Biggest game and we fell short. I thought Pelletier did not have a good game. High motor but he wasn't efficient and burned a lot of unnecessary energy. He's been great on every other game but this one not so much.
Zary on the other hand I think had his best game of the tourney. He's not flashy but for the ice time he received it seemed he was always in on scoring opportunities. On the D zone he used his IQ and want frantic running around.
Things I didn't like:
Team fire drill in the defensive zone, reminded me of the Flames on D at times. I hate the collapsing strategy.
I thought Byram tried to do too much. Great player, great skater, but too much individual effort.
The Holloway hate is understandable since he's an Oiler now but I thought he was energetic and relentless on the puck.
USA played with a chip on their shoulders and even without that motivation, they are a talented team.
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