Quick Olympic Thoughts: Canada Wears Down Czechia While Thomas Harley and Radek Faksa Square Off

Also featuring: Nathan MacKinnon's Opinion

Two Dallas Stars players faced off today in Italy in what was, for a while, a pretty good hockey game.

Thomas Harley played 20:35 for Canada, which led the team. He’s not going to be their #1 defenseman all of a sudden, but if there was any doubt that last year’s version of Harley was still in there, his two assists and thoroughly solid play proved otherwise.

Radek Faksa, meanwhile, was also completely himself for the overmatched Czechs, playing 13:12. He continues to be just about the perfect fourth-line center for a team looking for a big, defensive fourth-line center—even against the best group of hockey talent in the world.

Let’s get into a few more details after Canada kicked off their Winter Olympics with a 5-0 victory over the toughest of their three preliminary round opponents.