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@Sz1909_Szemberg Not sure making it to the Gold Medal game and nearly winning it is a "relapse." Another puck-moving D-man and sniper would have helped? Sure. But Canada dominated possession and chances. They could not convert, and tactically, 3-on-3, they misfired.

After more than 25 years of Olympic best-on-best hockey, Team Canada's management relapses to selecting a team to win the Stanley Cup. When all it takes is to win six games - in an entirely different setting. facebook.com/szymon.szember…

@GlobeKPD Canadian here. Tired of the "coulda/shoulda" laments from Canadian fans. Americans won, period. Yes, we dominated and had multiple chances... but we failed to capitalize on those opportunities. Played the 3-on-3 poorly. 3-on-3 means waiting for your look, patience. Congrats USA.

Canada played a stronger, more tenacious game much of the 60+. Far more top scoring chances. Celebrini a marvel. As is McDavid. But when you sign up for hockey, be it as fan or player, it means accepting outcomes can be as whimsical as the bounces of the puck itself. The joy/pain factor, while maddening, is essentially the game,

@frank_seravalli Save of the century.

That was a desperate Hellebuyck stick save, not Devon Toews missing a wide open net.

@Sz1909_Szemberg Totally agree. Canada was not patient in the 3-on-3 and needed to wait for its look. Turnovers will kill you.

When Connor McDavid went on his second one-man-vs-three rush, I felt that this would not end well for Canada. And it didn't.

@Sz1909_Szemberg Canada will be haunted by empty net chances. Excellent game.

First time since 1980. This time, no miracle.

@rickconrad 2014 team was a machine built to play 200-ft game and suffocate. But deeper D. More game-changers on current roster: McDavid and Celebrini, especially. If Suzuki and Horvat can play to their potential, we have a shot.

You know what? The 2014 Canadian men's hockey lineup was similar in makeup, if I remember correctly. In fact, there may be more pure goal scorers/difference-makers on the 2026 version. hockeycanada.ca/team-canada/me…

@TeamHoman Phenomenal run you’ve put on! All grit and skill under enormous pressure and thanks for representing Canada.

PLAYOFFS 🔒🥹🇨🇦 #MilanoCortina2026 | #TeamCanada 📸: Candice Ward/COC

@Sz1909_Szemberg The Game 7 goal was crazy. Underrated and largely forgotten in the context of Game 8. 3 consecutive GWG for Henderson in that series. You couldn’t script that to happen again.

2/2 ... Paul Henderson vs Soviets seconds before his Game-7 beauty which led to Game-8 victory?

1/2 Who had the more difficult position prior to scoring a historic goal for Canada? Mitch Marner vs Czechs tonight or...

@SportakCZ Canadian here. Your team really showed up today and played with tenacity, courage, and skill. The Czechs should be really proud for what they brought to the fight.

Před zápasem plno lidí řešilo o kolik gólů Kanada vyhraje. Nakonec nám k postupu do semifinále chyběly necelé 4 minuty. 💔 Náš tým během ZOH byl často terčem kritiky. Ale s turnajem se loučí se ctí. A za to, co dneska převedl, si zaslouží maximální respekt a uznání. ✊

This is a Jordan #Binnington appreciate tweet. Don't understand why people dump on him. He is clutch when his clutch is most needed. Period. He continues to prove it. Made some huge stops in this game. #Canada #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 #NHL @HockeyCanada

@Sz1909_Szemberg Sweden remains very dangerous in Milan. They could take out any country in a one-game QF. Neither Canada nor USA wants them. But the Swedes need to sort out their goaltending.

2010 i Vancouver var Kanada arga efter att ha missat gruppsegern. De fick en extra kvalmatch mot Tyskland (8-2), fick ihop gruppen och i kvarten gjorde de den bästa matchen jag sett i modern tid, kvaddade Ryssland 7-3. Sen fixade Crosby guld.

@Sz1909_Szemberg The best hockey Espo ever played.

Can't see a line that even comes close to: Henderson - Clarke - Ellis Cournoyer - Esposito - P. Mahovlich

@ArashMadani “Beatdown?” Hardly. Mboko came close to forcing a third. No question lessons learned and that Sabalenka is near unstoppable when at her best, but maybe dial back the hyperbole.

A beatdown, but a necessary step for a teenager continuing to find her way on tour. This loss to Sabalenka will be a noted benchmark for Mboko. An eye-opener of how different the level and stakes are when you get to Week 2 of a slam, and have a champion waiting, hungry, to teach you what owning the throne means.

@HockeyThinkTank From this Canadian: numbers don't lie. Hockey registration is stagnant/declining (pick your word). Hockey is expensive to play at an elite level. It's no accident Canadians are diversifying their sporting experience and now excelling at track, tennis, basketball, soccer, etc.

Winning gold medals starts at the grassroots. It starts with families choosing to put their kids in hockey and kids falling in love with the game. That has been Canada's edge forever. Pure pride and love of the game leading to so many kids choosing and loving hockey. Tens of thousands less boys are choosing hockey than a decade ago. That would be the fact I am most concerned about regarding the health of the game in the country. Maybe the discourse over the past few days is overblown from a gold medal standpoint - that's fair and I don't think gold medals should be the full barometer of how we judge hockey anyway - but all you have to do is talk to people involved in youth hockey and look at the membership data to know the system is broken. These are great conversations to have. I see your perspective, hopefully you can understand where I'm coming from too.

@Sz1909_Szemberg They are very dangerous. But they had the most important NHL'er of all in '98 - Hasek! Anyone can win in Milan with a hot goalie, but to me the Gold Medal will go to either Canada, USA, or Sweden. No one else has rosters like that.

CZE Olympic roster. Only 13 NHLers, 12 from Euro leagues. Mark my words - this will make 🇨🇿 very underrated - and dangerous. Remember Nagano 1998. That golden🥇team had... 12 Euroleaguers.

@Ken_Campbell27 Canada had a great team with world-class talent and a lot of draft picks. But as the game grows, so grows other nations' programs. The Czechs skated and forechecked like crazy. These things go in cycles. Canada will always be in the mix; Canada will not always win.

The media will meet today with IIHF president Luc Tardiff today before the World Junior medal games. If I were covering the event, I would pose the following question to him: (1 of 2)...

@Sz1909_Szemberg Canada picked a team to compete with anyone; USA picked a team to compete with Canada. I agree with you: taking Miller, Trocheck and leaving Robertson home will haunt USA. Or Robertson for Guentzel.

✅US lost gold in 2010 cos they went with Brian Burke's top-6, bottom-6. They repeat mistake by omitting Robertson, Caufield, Hutson. In a short tourney with IIHF rules you go top-12. In 6 games: ❎Skill can grit. ❌Grit can't skill.

@RachelKryshak Hard to disagree! But Canada is ridiculously blessed at centre. After Nate, McDavid, Crosby, Point - they have so much to choose from: the 2 you cite, Schiefele, Suzuki, et al. It’s who can shift to wing the best.

You cannot convince me that Canada is better off taking Bennett, Wilson, Konecny or Stone ahead of Bedard and Celebrini. It’s nonsensical at this point.

@BostonStrong_34 He took care of that one for you.

Bichette shouldn’t be playing if he can’t score on that.

@JeffMarek Scotty’s decision to start Cheevers in Game 3 of the Challenge Cup vs the Soviets in ‘79. Or Perreault breaking his ankle and missing the rest of ‘81 Canada Cup.

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