The game between the U.S and Canada hockey teams on Sunday night was everything that is right with sports. It was an exciting game that was in question until the Americans put it away in the last few seconds with an empty net goal, and most importantly it was a game that transcended just what was happening on the ice.
A friend of mine that is in Vancouver witnessing the Olympics told me that the Canadians were emotionally crushed by the loss, and I don't blame them.
They have an immense inferiority complex when it comes to playing sports against the United States.
However, Hockey is the one game that they thought they could count on, with Sidney Crosby on their side, there was no possible way they could lose, right? I mean, this is the one sport that they invented and ruled for so long. But Oh, Canada, you lost, and in a convincing manner to boot.
By failing to win the group, Canada gets no bye into the quarterfinals and has to beat Germany in order to have the pleasure of facing Alex Ovechkin and Russia in the quarters.
Meanwhile, the U.S gets to sit back, have two days off, and then prepare for a hypothetical clash in the semis against the Czech Republic, provided they beat Belarus or Switzerland in the quarters.
I think that the Olympic final will pit the U.S vs Russia, and hockey will matter once again in America, at least for a few days.
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