I agree that it was a case of too much talent under too much pressure. I think it was Gretzky who said that it was possibly that each one of the "stars" tried too hard to change the game as an individual rather than playing a team game. He also talked about the pressure that the players feel playing for Canada but didn't make any excuses for the poor showing.

How about Mike Modano's rant about USA Hockey? He blamed them for poor support and not even making the travel arrangements for the US players.

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