Lafreniere responded by putting up a big goal in Canada’s 5-1 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday. Veleno notched an assist on another play as Canada improved to 3-0. “I’m not looking for him to be perfect, but when he’s not perfect, he’s not going to play as much. And he understands that.”Lafreniere, the ninth-youngest player to play for Canada in the history of the event, agreed with the coach’s critiques. … Canada went into Saturday’s game one-for-eight with the man advantage but emerged with a pair of power-play goals.

Source: National Post December 30, 2018 03:38 UTC