http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2012/...sary-a-preview
By Zanstorm
@zanstorm on Aug 31, 2012, 12:00p 48
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The Canadian players and fans alike all had the same feeling. That we were better at hockey than the Russians. That we were gonna "wipe the floor" with them. That they didn't have a chance against a super NHL-laden roster. This was the first time any Russian team had played a group from Canada that was this talented. It was the first time they played NHL players. Usually Canada sent amateurs to any international hockey events.
The Russians stated before the series started that they were a bit scared. They saw the size of some of the Canadian players, but they were more fearful of getting their butts handed to them in an 8-game series. Keep in mind that all 8 games were going to be played no matter what. The Russians knew how good the Canadian players were. They heard the stories. We were legends, and here they are coming all the way over here, most of them for the first time ever, to play a series against these giant skilled players.
What transpired was absolutely unpredictable. History was about to be made. A nation that was
quite divided at the time was about to come together for a hockey series. The Soviet team and it's attention to detail and skill was about to surprise everyone, to the point of Canadian fans booing their own players with our hockey supremacy pushed to the brink of defeat.
So what is the greatest sports event in Canadian (and arguably even hockey) history?
Sidney Crosby's golden goal in Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympics?