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Canada is down 5-4 to NORWAY with 9 minutes left. And I need to say this. This is a CANADA problem. And it has three names. Darnell Nurse. Evan Bouchard. Cam Talbot. Let's start with the defense. Nurse and Bouchard together on the ice is a DISASTER. It doesn't matter who you pair them with. Every time they're out there, Canada is defending with two pylons who have zero awareness of what's happening behind them. Bouchard in the offensive zone? Fine. The guy can move the puck. He can quarterback a power play. Nobody is arguing that. But the SECOND that puck gets cleared out of the zone? He has NO IDEA what he's doing. None. He's lost. He's spinning. He's watching the play happen around him like a spectator. And Nurse? Same story. Different chapter. Edmonton has been living with this defensive liability for YEARS. Every Oilers fan watching this game right now is having flashbacks. This is the same movie they've seen 82 games a season. Nurse getting walked. Bouchard getting caught flat footed. The whole world is watching it now. Now Talbot. Three goals from distance that are absolute MUFFINS. Shots that should NEVER be going in at this level. These are saves that a Liiga goalie makes in his sleep. A DEL goalie stops those blindfolded. But Talbot is letting them through like he's playing beer league on a Sunday morning. Meanwhile Norway is playing the 10X style. Carrying deep. Attacking inside the dots. Using the space behind the net. Back to front passes. D jumping into the play. THAT is how you play hockey. Canada has Crosby. They have Celebrini. They have the talent to win this game. But talent means NOTHING when your back end is a revolving door and your goalie can't stop a beach ball from 40 feet. Nine minutes. Figure it out. Let's go Canada. 🇨🇦 #IIHFWorlds #TeamCanada