Brad Marchand Speaks Out On Easton Cowan and Team Canada's World Junior Embarrassment
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand has experience at the World Juniors which makes him the perfect person to speak on Easton Cowan and Team Canada's failure.
Brad Marchand played in the World Juniors over a decade ago which means he knows firsthand just how much pressure comes with playing for Team Canada.
With the hockey nation losing big at the World Juniors this year, players like Easton Cowan are getting ripped apart online.
Marchand was recently asked about this phenomenon and it led to some interesting answers.
Brad Marchand talks Team Canada and the World Juniors
As the Bruins forward told Sportsnet reporter Luke Fox, other countries are starting to get better at the sport which is upping the pressure on Canada to keep up.
You're just seeing that every country is elevating to another level right now, and everyone's chasing Canada. It's been like that for a long time now. And countries are getting good. Players nowadays are all talented, they all skate, they can all shoot. So, there's very small margins in the game to make mistakes, and it happens at every level.»
Additionally, Marchand explained how people love to pick apart Team Canada, especially when the World Juniors are played at home.
Given these factors, it should come as no surprise that Easton Cowan and others are catching a lot of flack.
Needless to say, this is going to be a huge learning experience for all of the players involved.
While it may not be a learning experience that you want to have, sometimes, these are the ones that are the most necessary.
Hopefully, kids like Easton Cowan can come back better than ever.
