2010 Vancouver Olympics: Canada Almost Loses to Switzerland in Shootout

I think the title of this post pretty much says it all. Earlier this evening Team Canada defeated Switzerland 3-2 in the shootout, but for Canadian fans, it simply cannot feel like a legitimate win.

You have an incredible home crowd, you have a lineup full of the National Hockey League's best, and you win by one goal in a shootout against a roster full of somewhats and absolute nothings. This just sets the table for what promises to be an amazing matchup between Canada and the United States on Sunday here in Vancouver.

The crowd in Canada Hockey Place was frightened and tense, there is no doubt about that. The same, I am sure, could be said of the team itself. The players are definitely going to have some butterflies in...

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