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TORONTO -- When the Toronto Maple Leafs season ended with 12 losses in 14 games and without a playoff berth, Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner, James Reimer and Morgan Rielly flew 14,000 kilometres away to escape their troubles. Actually, they flew to Minsk, Belarus, to play at the world hockey championship. Canada (Kadri, Rielly and Reimer) and the United States (Gardiner) both lost in the quarter-finals, but players benefited from the game action. "Its pretty long but its a great experience," Gardiner said. "Naz went over there, Mo and Reims. Im glad we got the chance to do that." Reimer found some value in continuing to play into the spring while the Stanley Cup playoffs were ongoing. "I know talking to other guys who have done it, when you go for those long runs in the playoffs, you have some experience playing some meaningful games or pressure games later in the summer," he said. Reimer added with a wry grin: "Its great to get that experience so that when we go on our long Cup run, well be ready." Reimer, who helped carry the Leafs into the playoffs in 2013 and whose struggles contributed to the season-defining slide last spring, split the duties for Canada with former Toronto teammate Ben Scrivens and got to build some confidence back up. "Its a little more relaxed," the 26-year-old said. "Youre kind of getting away from the pressures of the NHL, per se, and youre playing for your country having fun." Rielly saw limited minutes but got some power-play duty. Its a role he could continue to blossom into in his second season in Toronto. Kadri skated on Canadas second line with Cody Hodgson and Troy Brouwer. As he tries to become a better all-around centre in the NHL, it didnt hurt to learn a thing or two from coach Dave Tippett. "We had some conversations. Obviously hes a great coach and his resume says so," Kadri said. "I had a lot to learn, and by all means do I have everything figured out? I dont. Ive still got a lot to learn and Im still 23 years old and that is really what I want to add to my game: Becoming the whole package and being able to play in all three zones." Under new Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette, Gardiner played almost 18 minutes a game with the U.S. As he continues to grow at 25, it was a test facing elite international competition. For Reimer, the benefit stretched beyond the games. "Just with all those guys there, theyre all great players, theyre all great shooters and to get that practice every day with those guys it really brings your game up," Reimer said. Alejandro Bedoya Jersey .ca. In Sundays Blackhawks-Penguins game, Pittsburgh defenceman Brooks Orpik laid a huge hit on Chicagos Jonathan Toews. Now in my view, Orpik can be clearly seen leaving his feet while delivering a moderately high hit. Sebastian Lletget Jersey .ca. 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Barrie scored 55 seconds into overtime, Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 shots, and the Avalanche moved a step closer to their first playoff berth in four years with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.DETROIT -- Max Scherzer gave Detroits beleaguered bullpen a bit of a breather. Scherzer struck out nine in seven innings -- fanning Mike Trout three times in the process -- and the Detroit Tigers finally managed to beat the Los Angeles Angels, 5-2 on Saturday. Detroit had dropped 10 straight to the Angels, including an 11-6 loss the previous night in which Los Angeles battered the Tigers with 10 extra-base hits. "I realized it was important to get deep into a game, and thats why even after the sixth inning I said, Let me go back out there," Scherzer said. "I know our bullpen has been taxed as of late." Nick Castellanos and Victor Martinez homered for the Tigers, who beat the Angels for the first time since Aug. 26, 2012. Albert Pujols hit his 498th homer, connecting for a solo shot in the ninth for Los Angeles. Scherzer (1-1) allowed a run and three hits with two walks. The AL Cy Young Award winner struck Pujols out twice and shut down Trout, rebounding quickly after giving up a homer to J.B. Shuck to lead off the game. "Some days youve just got to tip your cap. (Scherzer) made a few good pitches," Trout said. "Hes got good life on his fastball. The ball, in the middle, kind of rises up from that kind of sidearm motion." Joba Chamberlain struck out two in the eighth for the Tigers, and Joe Nathan got Trout looking to start the ninth. It was Trouts first career four-strikeout game. "Hes a great hitter, and I respect everything that he does," Scherzer said. "Youve got to be really aggressive right back at him." C.J. Wilson (2-2) gave up three earned runs in five innings. Shuck led off the game with a homer, but that was all the scoring for the Angels until Pujols homered for the second straight day, hitting his sixth shot of the season. In a sign of things to come, Scherzer struck out Trout, Pujols and Raul Ibanez immediately after allowing the homer to Shuck.dddddddddddd Wilson made it through a shaky first inning, but Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the second to put the Tigers ahead to stay. Detroit added an unearned run in the third. Miguel Cabrera reached on an error by right fielder Brennan Boesch and went to second on a wild pitch. Cabrera was then called out at third when Trout -- his foil from the last two American League MVP races -- made a nice throw from centre. The Tigers challenged the call, however, and Cabrera was ruled safe. Cabrera scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Jackson to make it 3-1. The Tigers thought theyd escaped a jam in the fourth when Ian Stewart was called out trying to steal second, but the Angels challenged and the call was overturned. With runners on second and third, Scherzer struck out Erick Aybar for the third out. Martinez added a solo homer in the fifth, and Ian Kinslers sacrifice fly in the eighth made it 5-1. Scherzer, meanwhile, looked every bit his Cy Young self. Trout, Pujols and Ibanez -- the second, third and fourth hitters in the Los Angeles lineup -- went 0 for 8 with seven strikeouts and a walk against the Detroit starter. "I cant say enough about how important that start was -- not only for us as a team, but just for the bullpen," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We had a bunch of guys out there who really could use a day off." Its no surprise when Scherzer pitches well, but Chamberlains performance may have been even more encouraging. He retired the side on eight pitches -- all strikes -- in the eighth. 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