Hockey

[smc]

I heard it today on the subway, and then again at lunch in a pub, and then from a student at school, and then again on the subway home, and then from a sportscaster on a Boston TV station:

"The Canadians won because they are NHL players."

In almost every case, I pointed out that the entire roster of both teams were NHL players, but for Americans, they have to find an excuse. So out with the logic, and in with the rationalizations. Even completely illogical rationalizations.

One guy said, "Yeah, that's true, but I don't think they should let the NHLers play."

Had Team USA won, I know he would not have had the same opinion.

For the few of you who asked why I (an American) rooted for Canada, this is part of the explanation. Americans! Ugh!