What players were terrible?
They had some of the best talent from the 90's on that team.
I think many people make assumptions or claims without really having watched the games or realized who was on that Canadian team.
They go by the simple fact that they lost so therefore they are terrible?
http://www.hockeynut.com/olympics/canros.html
A team with Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis, Rob Blake, Chris Pronger, Ray Bourque, Eric Desjardins and Adam Foote on defense is a pretty darn good team.
They all also had Roy, Brodeur and Cujo (2nd, 3rd and 4th best goalies in the league, the best being Hasek).
They had Shanahan, Lindros, Gretzky, Yzerman, Karyia... just to name a few of their forwards. This was a powerhouse team.