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Nike Zoom Canada Outlet. Smith faced the tougher opponents in the round robin with wins against the Czechs and Swedes and a shootout loss to Switzerland. Canadas blue-line is a work in progress and was lacking the international experience of the forwards. Vancouver Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis joined the team Saturday and has played the most minutes in his two games so far. His stretch pass up to Stamkos on Monday gave the forward an easy breakaway on 19-year-old Slovenian goaltender Luka Gracnar, whose 35 saves was almost enough for a historic upset. Subban, a Norris Trophy finalist as the NHLs top defenceman this season, will add more big-game experience to the blue-line. "How physically strong he is, the fact that hes a right-handed shot and should be able to help our power play shooting from the off-side, hes a tremendous weapon skating on the big ice and being a veteran player is going to help our team," Canadian head coach Lindy Ruff said. The defencemen, three of whom made their international debuts for Canada here, were a concern in Ruffs mind when the tournament began. Despite Canadas defensive gaffes in Mondays first period, Ruff is comfortable Canadas capabilities on the back end. "We wanted to be a solid defending team," he said. "That was a question mark, as young as we were on the back end, whether we could defend throughout the tournament? I think that questioned got answered. "We did a nice job eliminating situations that would have been goals against and some of those young defencemen stepped up for us." Canada ranks first in the tournament in penalty killing, but the power play has been up and down. Canada was held scoreless on four chances Monday, including three consecutive in the second period, after scoring three power-play goals against Belarus last Friday. "With the exception of that first period today, weve grown as a team," Stamkos said. "When we play well defensively we know we have the offensive talent on this team that can go down and control the puck in the offensive end and get some shots. "Wed still like to get to the net a little more, get pucks to the net. Its a bigger zone to play in and cycle, but sometimes youre in there for a minute, minute 20, we dont generate any shots." Notes: Canadian defenceman Luke Schenn served his automatic game suspension from the match penalty he took against the Czech Republic . . . The addition of Subban gives Canada nine defencemen . . . Subban won gold at the world junior hockey championships in 2008 and 2009, but this will be his first world championship . . . Slovenia is qualified for next years Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia . . . Slovenias coach is Matjaz Kopitar, the father of Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar. ' ' '