Thanks to the surprising 2-0 start by Team Europe, Team USA found themselves in a must-win situation against powerhouse Team Canada last night in Toronto. Anything but a win would have eliminated the Americans from moving out of the round robin stage with one game to go.
Unfortunately as has been the case for Team USA in International play of late, they didn’t have the firepower to compete with Canada.
“Yeah, it’s disappointing, frustrating,” USA head coach John Tortorella told the media following the loss. “All different types of emotions. Yeah, I think we let some people down.