As someone that was there, I agree. It was tough to watch and it felt like a punch to the gut.
It's also important to keep perspective though. We're talking about a bunch of 20ish year old Amerks leading a professional team against a 1st place Comets team filled with both physically developed AHL vets and some younger talent sprinkled in as well. The Amerks have already advanced past the first round and were a game away from eliminating the Comets. They still have one more game vs the Comets to try to close out the series. No matter the final result of game 5, the young Amerks players have shown a ton