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The Canadian Expectations
by Paul on 08/24/09 at 09:01 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
You said you didn’t give a f—- about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
You held my hand and we walked home the long way
You were loosening my grip on Bobby OrrI still get chills every time I hear that Bobby Orr line from lead singer Gord Downie. Somehow, right in that instant, Downie’s unique voice captures Canada’s obsession with the sport it invented and still clings desperate ownership to.
All of which should help underline to my American readers here at ESPN.com just what kind of pressure and hype await the host country in less than six months. When Canadian hockey fans stop me to chat Olympics these days, it’s not to ask me who I think will win men’s hockey gold in Vancouver, but rather which country I think will lose to Canada in the gold-medal game. Gulp.
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^^ Well that’s unexpected talk from a Wings’ fan.
Sure, there will be a lot of Canadian (and US) Olympic stories. They’ll slow down for awhile after development camp. Then we can go back to 90% Wings, anti-Pens, and thrice-modified Corsi-number stories. In the meantime, maybe you do what the rest of us do and filter your reading… or just think of the articles as Stevie Y bonuses.
Posted by shazam88 from SoCal on 08/25/09 at 09:14 AM ET
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It’s only August, and the hype about Team Canada and the Olympics is almost at fever pitch.
This is going to get very old, very fast.
I’m all about Olympic hockey, but can’t we wait until December before getting multiple daily stories about it all?
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 08/25/09 at 07:25 AM ET