A poor start, Nedeljkovic, and coaching lost us that one.
I'm sorry, but this early in the tournament the team should not be getting full days off like they had yesterday. There is zero reason to not have a practice yesterday when your team has only been together for a week and needs to build chemistry and a system. That's bad coaching and poor prioritization for why you're there. You're not there to f***ing golf. Zero reason to not be practicing this early in the tournament on days without games. Embarrassing commitment from USAH staff, and a big reason why they look like a confused mess for half a game.
Ned was brutal. Goals 3 and 4 cannot go in, especially after your team finally showed up and got on the board. It should be Augustine's net unless we get a star goalie to show up or he falls apart.
Gaudreau is a liability out there. Get him off the top line and PP. Please let this be the end of any delusion that his name should be in contention for a best-of team.
Stop running the PP to set up Caufield. His shooting was poor all season and it's the same here. Yes, he's normally a sniper, but not this season, and you can't wait around for him to figure it out.
The ice time distribution, especially at forward, has been mind boggling.
Some costly mistakes by guys who got little ice time in the game.
Poor Werenski being saddled with Jones again.
We have some guys making their presence known every shift (Werenski, Boldy, Tkachuk, etc.) but far too many passengers right now, or guys who have been black holes (Caufield, Gaudreau).
Blow up the lines.
They look like a John Hynes team.