Canada Rolls Czechia in Olympic Opener
Team Canada wastes no time reminding everyone why they're gold-medal favorites, jumping out to a commanding lead against Czechia in their Milano opener with NHL stars back on the Olympic stage for the first time since Sochi. Young gun Macklin Celebrini tips home the opener late in the first, while the vets like McDavid, Crosby, and MacKinnon start piling up points in a clinic that has Binnington stonewalling everything in sight.
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Eeli Tolvanen intrigues as a trade target with 31 points (11G, 20A) through 55 games on pace for a career-high 46 despite linemates Chandler Stephenson and Freddy Gaudreau, showcasing sniper skills like Great Value Granlund on forecheck and neutral zone per Sznajder data, though Evolving-Hockey flags him as a power-play merchant with half his production there and skating concerns since his hyped 2017 draft.
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