Heimlich Anyone?

Despite our 'locks' for medals being huge flops this Olympics, some surprises have still gotten us to the highest winter games total ever. The hockey team simply suffered from too much pressure, and too much of a Maple Leafs presence, but next time around we won't have to worry about Pat Quinn being the man behind the bench. I don't think Gretzky will be GM either, instead taking a position behind the bench for the 2010 games in Vancouver.

I don't think we iced the best possible squad, but with injuries and contractual obligations, no team really did. At least I have heard no reports of any of Team Canada taking anything but the high road unlike Mike Modano. No excuses, we just didn't bring it, but you can be guaranteed on home soil in 2010 there'll be nothing less than gold awarded to the boys in red and white (and black) in GM Place.

I don't know if Jeremy Wotherspoon will still be skating by then, but maybe he too can do something about not choking the next time around. All in all though, I can't be disappointed. Looking at the top 5 countries in the medal standings right now, in order: Germany, USA, Russia, Austria, Canada, we are second only to Austria in medals per person in the total population. And lets face it, when you grow up in a small country that is entirely mountainous, you live on downhill skis, so you're gonna win all those events. We've done alright, as we did in the last summer games, with the population pool we have to draw our talent from. If you've got something to say to the contrary you can take off...