When Vladimir Myshkin replaces Vladislav Tretiak to start the second period, Al Michaels and Ken Dryden discuss the rarity of Tretiak being put on the bench, and that it had not yet happened during the 1980 Olympics. In fact, Myshkin had played the entirety of USSR's group stage games against Netherlands and Poland, and replaced Tretiak after one period in USSR's game against Japan. These appearances by Myshkin, however, were due to USSR's ease in winning against much weaker opponents; it is true this was the first time Tretiak was replaced for poor performance.
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