PRAGUE, Czech Republic – If the wins, the goals and what is there for your eyes to behold didn’t do it, Dave Lewis did it was a statement.
“Watching them perform live today and after what they did to us, in my mind they are the team to beat,” said the Belarus coach of Todd McLellan’s team after a 9-0 drubbing in the dreaded game at the IIHF World Championship where Canada has crashed and burned in so often in the past.
“They are very strong. And it’s not just one line or two lines. And they are coming together as a team that is hungry and has some strong leadership.