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Captain not happy despite another win
LEKSAND, Sweden -- First place in Group A is a lock, and a bye to a semi-final on Wednesday at the 2007 world junior championship is in the books.
But satisfaction has not yet been guaranteed for Canada, which is 3-0 after beating Germany 3-1 in an immensely dry game yesterday at Ejendals Arena.
"We're not playing that good right now," said captain Kris Letang, who began the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins before being sent back to junior. "We are doing some good things, but we are doing some bad things. I am happy we are first in our side and have a bye for the semis, but we have to be better. There are still too many turnovers and we have to play 60 minutes."
Canada outshot Germany 34-19 before an announced crowd of 1,284 -- most of which was clad in Canada sweaters and yelling their hearts out -- but got the kind of game it figured it would get.
On paper, there is little comparison between the clubs. The Germans have just four drafted players and only three players are developing in North America. But Germany, which is 0-9 against Canada since unification in 1989, spent most of the game doing little to try to score and lined up four players across the blue line. It's not an approach Canada usually sees at this level, but it speaks to the difference in talent.
"I expected it to be tight, but I thought we were able to open it up at times," said Edmonton Oilers prospect, forward Andrew Cogliano. "We can't let up at all. That's something we have to work on."
TorontoSun.com - Terry Koshan - 'We're not playing that good'
LEKSAND, Sweden -- First place in Group A is a lock, and a bye to a semi-final on Wednesday at the 2007 world junior championship is in the books.
But satisfaction has not yet been guaranteed for Canada, which is 3-0 after beating Germany 3-1 in an immensely dry game yesterday at Ejendals Arena.
"We're not playing that good right now," said captain Kris Letang, who began the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins before being sent back to junior. "We are doing some good things, but we are doing some bad things. I am happy we are first in our side and have a bye for the semis, but we have to be better. There are still too many turnovers and we have to play 60 minutes."
Canada outshot Germany 34-19 before an announced crowd of 1,284 -- most of which was clad in Canada sweaters and yelling their hearts out -- but got the kind of game it figured it would get.
On paper, there is little comparison between the clubs. The Germans have just four drafted players and only three players are developing in North America. But Germany, which is 0-9 against Canada since unification in 1989, spent most of the game doing little to try to score and lined up four players across the blue line. It's not an approach Canada usually sees at this level, but it speaks to the difference in talent.
"I expected it to be tight, but I thought we were able to open it up at times," said Edmonton Oilers prospect, forward Andrew Cogliano. "We can't let up at all. That's something we have to work on."
TorontoSun.com - Terry Koshan - 'We're not playing that good'