skolgoar
Registered User
Wow, who would have thought that losing Paul Martin would be this disastrous to Team USA? This Olympics was supposed to showcase the next generation of USA Hockey, but to me, it shows the lack of leadership on this team. Looking at Finland, they wanted to win this game for Selanne. For Team USA, when things got tough, there was no one to step up and will the team to win. Team USA has a bunch of young guys that have seen a lot of success, but if they say that true leadership shows when things go bad, Team USA fails. (Fwiw, seeing the frustration on this board, it seems that characteristic spills over to some of the fans as well.) going back to the loss of Martin? It was the loss of a veteran blue liner, whose replacement, Carlson, at times looked over his head.
In the end, this shows that it is not just talent that wins this game, it is leadership and drive, and Team USA just didn't have enough of it. Hopefully, Team USA learns from this and realizes that they need to be more mature and more driven if they want to win in the Olympics or in any international tourney.
In the end, this shows that it is not just talent that wins this game, it is leadership and drive, and Team USA just didn't have enough of it. Hopefully, Team USA learns from this and realizes that they need to be more mature and more driven if they want to win in the Olympics or in any international tourney.