Winnipeg fell off a cliff when Hellebuyck got hurt. And their goalie depth is crazy too because they have Oettinger and Swayman.
Finland lost today but their goaltending is better than Canada too, so is Sweden’s. For a hockey program like Canada, they should be top two in goaltending yet they’re probably 4th or 5th if Russia was allowed to play.
Binnington has a great record “under pressure” but he’s one of the worst goalies in the NHL this year. His tournament could end very quickly with one bad performance and there isn’t Brodeur or Belfour to replace him like once upon a time when Cujo got shelled in his first game. There is no Patrick Roy or Carey Price either.
Please, Hellebuyck is still nothing more than 13-16-7 so he, as you said, not a goalie who can carry a team.
As for the rest of them sure they might be good, or bad, just like Bennington. I sincerely don’t feel like any of them standout severely enough to give any team a notable advantage so I shrug it off.
As for Russians, I feel bad for the athletes that their government won’t listen to the rest of the world. The Ukraine obviously means more than the Olympics to them *shrugs*