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KOSICE, Slovakia -- The ingredients all seem to be in place to make Canada a top contender at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. babyliss curl secret . Unlike other countries with golden aspirations, the Canadians have had no trouble with weaker opposition early in the event. The victim Sunday was an overmatched France team that couldnt handle a balanced offensive attack in losing 9-1. The goals came from all four lines and three different defencemen. "Pretty much everybody on every line can score," said Canadian captain Rick Nash. Its shown in convincing victories over Belarus and France that came by a combined count of 13-2. Those have been the most dominant performances by any team at a tournament that has already seen Sweden lose to Norway and Russia fall to Germany. Arguably the most important element of Canadas solid start cant be measured by statistics. "This is a group of guys that I think will have a lot of success based on our camaraderie," said goalie James Reimer, who made 22 saves against France. "I think within one or two days -- it didnt take very long -- everyone was buds and hanging out and enjoying the time over here together. I think thats one of our strong points. "Were a good team right now and its kind of showing on the ice." Even the newcomers have fit in quickly. Defenceman Marc-Andre Gragnani opened scoring on a power play in his first ever shift at the tournament while James Neal chipped in with an assist after enduring an arduous journey to Slovakia that came on the heels of a tough Game 7 loss by his Pittsburgh Penguins earlier in the week. He had to pause for a moment before recouting his trip. "I went through Pittsburgh to Minnesota, Minnesota to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Prague, Prague to here," said Neal. "Some solid layovers. Tough road to get here." There is an unmistakable confidence among the Canadians. Jeff Skinner -- the youngest player in the entire tournament -- scored two more goals Sunday to grab the early scoring lead with five points. The other scorers were Nash, Gragnani, Jason Spezza, Chris Stewart, Alex Pietrangelo, Brent Burns and Travis Zajac. "This is a group that really enjoys each others company," said Canadian coach Ken Hitchcock. "Theres a great almost instant chemistry. I dont know if thats because of the age with everybody or whatever but its a very, very cohesive team off the ice right now. I think its helping us on the ice." Pierre-Edouard Bellemare replied with Frances first goal of the tournament. Canada scored early and often to chase Cristobal Huet from the net after just one period. Gragnani buried a wrist shot on his first shift of the tournament at 1:02 on a power play before Spezza and Skinner both struck to make it 3-0 after 20 minutes. "When goal-scorers are scoring, its a good sign," said Gragnani. "Regardless who the opposition team is, a goal is still a goal and it gives us a lot of confidence going forward through the tournament." Reimer had to be fairly sharp in the early going as France had a couple dangerous chances, including a breakaway by captain Laurent Meunier. His shutout bid was ended on a nice shot by Bellemare at 9:14 of the second period on a power play -- one of four in row France received during the middle frame. Veteran French goaltender Fabrice LHenry had some initial success after entering the game, but couldnt keep Canada off the scoreboard for long. Stewart made it 4-1 off a goal-mouth scramble at 16:06 and Pietrangelo extended the lead just 43 seconds later. "Were a team right now that has a lot of fun pressing the attack, were having a lot of fun pushing the pace," said Hitchcock. "We feel like weve got depth, we feel like we can wear teams out if we keep playing this way. So far weve been able to do that." In the third period, Nash set up Burns and scored with a nice individual effort to give him another piece of history at this event. He now has 41 career world championship points, moving past Steve Yzerman into second place behind Dany Heatleys 62 points. "Any time you even get a chance to play with Team Canada its special," said Nash. "To have a little bit of success and get a lot of points, its fun. But the gold medal and two silver medals mean a lot more than the points." Skinners second goal of the game came on a penalty shot before Zajac got the grind line on the scoresheet with a little over two minutes to play. Once the game was out of reach in the third period, Hitchcock sent backup goalie Devan Dubnyk in for his first work of the tournament. He stopped eight shots in almost 14 minutes of action. The coach plans to go back to Reimer when Canada gets its toughest test yet against Switzerland on Tuesday. "I like his game -- hes really competitive," Hitchcock said of Reimer. "He seeks out every puck, he looks around people, he looks through people, he fights for vision every time. "He reminds me of that old group of goalies, you know, the (Ed) Belfour and (Andy) Moog kind of guys. They fight like crazy." Notes: Pietrangelo received the most ice time for Canada with 20:39 ... Meunier had the most shots in the game with five ... Canadian defenceman Carlo Colaiacovo and goalie Jonathan Bernier watched from the stands after arriving from North America ... France coach Dave Henderson gave his son Brian 8:47 of ice time ... Announced attendance at Steel Arena was 4,457. babyliss curl secret prix . Rosario, a fifth-round pick by Carolina in 2007, played in 13 games and started twice for San Diego last season. The 28-year-old Rosario spent his first four seasons with the Panthers before splitting the 2011 season between Denver and Miami. mira curl babyliss . The Canucks are holding a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series after recording victories in Games 3 and 4 in Nashville. Ryan Kesler scored the OT game-winner in the third contest and also provided the deciding goal in Thursdays 4-2 triumph in Game 4 at Bridgestone Arena.TORREON, Mexico -- Toronto FCs misery continues. The Major League Soccer side crashed out of the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday thanks to a 1-0 defeat against Mexicos Santos Laguna. Herculez Gomez scored on a stunning second-half volley to send Toronto packing and help his team advance to the next round. The U.S. international chested down a ball outside the Toronto penalty area in the 73rd minute before rifling a shot past the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Freddy Hall. Santos, which led Toronto by three points in the group coming in, only needed a tie to advance. Toronto FC, meanwhile, needed to win by three goals or score four or more and win by two to move on. The Reds could have had a 3-0 lead inside the first 20 minutes of action but wasted a number of excellent scoring chances. Reggie Lambe found himself in on a partial breakaway in the 18th minute but the midfielder couldnt beat Santos keeper Miguel Becerra. The hosts took control after that and Toronto rarely threatened the rest of the way. miracurl pro babyliss c disc. Santos forward Carlos Quintero blasted a shot off the post that stayed out on a free kick in the 44th minute and Hall made a big save off Edgar Lugo in the 68th to keep things scoreless. Toronto defender Jeremy Hall then cleared a shot off the line in the 70th minute as Santos continued to press before Gomez broke the deadlock moment later. Wednesdays scenario would have been different if Toronto had not given up goals in the 90th minute and stoppage time in a 3-1 loss to the Mexicans at BMO Field on Aug. 28. Toronto, in the midst of an 0-9-4 run in league play, has now gone 1-6-2 in all competitions since that Santos defeat. The match marked the second game Toronto has played in Torreone this season. Santos thumped the Reds 6-2 in April in the semifinals of the 2011-12 competition, scoring four unanswered goals in the second half. Toronto (5-20-8), which sits dead last in the MLS standings, wraps up league play Sunday in Columbus (14-12-7). ' ' '