Get ready for a round of the crying game in Canada.
Everything is fine and dandy at the moment, as the NHL prepares to go on hiatus while the best players in the league head to Sochi to participate in the Olympics.
While countries like the United States, Sweden and Finland all have hopes and desires of bringing home a gold medal, the pressure isn't too great. If any of them fail, it's not the end of the world.
However, the pressure is intense on Canada and host nation Russia. Both countries expect to win gold and anything else will be a disappointment.
The guess here is that neither of those two countries will win. The home team will crumble under the weight of heavy expectations and fall short in the medal round.
Canada has a brilliant roster led by Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Steven Stamkos (hopefully) and Patrice Bergeron, and an equal number of stars on defense. However, the Canadians have one not-so-little problem: Their goaltending is substandard.
Canada's netminding corps is comprised of Carey Price, Roberto Luongo and Mike Smith. Hockey Canada decided to leave Corey Crawford, ...
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