John Carlson Essentially Benched After Pavel Datsyuk Goal (GIF)
Photo: Streeter Lecka
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored the United States’ first goal of the Olympic tournament Thursday. Team USA head coach Dan Bylsma had a lot of great things to say about him.
“I thought to get our feet underneath us, especially those young guys on defense, I thought they played large,” Blysma said to NBC. “We have Paul Martin and [Ryan] Suter back there, but Cam Fowler and John Carlson in particular, and Ryan McDonagh, played well on the back side.”
He also said it was “fitting” that Carlson scored the first goal.
But boy can things change in a hurry.
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