He has a chance to make big impact on Team North America, and moving forward the Leafs as well. Definitely an exciting time.”So, too, is Team North America, easily the darlings of the World Cup of Hockey following a 4-1 win over Finland on Sunday night and a challenger, perhaps, to Team Canada — if not as tournament favourite then as crowd favourite. Matthews, on the top line with McDavid, set the tone early by leading a rush that led to the North Americans’ first goal. Through the second, the North Americans simply swirled through Finland’s defence, with Johnny Gaudreau, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin adding goals and making it look easy. “It’s Team North America versus Team Finland,” Matthews said before the game.

Source: thestar September 19, 2016 03:00 UTC