tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post1198255020042533571..comments2023-10-25T05:51:28.164-04:00Comments on Light the Lamp - a Columbus Blue Jackets blog: Canada falls short of gold and more..LTLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817321633985765198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942323299745921789.post-82370871171081165562008-05-19T13:22:00.000-04:002008-05-19T13:22:00.000-04:00Really tough loss for Team Canada. The media in C...Really tough loss for Team Canada. The media in Canada, so far, haven't pointed the finger at Nash for taking that penalty at all. If anything, they have looked at that penalty as one of the most ridiculous things in hockey. The Russians took two penalties of the same nature earlier in the game. I believe Canada scored on one of them (Fedorov was in the box and then a Russian player took a high sticking penalty which gave Canada a 5 on 3 on which they scored).<BR/><BR/>Nash likely feels terrible, but he shouldn't feel any worse than what would be expected. The team had a 2 goal lead with 11 mins. left and couldn't get it shut down. I don't think Canada won a faceoff the entire third period and they never had the puck. They were always chasing the game and it cost them. This was a collective loss by the team. Doan was the leader and a veteran along with St. Louis, Staios and Jovonovski but this was a very young group and the experience that they gained will be paramount for 2010.<BR/><BR/>Canada also took over as the #1 seed for 2010 based on where the Swedes finished.<BR/><BR/>Sucks for them to have lost, but it keeps Canada on edge for 2010.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com