What our Canadian juniors did Wednesday night at HSBC Arena in Buffalo was not pretty.

Russia celebrates their 2011 World Junior Championship after a stunning third-period comeback v. Canada
In fact, it was the polar opposite of pretty. A game and a finish like that can affect a player for a very long time. For the rest of their lives, when players from that Canada squad meet each other, that game will come up. Last night’s disaster reminds me of just one hockey game – and that one wasn’t very pleasant to watch either. (more…)