USA Beats Team Canada 5-3

Team USA got a big break in yesterday's game with Canada's goal tender being the Devils #30 Martin Brodeur as they went on to win by a score of 5 to 3.

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He is no doubt a legend in the game of Hockey but as far as I'm concerned there is other guys who could fill that spot at this point in time.

You've seen it all season the Devils has been the best team around at times then terrible at other times there has to be more consistency.

The problem is M. Brodeur is not getting any younger and it is getting harder for him to keep up with the workload as he continues to age.

Marty let in 4 goals on only 22 shots as he came up short in the big upset.

To be honest I don't know why people are calling this the big upset to me the better goalie will always win in an evenly matched game.

You look at USA's roster yeah many of the players are not megastars who score over 100 points a season, but most of them have found a way to win titles in the past.

Brian Rafalski is a player that is sort of behind the scenes and is one of those pieces that could solve the puzzle.

Brian collected two goals on only 3 shots while also picking up an assists to combine for 3 points.

The Rangers Captain Chris Drury who managed to score a goal in the win over Canada is also a player who has been a part of many great teams.

Although Chris has continued to go downhill in New York at least he can find a way to play good in the Olympics.

Scroll down you have Ryan Malone a big part of Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup victory last season there is a guy who brings much needed leadership to the bench.

Then you have their starting goaltender the Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller who was magnificent yesterday stopping 42 out of 45 shots.

Canada brings some major talent but you need a lot more than that to win, and its obvious that throwing a much of the games best players together doesn't always pan out.

When you have major talent you have to deal with major personalities who all have their own style of play.

Sidney Crosby stands out as one of the best today while scoring a goal his team still managed to smell defeat and collapse in a terrific game.

As good as he is the media will always find a way to blow him up into the Next Wayne Gretzky the problem with that is there is only one great one.

You can talk about how the talent has stepped up all you want the fact is Wayne dominated Hockey the way Babe Ruth dominated Major League Baseball and there is no athlete who could ever reach those heights.

If you want to mention players like W. Gretzky you have to look at Mark Messier who won six Stanley Cups in his career scoring 1887 points in 1756 games with 694 goals.

You could go on all day about how many players who have flourished in the spotlight so for a guy like S. Crosby there is still more goals to accomplish despite winning the Championship last year especially if he wants to be known as one of the best in history.

You had a great start to the Olympics but think twice before you compare this to the miracle win over the Russians because that was a completely different story that was a bunch of college kids going out beating a bunch of stars.

Russia cheated with so many medals using top notch players who belonged in the NHL and now you are seeing where they come to get their fame.

Even know Canada is the capital of Hockey they know that in order to sign the big contracts most of them have to live off the US dollar.

In the end it is highly overrated if you win the gold medal to me I am more impressed by a guy who thinks of the Stanley Cup first.

To stop a season the way they have is insane and could only bring down the teams that went into the break on a hot streak.

To have to play with a team all year then have to adapt like that is not easy if you remember in the last Olympics team Sweden won with the Rangers goalie #30 Henrik Lundqvist and after that he was never the same for that season.

The Rangers were in 1st place then went on to drop to 3rd by the end along with having to use their backup Kevin Weekes in the playoffs as H. Lunqdvist sustained an injury that kept him out.

Henrik was not in the NHL for a very long time at that point and it put way too much stress on him and it definitely showed as the Rangers were swept in the post season that year by the New Jersey Devils.

You've seen it in past years Henrik and the Rangers seem to always have the Devils number in head to head competition, and that was a year they could have possibly went all the way.

Get whatever excitement you can for the Olympics because it will take a while for your favorite teams to gel again once the NHL season resumes.

Is it really worth it to blow a Stanley Cup for a gold medal?