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A Report Card Look At Team Canada
TORONTO (CP) - A report card look at Team Canada after Saturday night's 3-1 round-robin win over Russia:
Forwards
Kris Draper, A: Selke Trophy winner delighted hometown friends and family with super night, shutting down Russia's top forward line and scoring Canada's second goal.
Shane Doan, A: The best-kept secret on Team Canada has been consistently terrific. Made a great play on his assist for Canada's opening goal and threw his weight around all night long.
Brad Richards, A: Showed his elite scoring touch on his one-timer goal to open the scoring, a threat throughout the game.
Vincent Lecavalier, B-plus: Flashy rush down the ice led to opening goal, but took a foolish cross-checking penalty on Darius Kasparaitis.
Simon Gagne, B-plus: His best game of the tournament, a great feed to Richards for the opening goal and yeoman's work on the penalty kill.
Mario Lemieux, B-plus: Still can't buy a goal but showed some nice touches, especially his set-up sending Scott Niedermayer in alone in second period. Recording his first point of the tournament on Sakic's goal.
Joe Sakic, B-plus: Fanned on his shot with an open net staring at him in the second period but he stuffed a rebound home early in the third to give Canada a 3-0 lead.
Joe Thornton, B: Not much doing offensively but to his defence he was centring the checking line with Draper and Doan.
Jarome Iginla, B: Had two more great scoring chances but remains in the hunt for his first goal.
Ryan Smyth, B: Not quite as involved as his first two games, took a bad penalty in the third.
Dany Heatley, B: Canada's best player in the exhibition games has yet to score. He's pressing too much.
Martin St. Louis, B-minus: Horrible giveaway in the first period nearly led to a Russian goal, off the mark with some of his passes.
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Defence
Scott Niedermayer, A: Power play, penalty kill, tape-to-tape passes, just another night at the office.
Adam Foote, A: Left a few Russians black and blue. Great work on the penalty kill.
Robyn Regehr, B-plus: Does this guy ever make a mistake?
Eric Brewer, B-plus: Has got better with every game.
Scott Hannan, B-plus: Smart physical game and showed a little more confidence pinching in and nearly scoring in the first period.
Jay Bouwmeester, B: A little tentative in his own zone at times but was accurate with his outlet passes.
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Goal
Martin Brodeur, A: The rock that makes Canada so hard to beat. His highlight-reel pad save on Alexander Frolov in the second period was the exclamation point of another super outing.
A Report Card Look At Team Canada
TORONTO (CP) - A report card look at Team Canada after Saturday night's 3-1 round-robin win over Russia:
Forwards
Kris Draper, A: Selke Trophy winner delighted hometown friends and family with super night, shutting down Russia's top forward line and scoring Canada's second goal.
Shane Doan, A: The best-kept secret on Team Canada has been consistently terrific. Made a great play on his assist for Canada's opening goal and threw his weight around all night long.
Brad Richards, A: Showed his elite scoring touch on his one-timer goal to open the scoring, a threat throughout the game.
Vincent Lecavalier, B-plus: Flashy rush down the ice led to opening goal, but took a foolish cross-checking penalty on Darius Kasparaitis.
Simon Gagne, B-plus: His best game of the tournament, a great feed to Richards for the opening goal and yeoman's work on the penalty kill.
Mario Lemieux, B-plus: Still can't buy a goal but showed some nice touches, especially his set-up sending Scott Niedermayer in alone in second period. Recording his first point of the tournament on Sakic's goal.
Joe Sakic, B-plus: Fanned on his shot with an open net staring at him in the second period but he stuffed a rebound home early in the third to give Canada a 3-0 lead.
Joe Thornton, B: Not much doing offensively but to his defence he was centring the checking line with Draper and Doan.
Jarome Iginla, B: Had two more great scoring chances but remains in the hunt for his first goal.
Ryan Smyth, B: Not quite as involved as his first two games, took a bad penalty in the third.
Dany Heatley, B: Canada's best player in the exhibition games has yet to score. He's pressing too much.
Martin St. Louis, B-minus: Horrible giveaway in the first period nearly led to a Russian goal, off the mark with some of his passes.
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Defence
Scott Niedermayer, A: Power play, penalty kill, tape-to-tape passes, just another night at the office.
Adam Foote, A: Left a few Russians black and blue. Great work on the penalty kill.
Robyn Regehr, B-plus: Does this guy ever make a mistake?
Eric Brewer, B-plus: Has got better with every game.
Scott Hannan, B-plus: Smart physical game and showed a little more confidence pinching in and nearly scoring in the first period.
Jay Bouwmeester, B: A little tentative in his own zone at times but was accurate with his outlet passes.
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Goal
Martin Brodeur, A: The rock that makes Canada so hard to beat. His highlight-reel pad save on Alexander Frolov in the second period was the exclamation point of another super outing.