Team Canada yet to be tested with either Russia or North America ahead in semis
TORONTO — Team Canada has trailed for all of 89 seconds so far at the World Cup of Hockey.
Indeed, the Canadians have advanced to the weekend semifinals without much resistance. They rolled over the Europeans 4-1 on Wednesday evening, concluding an efficient preliminary round that saw them outscore the opposition 14-3. A single elimination semifinal against either Russia or North America lies ahead on Saturday.
Jonathan Toews, who scored twice and added an assist on Wednesday, doesn’t believe that Canada has found its best just yet.
“We’ve shown it in moments, where we hem teams in their zone (and) they can’t get out,” Toews said of the Canadians’ best game. “If they do have the puck we have two guys all over it and we’re turning it over and we’re throwing it back their way. We want that pressure, four lines going all the time.”