The up-and-comers are looking strong going into their first game against the grizzled vets. With Mat Smith starting, at first it was a little weird to see his usual teammates lining up against him on the opposite end, but it's something he'll just have to get used to. Still though, it must have been weighing on his mind at first since the first goal of the game was scored by former Chicago teammate Gunnar Soderberg. It was a nice feed from Smith's good friend Cassius Darrow, and Smith got it, but it must have just barely gotten through his pads as it trickled into the net behind him. As the night went on Smith got better, but his opponent between the vets' pipes, Harry Carpet (Smith's opponent in Toronto and teammate in Finland), was a brick wall, stopping every shot he faced. The final score was 1-0 in a somewhat defensive game, 20 shots for the vets and 21 for the young guns, and suddenly that confidence that the up-and-comers were feeling going into the tournament was starting to waver. Nobody took the loss harder than Smith, though, as he knew that one goal should have been his. This tournament wasn't going to be an easy one to win, and little mistakes like that could cost them everything.