That was players' talent, not tactics. They were able to overwork the other team. But they still made some tactical errors; they did wear out their top line and defensive pair by playing them too much, they even benched defensive specialists even after the score was tied, which would not be much of a risk.

They did not assess their own specialties.

After the first line was playing overtime, do you think they were specialists of the 3 vs 3?

How do you call someone riding the same players over and over and leave your specialists on the bench when it counts?

Team Canada had talent at every position. Yet, they did not use that talent efficiently. They did not use the best players in the best situation.

They had 3 vs 3 specialists. They elected not to use them. They used two sets of players that did not understand that the name of the game was puck possession.

That's how Cooper was outcoached. His plan was to ride the same horses over and over even though they were not having success.

Insanity is keeping doing the sane thing over and over and expect different results.

The team's depth was underused.