With Superstars CAN win Gold. Without ist is very very difficult.
It's difficult for anyone without star players isn't it? Of course you need some star players usually, geez, who woulda thunk?
Still, There was precious little in the way of superstars last tournament and they almost won it.
How often do the other nations win it without some star players? You don't think Finlands win without nhl players is a regular thing do you? heck , you don't think them winning it with star players is regular either do you? And that goes for anybody not just Canada or Finland, they all must be weak on the big ice then right?
Cmon, it's an old tired stereotype, North American teams can take longer to adjust on big ice and there is no surprise in that, but Always weak on big ice? you must know better then that.
This really should not need to be explained. I had a conversation a short while ago on here in the under 18 tournament section with a poster who said it seems some Canadian fans have no respect and I said he didn't have to look far for plenty going the other way. If this viewpoint you and that poster hold isn't arrogance I don't know what is. This is right up there with the Euro players are soft or if Canada sends it's best players it can't lose myths.
It's days long gone by thinking that has little to no basis in reality anymore. Hockey Dinosaur thinking at it's finest.