Brian Burke was just interviewed on Swedish Television. He was asked about Toronto's season too. And he said that there were two season for Toronto, the first one went well, and in the 2nd one the wheels fell off. He said that he thought that it was a combination of things, one was the goaltending, another was the fact that we are a young team, and another was that he thought that the officiating changed in the end of the season. He was asked about Gustavsson and he said that The Monster saved our season when Reimer got hurt, but that might look for an even better goaltender, and that Gustavsson will be the first one to know.
He was also asked a bit about Team Sweden, Team USA and swedish prospects. He seemed quite content with the american roster (3-2 lead after two periods vs Sweden). He talked a bit about the lack of success for Team USA in world championships. But that they are coming strong on the junior side, and have a strong pool in the NHL. The americans intend to play a fast skilled game. Renberg said that he was a bit worried about Sweden having too few starting goaltenders in the NHL, Burke thought that it would change. And I agree, I think that will change too. And he also said that he would be happy to draft more swedes, since he thinks that they are hard working and good team players.
As far as Team USA, I do think that they can do quite well. Pretty good d-men compared to Sweden, and a lot of players who are fast, and who can move the puck. So I would be very surprised if they do as bad as last year.
