Shoulda, coulda woulda. While Team Sweden head coach Rikard Grönborg didn’t have hindsight at his disposal as we all do now when he made the decision yesterday, I thought the decision to not go with Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom in yesterday’s Quarterfinals contest against Finland was a poor one.
Call me biased, but the numbers do not lie. The numbers I’m talking about are the performances that Markstrom turned in this season after a poor start. We all know Markstrom completely reinvented his game this season with the help of goaltending coach Ian Clark, and part of that is his newfound ability to bounce back big from a poor performance.