Cooper's Lines Signal Canada's Physical Edge
Jon Cooper unveils Team Canada's opening lines at Olympic practice, pairing Connor McDavid with Macklin Celebrini and Tom Wilson to blend speed with serious snarl up front. Every forward group spreads the grit - think Brad Marchand with Nathan MacKinnon, Mark Stone flanking Sidney Crosby - showing Cooper's blueprint for dominating Milan without bunching the bangers on bottom lines.
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