OH NO!

Oh my goodness! We lost the first game...an exhibition game in which we were missing three of our players, including our precious captain. We're doomed! Doomed, I say! Okay...I'm being sarcastic. And yes...I am obsessed with the World Cup. This is my third post in two days about it. But anyway, there's no reason to be concerned. Canada always starts this way. As you'll remember, our first game in the Olympics of 2002 featured a 5-2 loss to Sweden - a game in which Canada was outworked in every conceivable way. Tonight's game saw Canada outshot by a wide margin. The reasons are obvious. Canada goes into tournaments thinking they're all that because they're roster so extremely out-classes any other team. Then they are forced to remember that in any hockey game these days, the most important element is effort. And you know who suffers the most for this? That's right - it's us fans.

But don't worry...Canada will win gold.

Oh...and one more thing... GO JAYS!