Our Vancouver Canucks blog, Nucks Misconduct, is taking a look at some of the talking points surrounding Sunday’s USA-Canada gold medal hockey game.
USA-Canada: How To Be An Underdog And A Favorite At The Same Time
↵↵Saying they’ve got the book on the goalie. The 1960 and 1980 comparisons. Yet it’s the 2002 comparison that bears the most weight. You remember that one, don’t you? America breezed through the tournament, while Canada struggled. But when it came down to the big game, Canada got inspired performances from its players and took home the gold.
↵↵Being Americans, of course, we want it both ways. We want to be Herb Brooks’ team incarnate -- a scrappy underdog -- as well as a favorite that has the book on Canada’s goalie. We want everything. I want a cheeseburger right now, but I also do not want a cheeseburger. Appease me!
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