SOCHI – Slow and messy starts seem to be par for the course for the Canadian mens Olympic hockey team.
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slow starts have been the case in the past three Winter Games, when Canada
usually had only a day or two of on-ice sessions before the game-action began.
Norway deserves credit for its determined game and defensive zone coverage. But
even though the Canadians outshot their opponents 38-20, their power play
(0-for-2) was abysmal and their scoring touch around Norwegian goalie Lars
Haugen was missing in action. Canadian head coach Mike Babcock revealed
afterwards that his club mustered only 24 scoring chances. Canada pulled out the
victory because the fourth line of Jamie Benn, John Tavares and Patrice Bergeron
came to play, despite limited ice time, and the defence played an active and
effective game offensively. At best-on-best tournaments like the Olympics,
Canadian players remark time and time again that they want to get better as the
tournament goes on. Sometimes they overcome slow starts, like in 2002 and 2010.
Sometimes they dont, like in 2006. But a common theme has been a slow start in
the preliminary rounds. 2002 L 5-2 SwedenW 3-2 GermanyT 3-3 Czech Republic 2006
W 7-2 ItalyW 5-1 GermanyL 2-0 Switzerland 2010 W 8-0 NorwayW 3-2 Switzerland
(shootout)L 5-3 United States Canadian Olympic teams struggle to come together
quickly. It doesnt matter if its the bigger international-sized ice surface or
the smaller NHL rink. One of the reasons is because they are asked to take on
different roles and reduced ice time. Not every one can make the adjustment
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