Woodpeckers went 16-0 in World League with no equipment...er maybe I have that backwords.
PD7 is generally a pretty stand up guy (from my personal experience) and if he says it was a mistake, then it probably was. Is it irresponsible? Yea, probably. Would I start a witch hunt with plans to crucify him before the GLB gods? Probably not. End of the day, I get the frustration from Tom, and lots of respect for all involved, but it's not like you spent 10 seasons trying to get to WL and this happened. I think it's a bit much to be burning friendships because of a potential one off situation. Just my two cents.