People criticize Cherry and deservedly so, but as a guy with over 5 decades as a player, I can tell you he was pretty much the only Sports analyst who knew WTF he was talking about after that dust up...
You can see Brian Williams' clueless opinion in the video, but that opinion was almost universal from Canadian sportscasters...(Bernie Pascal was another who comes to mind right away)
For those of us who've laced them up, it's not even a debate....you don't leave your teammates outnumbered. Gold medal on the line or not...