It is about 24hours after one of the biggest meltdowns in hockey history. Last night in Buffalo, New York Team Canada let a 3 goal lead at the start of the third period turn into a 5-3 loss to Team Russia in the gold medal game of the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships.
I can't figure it out.
The Russians may be slow starters or they may have been pulling a rope-a-dope. Whatever the reason, they won the game. In the third, the Canadians seemed to be playing not to lose. That never works. You have to go with what got you there. They should have been pushing pucks deep and trying to score off the cycle.
It may have been the pressure. The expectation that gold is the only acceptable result is a lot for a teenage boy to handle. No one likes failure but that is a lot for anyone to take on their shoulders.
Although I like to cheer for the winning team, it is not all bad to not win all the time. If you always win then what are you the champ of? If you are the best of something no one else cares about what have you accomplished?
Last night I watched the greatest meltdown in hockey history and it should never happen again.
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