from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

After only two games at the shiny new 2016 World Cup of Hockey, Team USA has no hope of advancing beyond the three-game preliminary round.

No hope.

Now there's a notion that resonates in the aftermath of its soul-sucking 4-2 loss to host Canada on Tuesday night. Two straight uninspired losses have opened up the team and the process by which it was selected to widespread ridicule.

"I don't worry about that stuff," U.S. defenseman Ryan Suter, near tears, said after the loss. "I worry about the guys in the room. I think we're all disappointed. I feel like we let our country down. We let ourselves down. It's just disappointing. You come into this not knowing how many more chances you're going to get, and to be out after two games is extremely disappointing."

Team USA didn't come to Toronto as a favorite in this tournament, but did anyone expect it would exit so meekly?

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from Chris Jones of ESPN,