Honestly, I can't stand the media. First, what's with the debacle of accusing Gretzky of being involved in the gambling scandal? This man does more for the game of hockey than anyone ever before. He has always been an amazing role model for the kids everywhere and what does he get as thanks? Seriously, if he says he wasn't involved, why don't you believe him unless some reason not to comes up? Jeepers.

And now, with the crazy expectations everyone seemed to have for the Canadian olympic hockey team. I don't really quite understand how Canada is such an overwhelming favourite. If you take a closer look at all the teams, there are very few weak teams out there. In fact, teams like Finland, Sweden, Russia, and the Czechs are all very strong teams with a lot of depth. Sure, I wanted to see Canada win. But just because they didn't shouldn't make us shameful. We have a lot of talented players, but that doesn't mean we'll necessarily win.

Its a very tough transition. These star players on our team are used to being the go-to guy on their team. At the olympics though, they play half as much as they would with their NHL team ... and it can't be easy to get out there and give it your all when you're used to being warmer and getting more chances with your home team.

Bleh. So now we have the media asking questions like "What happened?". I'll tell you what happened. Team Canada lost to some very good teams. Those teams got prepared for the olympics as a team and not as a group of solo star players. Those teams played better than Canada, and so they deserved to move on.

There's always 2010.

Heraldk