HorsePerson and the ShoeMan

In true Canadian fashion I heard two Canadian radio talk-show hosts discuss the Canadian Women Hockey team. What was Canadian about it was a) the fact that they discussed hockey (and I was of course listening to a hockey discussion), and b) the fact that they criticized the winning.

So far the Canadian Women Hockey team rocked. They're 3-0, winning their last three games by scoring a total of 36 goals and allowing one in.
Canada-Italy 16-0
Russia-Canada 0-12
Canada-Sweden 8-1

Naturally, my reaction was - what happened? Why did they let in that one goal? Best humoured of course. However, these talk-show hosts' reaction was very different from mine. They asked whether the team should stop trying when the score reaches 7-0.

I, for one, can't believe they even mentioned that.
It would be the equivalent of telling a runner to slow down if he has a big margin. I mean, why strive for the best when one can have an easy win?
Besides, the total scores count in the overall standing and give the team with the higher points some sort of advantage.

I'm not sure why exactly these talk-show hosts talked like that.
I get the distinct feeling it was a combination of two things:
The first was because it is the women's hockey team. I'm not sure they would have talked the same if it were the men who reached such results.
The second is being Canadian. What? Are we feeling bad for winning? Are we feeling sorry for the losing teams? What is wrong with us?