I looked at every replay TSN provided, and they showed several from different angles. He was going for the puck, not the goalie.
If anything your Hedman guy should have gotten a penatly for punching Esposito like he did, and your goaltender was in academy award mode for overacting and embellishing the hit.
I've never seen a player's headgear come off so easily as the Swedish goaltender's did. Sneeze on him and there goes his headgear flying through the air.
And yes, Canada has been beaten before. Just not as often as we've won, that's all. :D
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