Rob Blake
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Yeah, that was the first year we were all NHL players were going to Olympics.
And I think we lost the shootout to the Czechs, right, to Dominic.
But the whole tournament, we were by far the best team.
I mean, we wasn't close.
Like we had some great players and everything.
And then we ended up losing that in a shootout.
And then I think that what happened was you come back, we had to play the Finns for the bronze medal game, but it, it, in our room, it didn't mean anything.
Yeah.
No, it was like, okay.
We were here for gold.
Yeah.
And then you take the next four years and you're like, God, this is special.
Even a bronze would have been a special.
So, you know, it just added the height and then you go into Salt Lake and you're playing the U S and the gold medal game.
So, you know, yeah.
What a setup that was and really sheltered in the Olympic village, which was a good thing.
We got beat real bad by the Swedes in game one.
They had the torpedo.
Remember?
Yes.