With the ghost of a smile on his face

Ok so it is time to delve into real business – hockey: Olympic hockey. With the Olympics now in full swing the real competition begins today. Lets be honest, we wish the best for all of our athletes, but, if Canada doesn’t win gold in men’s hockey it won’t matter if we own the podium. In the minds of most, the Olympics will have been a loss. With the goaltender question now know – at least for the first two games, the conversation has to progress to the first real game, knock on wood, that Canada will be involved in – against the Americans. It is difficult to determine favorites and figure out whether the immense pressure on the Americans is an asset or more so a hindrance. Let us be honest, Atlas had it light.

With chemistry so difficult to develop in the short tournament existing pairings, most notably the intact San Jose line, may be one of Canada’s biggest advantages. Since the Summit Series this will likely be the most important hockey tournament in which Canada has ever taken part.

All I know is that I’ll be watching every moment.

Ólafur Arnalds: 1953

Musical inspiration for the post: begins lightly and slowly builds up into bliss.