Jesse Pierce

And I'm thinking, man, you keep playing with fire with these defensive zone face-offs.

And eventually, it did lead to a goal by Canada.

But the fact that Canada played the game they played, and I know they're disappointed.

The whole country's devastated.

You and I both know how much it matters to everybody north of the border.

I still thought they put out a remarkable –

remarkable effort in that game.

And, you know, again, without Connor Hellebuck in goal, they likely win the gold medal.

And so you have that eerie crossover with Jim Craig 46 years ago to now Connor Hellebuck is what we watched yesterday.

Yeah, I wonder how much there'll be a ripple effect from this for him personally in his career, because, you know, there has been criticism.

And if you look at the numbers, rightfully so, with what he and the Jets have done in the regular season compared to the postseason.

However, as far as Connor Hellebutt goes, this was by far the biggest game he has ever played in.

And so the preparation that he did to come to this moment and to play as relaxed and as confident as he did speaks to the maturation that he's clearly had.

Goaltending is a position where you get way too much credit when you win and way too much blame when the team loses.

And he's had to deal with some of that criticism in a place like Winnipeg where they're like the Green Bay Packers.

They're the only thing in town.

And so there's a lot of pressure that goes along with that position.

And so, uh,

I just could not be happier for him.

And seeing some of the celebrations and interviews with him specifically after that game, it sure did feel like, you know, another layer, another step up in his journey.