Lafreniere sets tone for Team Canada with complete play. markhmasters has more:
But Lafreniere wasn't done. He finished what he started by setting up Dellandrea for the empty-net goal.
"Those first couple shifts you're a bit nervous," he admitted."I tried to play my best, play my hardest, didn't have too much of a big impact on the game, but my team played exceptional. Laffy played really well. I'm just a guy hoping for the wins here and any way they come I’m good with that." At 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Byfield is Canada's heaviest forward and wants to use that to his advantage.
"The way the Russians play, they play really low on their power play. They have four guys really low, so we want to make sure we cut seams and stuff like that," Tourigny said. "Definitely special," the Guelph goalie said. "Putting on that jersey, hearing the fans cheer for you, it's something I'll never forget.""A little bit shaky, obviously, first game, a lot of nerves," the 19-year-old said,"especially against a good team like that, that scored some good goals and probably one or two I'd like back. But, overall, I'm pretty happy with the way I played.
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