Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would win gold and thought it had a roster that could roll over opponents like we’re accustomed to. But that was wrong, and that’s on me for misevaluating the team.

Losing in the world juniors quarterfinal for the second year in a row, Canada's brass opened itself up to criticism with a host of baffling decisions.