(WGR 550) -- It's just one game. There's plenty of tournament left. You can't win giving up 45 shots to elite countries.

Blah. Blah. Blah.

In a rivalry described by one of the in-game analysts as "tremendously tremendous," Team USA topped Canada, 5-3, in the final game of group play at the Winter Olympics. No, this isn't the biggest upset since "Miracle on Ice," but feel free to have the conversation, because it's a lot of fun. For those who think hockey can't grab any Stateside momentum from the Olympics, think about this: Ryan Miller was the No. 1 "trending topic" on Twitter after the game ended. MSNBC is calling him the "man of the hour." Twitter and MSNBC have a different sort of fan base.

Apparently, the Jonas brother with the incredibly thick eyebrows apparently Tweeted about him and Team USA. Even funnier: Alyssa Milano tweeted that Miller almost makes her want to be a Sabres fan.

Who's the boss? No. 39 in red, white and blue. Sabres fans have seen Sunday evening's performance from Miller a bunch this season, but America picking up on it is pretty solid. When was the last time Buffalo had the nation's sports hero, if only for an evening?

Maybe never.

The hockey was incredible. The world's best were playing an All-Star Game with hitting. A bunch of young kids named Ryan took every punch from a Canadian talent juggernaut playing in its own backyard and were still standing in the end. One of those Ryans, Ryan Kesler, made an unbelievably gutty play to score a one-handed, game-sealing empty-netter. It typified Team USA's underdog spirit, not to mention that he's a right-handed shot and the physics of what he did are mind-stalling.

And I know... after Chris Drury gave the Yanks a 3-2 lead, someone in your house combined Darcy Regier's name with a curse word (It happened at our gathering). Then, when Drury and Miller embraced after the game, someone else talked about being wistful.

So, where does this leave Team USA? In a very tough spot, but a good one nonetheless. The States will be the No. 1 seed moving forward, and will play Switzerland or Belarus on Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST.

You'd have to consider the U.S. underdogs against almost any opponent they'd play after that, if not for a certain hot goaltender. The Ryans have one Ryan that matters more than the rest, and he's pretty good at ice hockey (Sorry to the mothers of Callahan, Kesler, Malone, Suter, Whitney and Bobby, but I'm talking about Miller).

With apologies to Canadian assistant coach Lindy Ruff, this is one night I don't care if he's miserable.

Go States.