it easier to recognize this. His past accolades are great and all, but they won’t help us now. Luongo is now the undisputed number 1 goalie and he can now focus on winning us a gold. Again, losing so badly to the States was the best thing that could have happened for us as it answered our goalie question.



3. Talent

Crosby, Nash, Iginla, Pronger, Heatley, Toews, Getzlaf, etc. etc. etc. the list goes on and on. Our players are the best in the world. They are too talented to roll-over and lose. Sure, the Russians have Ovechkin, Malkin and several other stars, but they lack the depth of the Canadians. The States are riding a high and it’s only a matter of time before their energy runs out and they find it hard to compete with the world’s best players. Face it, the States have a couple solid players but lack a much needed powerful core. They will perish, quickly. The Czechs, Swedes and Finns are all good, but again lack the depth and grit to win it all. Canada has the depth.

Just wait, in a week we’ll have our gold.

Oh and FYI, our record in the opening round is 1-1-1... the same record we had in the 2002 opening round (1-1-1) and we won gold that year.