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It comes to no one's surprise that Team Canada steamrolled their opponents on the way to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics quarterfinal. Coach Jon Cooper probably has the most talented roster to have ever graced the world of men's hockey. Sidney Crosby, the longtime veteran in the NHL and Pittsburgh Penguins star, has not seen a bond among great athletes like these in a long time.
Canada star veteran lauds insane camaraderie
With a 10-2 win over France, Team Canada now secures the top seed in the Winter Olympics bracket en route to the gold medal. While many may think that it is the sheer collection of talent in Coach Cooper's roster that got him here, there was something more to that. Crosby noted that this squad is different in terms of having great chemistry and it shows on the ice, via Bill Price of NHL.com.
"That’s one of the special parts when you get opportunities like this. You see just how close the team gets, how guys come together and how much they understand as soon as you put this jersey on, regardless of where you played before or what’s happened in the past, you’re in it together," the Penguins and Canada veteran said.
There was no doubt that these players on Canada liked playing alongside each other. Against France, 15 players got to be on the score sheet. They decimated the opponents whether it was on goaltending, defense, or just good old hardnosed offense on the net. Coach Cooper noticed how much these guys were treating each other like brothers despite having vastly different teams in the NHL.
"That’s a big part of what we’re all about. These guys would go through a wall for each other, and it’s fun to watch," the Team Canada head coach declared.
With their fate sealed in the bracket, it will now become win-or-go-home for the Canadians. A lot of great teams in the Olympics have the depth and talent but it all boils down to chemistry when the margin of error is shrunk to just one game.
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