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Rishaug on Canada's starting win, Binnington owning the crease and McDavid's winning mentality
12 Feb 2026
Chapter 1: What were the highlights of Canada's win against Czechia?
Here's Ryan Rashog. Ryan, I hate to ask you this, but was there anything negative? Because I didn't really see anything. What did you make of the game this morning?
No, I mean, the most negative thing is obviously the status of Josh Morrissey moving forward. That could be a pretty big one. So there's that. But I mean, really, guys, John Cooper tried a whole bunch of stuff, and a lot of it felt like it worked pretty darn well. That top line that he put together, you know, I thought they played really well.
Celebrini ended up with the goal and McDavid was shot out of a cannon. I thought Wilson was fine on that line, right?
Chapter 2: What is the significance of Josh Morrissey's injury for Team Canada?
They had some nice time. The three-headed monster down the middle worked.
um yeah just a lot of stuff worked and it wasn't an easy game like at 30 minutes it was still pretty tight and the shots were pretty even and stuff so i like the fact that canada was pushed it wasn't a cakewalk which is good for them i think so no man that's outside of morrissey fellas that's that's a pretty solid lid lifter for team canada rish i know you're one of the best reporters in the world covering live sporting events especially the game of hockey
Do you have the same view as Noodles where he just lets things unfold and he has no emotion? Or did you watch that hockey game today like me and Hazy B and say no one's beating this team in red and white?
No emotion. I would be more like Noodles. How do you know? What's wrong with you?
Chapter 3: How did John Cooper's strategies impact the game?
You're Canadian.
They're just weird people. They are. What the hell is wrong with you, Rish? Do you not have a pulse?
You didn't get jacked up at all? No. My family makes fun of me. My friends bug me. Some people don't even believe me. I don't cheer, man. I don't. It's just the way I'm wired. I'm hardwired as a sports journalist. How am I supposed to
you know get into those scrums and ask uncomfortable difficult questions if i i've got a foam finger up at my uh you know in my spot where i'm working i'm not trying to be a hero i'm not like i get it but i just it's not the way i think like i was in the building working on the broadcast when sydney crosby scored the golden goal and there's an angle you can see that goal
He goes in, the place goes nuts. You can actually see me get up and walk around to the Zamboni and down. The whole place is going bananas. And I just like stone face, just walked over there. I was like, I got to do an interview with Sid here. I got to figure this out. So no, man, I'm pretty, pretty level headed. As boring as that answer is.
Wow, listen, I would have jumped up and cheered in the golden goal, or at least given a thumbs up.
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Chapter 4: What were Ryan Rishaug's insights on Connor McDavid's performance?
That is a little bit of a hero move, pushing people out of the way. Bobby Mack and Jimmy told me that they were at that game, and the golden goal happened, and they just sat there and watched it. I'm like, what the hell?
hell is wrong with you guys yeah well bobby matt just said he was he just stared and i'm like nothing he goes no i have well i don't care my really quickly my golden goal story i interviewed sid on the ice afterwards and uh i asked him three questions the first one i asked my assessment tell me about the goal
The second one I asked him, I said, what was it like sitting in that room after letting the lead get away, knowing you were having to go into overtime after blowing a lead? And the third one I asked him was, you know, how do you think you played, Sid? Because, you know, had this not been you that did this, some might have, you know, questioned your tournament a little bit.
Because, remember, it had been quiet. So, meanwhile, the PR guy is in behind him, like waving his arms in the air, like, wrap it up, wrap it up, wrap it up, right? Because they had just won and everything. And stupidly, I listened. So of the three questions I asked him, two of them were fastballs kind of in his head, which was a little much.
And I should have just said, Sid, that's one of the biggest goals the game's ever seen. I'm like, how do you feel right now? But I listened to the PR guy and wrapped up the interview, guys. So that moment for me is actually, I won't call it a regret, but it's like a, yeah. You'll get another chance. You'll get another chance.
That happens all the time. Ten days, you'll get another chance. Yeah. You know what, Ryan? Watching the game there, I mean, where are you at? The big storyline was coming in was the goaltender. You know, feel a little bit better? Is there a little bit more reprieve, you know, afterwards? And I love John Cooper's comment saying, when did you know he was starting? And he said, 358 days ago.
So, I mean, what do you make of that whole storyline?
So the question I have, they displayed extreme confidence in him, right? They backed that up by giving him this start. They backed that up by Cooper making that comment. But I don't know, fellas, are you sure they were all positive? Are you sure they weren't like the rest of us kind of looking at it going, oh boy, like he has not been good this year. Are we sure?
I get why they gave him the start, right? I totally understand. But I can't help but wonder if maybe they were, you know, kind of wondering what this might look like, too. But he completely validated their confidence in him. That wasn't an easy game.
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Chapter 5: How does Connor McDavid's mentality influence his gameplay?
Like, there were a few moments where it was still tied or, you know, in the first half of that game. And there were a couple of, like, whoa kind of moments. And he was just really good. He was steady. I thought he moved around great in there. Noodles, you can break down more, obviously, about the game. But I just thought he looked steady and confident.
I love the fact that he can move the puck around. When he's on his game, he's excellent. And he was on his game tonight. So I think more than anything, it just sort of, it validated their faith. and probably there was some relief there for everybody that had put that faith in him.
Rich, it seems like Koop is the perfect coach for these guys. I think they got a lot of respect for him, and I think it means a lot to the Bo Horvaths and Tom Wilsons and Binnington for the belief. I think John Cooper had a lot of say in who was picked for this team. Let's be honest here.
I think he was heavily involved, and he's the guy that's got to deploy them on the bench, and I think he had... the biggest majority of say, to be honest with you. Like, I think it means a lot to some of those players, and I think the guys love them.
Yeah, I definitely get that sense, too. I mean, you know, these tournaments are a lot different, you know, and like you guys know, those, you know, 82-game schedules where, you know, season after season, a guy can probably wear on you. But he's, you know, longevity in Tampa, he's had the success there.
these short tournaments, you know, for a coach like him, you know, players get a sense of what you're about, but they don't have to deal with it every day of their lives for month after month, after month, after month. So he can be a big personality. He can be kind of bombastic.
There was some sound that came out after that four nations final with him on the bench, you know, and just how excitable he was and what he was doing to keep his guys in it. And, and,
I you know I was really impressed with his presence after watching that video so yeah I agree with you I think he's he's the right guy to coach this team I think he commands them I mean just look at that staff that he's got around him too so it's yeah I'm you know I do think he's the right guy for the job and he's everything that he tried not that it's that complicated I mean
You know, he's got such amazing players to work with here. It'd be hard to kind of muck it up, but you have to give him credit when it works because it didn't at the Four Nations. They had to move stuff around. That whiteboard, I can't imagine a lot is changing on the whatever whiteboard they got in the coach's room.
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