Just Hockey

Its the greatest/worst thing about the hockey that we love. The best talent can be neutralized with a little good old fashioned discipline and fantastic goaltending. Last night while watching Switzerland send shock waves through Canada it was deja vu all over again. You might say it was like watching a Maple Leaf game , especially after that 2-0 lead was wasted. You have to like the Olympic version of the shootout. Three different shooters for each and because it was tied you could recycle a previous shooter. Canada of course wisely chose Sidney Crosby and he scored the winner. I would love to see this format in the NHL. I could never understand why the NHL feels we have to suffer through a diminishing list of shooters in their version of the shootout. I like what I saw last night, of course the result made it a lot more enjoyable. I think Team Canada got the wake up call they were looking for.