Massive roster regret for Team Canada settling for silver without Connor Bedard
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Austin Sabourin
Feb 23, 2026 (8:59)
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Photo credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Team Canada general manager Doug Armstrong and the entire front office are officially dealing with absolute pure chaos after failing to secure international supremacy.
The highly anticipated North American border war against Team USA reached a terrifying conclusion when the heavily favored Canadian roster suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 sudden-death overtime loss.
Settling for a devastating silver medal on the global stage is always an incredibly tough pill to swallow, but the massive frustration strictly surrounds one specific missing superstar.
Leaving Chicago Blackhawks generational phenom Connor Bedard completely off the Olympic roster now looks like the absolute worst mistake in modern Canadian hockey history.
When the high-stakes championship matchup reached an absolute boiling point in the extra frame, Canada legitimately struggled to continuously overwhelm the American defensemen.
Connor Bedard could have been a difference maker
When watching the gold medal game yesterday morning, especially without captain Sidney Crosby, Connor Bedard could have been a difference maker for them.
They had a tough time putting the puck past Hellebuyck, and bringing in a goal scorer like Bedard could have changed that.
Over his young NHL career, the 20-year-old superstar has already built a massive reputation for utilizing crisp passing to constantly generate dangerous controlled entries.
While the exhausted Canadian roster completely emptied the physical tank and desperately battled in the dirty areas, they entirely lacked Bedard's explosive speed and highly reliable transition game.
Team USA successfully embraced the pure chaos, relying on solid execution to deliver the final crushing blow while Canada desperately searched for a clutch sniper to break the 1-1 tie.
Expect the demanding Canadian media and dedicated fanbase to aggressively question this terrifying roster construction as the heartbroken superstars slowly digest their brutal silver medal reality.
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