From
where I sit it looks like the world was treated to an amazing display
of hockey...
Canada and the USA put on a show that has
given the womens game it's first 'where were you?' moment.
Henderson, Lemieux, Crosby, even names like Sittler and Bossy have
their place in the lore of Canadian hockey. Now Poulin has added her
name to that list. There had never been a game at this level to
produce a finish this stirring. Yes, there have been many dramatic
finishes at the Worlds, but this is the Olympics. The world was
watching, and we got our moneys worth. Both teams were at their
finest. Sadly, the same can't be said for the officiating. It was
decent at the best. Awful at the worst. And in overtime it was
terrible. Yes, the call against Ward was a penalty. Should it have
been called? Probably not. The first American penalty (Lamoureux)
was nothing more than a make-up call. All that lead up to the
necessary call against Hillary Knight, all of which could have been
prevented by a non-call against Ward. In spite of that, it was still
a fantastic game.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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