Forget It – Let Stuart Skinner Be the Goalie if Canada Wants Olympic Gold

“Forget It – Let Stuart Skinner Be the Goalie if Canada Wants Olympic Gold”

Canada’s hopes for an Olympic medal are really fragile, and honestly, playing it safe isn’t going to win them gold. So, why not just take a chance? Let’s put Stuart Skinner in goal and see what happens in the hockey world.

For a long time, Canada has relied on well-known goalies, thinking that just having big names would lead them to victory. But this time, things seem different. The game moves faster now. The stress is greater. And the chances to make mistakes are super tiny. This is why Stuart Skinner might be the surprise player Canada really needs.

Skinner isn’t the smooth, popular goalie that most people talk about for the Olympics. And maybe that’s the point. He plays with a lot of spirit. He plays really passionately. And when he’s on a roll, he seems like the kind of goalie who can win not just a single game—but an entire tournament.

Of course, some people will shout that Skinner isn’t always reliable. They’ll say Canada can’t take that chance. But being too cautious has caused Canada to miss out on medals before, and fans remember that. Every year we say we should trust new talent—well, Skinner IS that new talent, and ignoring that fact won’t change anything.

If Canada really wants that gold medal, they don’t need to pick the “safest” goalie. They should choose someone who shakes things up, motivates the fans, and makes the other teams think twice about every shot. Skinner brings that wild energy that no other goalie in the system has right now.

So, feel free to call it reckless. Call it a last-ditch effort. Call it totally crazy.

But if Canada wants to surprise everyone and win gold, then yes…

Forget it. Let Stuart Skinner be the goalie and see what he can do.

The country might go wild—but they could also celebrate one of the most surprising gold medal wins in Olympic history.