It took four years and a catastrophic injury to one of the best players in the world, but general manager Steve Yzerman finally made the correct decision with a Team Canada roster.
Marty St. Louis, come on down! You're a member of Team Canada!
(But only because Steven Stamkos couldn't rehab his broken leg in time for the Sochi Olympics, so, hey, come aboard, player who really wasn't wanted!)
St. Louis has to feel like a guy who proposed to the love of his life and was turned down with extreme prejudice. After four years of seeing how happy she has been and the success she had, he decided to ask for her hand again, only to be shot down again. He had picked up the pieces of his life and moved on, when Team Canada comes running back at the last minute, like something out of a movie where a person runs through the airport to stop someone from getting on a plane and says they should be together.
It's sort of romantic, but really, St. Louis has to know he was an absolute last resort here.
After Yzerman snubbed St. Louis four years ago and again in January, St. Louis likely doesn't care how he ...
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Steve Yzerman Corrects Roster Blunder by Adding Martin St. Louis to Team Canada
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