His Excellency MoebiusLord wrote:
The CAN/SUI game was a good tilt. Brodeur likes to prove he's human from time to time. The game this weekend is going to totally suck for people on the free side of the border if the blue line can't tighten up (or the forwards can't figure out how to drop back on a D pinch). There were way too many odd man rushes given up to a team that not good.
It wasn't the D or Brodeur, it was the forwards. Most of them were playing like they expected to win. There was a complete lack of puck support, they couldn't win any battles and (like you said) there was no defensive responsibility. Combine that with the forecheck the Swiss put in place and you have a recipe for disaster.
If we're going to beat team USA on Sunday the forwards will have to play a lot better. Hopefully Babcock can get them playing like they should.