Not that I’m against Canada winning the gold after pushing America out of the running. (This wasn’t the Olympics in which the Great North received a mulligan so that crybaby could score the deciding goal.) It was just exciting to see Russia pull through because there is an incredible amount of hockey talent the other IIHF nations fail to help develop. Usually, the West plucks out the superstars (Ovechkin, Malkin) and returns little, especially with the demise of the Soviet Union.
Hopefully my Stars will get a couple next season. I miss Vishy. Our team is more international this year but a really solid Russian blueliner would be cool.