Team USA's roster ended up being the right call
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What were the standout moments in the USA vs. Canada hockey game?
An unbelievable hockey game, riveting from start to finish. Listen to the Pump and Joe show every Wednesday to hear about Starkey's Card of the Week from the Baseball Card Castle and Cranberry Contest run every Wednesday through Friday at noon at the 93.7 The Fan.com contesting page. I was thinking about what you said earlier, Limits, and definitely the roster construction was right on. The penalty kill was huge yesterday, and I think they were perfect in the tournament. What I was trying to get at was whatever they were trying to accomplish strategy-wise and how to manage the game yesterday didn't work. That's sort of the different story from the actual penalty kill was unbelievable and roster construction.
But let's just say however the Americans wanted that game to go is not how it went because they got dominated. But The goalie's part of the team. They had the right goalie. I mean, it's like saying, yeah, we got territorially dominated, but we had the better quarterback, so we won. Well, good for you. And wherever you got your quarterback from, you made the right choice. So do you know what I mean by that?
Yeah, I do, because Canada did outplay them. Badly.
How did Connor Hellebuyck's performance impact the game?
But that's why the roster needed to be the way that it was. You could not skill for skill, talent for talent, match up with Canada.
So you go out there as a plan to get dominant? I mean, the goalie won the game.
No, you go out there with a different type of game plan.
Their game plan didn't work.
Well, whatever it was, was good enough.
Yeah. No, the goalie was better than good enough. He was unbelievable.
17, 17 killing penalties in the entire tournament.
Penalty killing is inarguable that whatever Garen and Sully and whoever else had decision making power there chose right guys to do that. The game plan as it was didn't work unless the game plan was let's give up tons and tons of golden opportunities and have Hellebuck steal the game. If that was the game plan, then it worked. But again, they got him. He performed credit to them and him. He was the MVP, by the way. Not McDavid for the tournament. It should have been Hellebuck. He was. I don't remember. I mean, I'm trying to remember greatest goaltending performances I've ever seen, and that one's right up there. All right. Let's go to the phone lines, shall we? Who do we got?
Let's start with Jerry. He's in the North Hills.
Hi, guys. Good morning.
What were the strategies used by Team USA during the tournament?
Good morning.
I was curious to find out that the coaches don't get a medal. Now, in other sports, I'm sure they get rings, whether it's baseball or football or basketball. Any particular reason for that, or is it an Olympic role, or just it's got to be something?
I don't know the answer to that. I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. I could Google it. Why don't Olympic coaches get a medal? Do you know limits? You're the Olympics beat writer.
No, I do not know that, but I realized it when I watched, I watched a miracle. Finally, Joe, I watched it the night before the game.
Yeah.
And her Brooks did not receive a medal. And I was like, huh, that's somewhat strange. I never picked up on that from team USA basketball or anything. I feel like the coaching staff deserves a medal. Don't you?
Absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely.
Yeah, I don't understand that.
Now I'm thinking about that. I'm going to be totally honest with you. I didn't even know this.
What role did roster construction play in Team USA's performance?
I didn't know it. I'll admit that. I thought coaches did get medals, so silly me.
Yeah, they mentioned it sometime in a post-game that the coach... I guess if they would have gotten one, they would have lined up with the players. And that's what made me curious, but... Somebody made the statement that the coaches do not receive a medal, along with the fact that, like I said, they weren't out there lined up along the team to receive the medal and their teddy bear or whatever.
Yeah, thanks for the call. Yeah, it is. And you just educated me. I think the head coach should get a medal. I don't know about individual sports, though. Should the coach get a medal? I don't know about that. But in team sports? At least the head coach.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What were the standout moments in the USA vs. Canada hockey game?
0:00–1:17
2
How did Connor Hellebuyck's performance impact the game?
1:17–2:37
3
What were the strategies used by Team USA during the tournament?
2:37–3:34
4
What role did roster construction play in Team USA's performance?
3:34–7:16
5
How does Sidney Crosby's injury affect his season with the Penguins?
7:16–8:11
6
Why don't Olympic coaches receive medals?
8:11–12:24
7
What is the cost of an Olympic gold medal?
12:24–15:40
Speakers
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