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TORONTO -- In the blink of an eye, World Cup of Hockey enemies will once again become National Hockey League teammates. And players who stood shoulder to shoulder sporting their nations jersey in the tournament -- or in the case of Team North America and Team Europe, simply sporting matching jerseys -- will soon square off against those tournament teammates with valuable regular-season points on the line.Funny how that works.But as Canada celebrates the continuation of its historic domination of the sport after sweeping Team Europe in the best-of-three World Cup finals, winning their 16th consecutive game in best-on-best tournaments, we examined which players might use the World Cup as a springboard to greatness in the NHL -- or, conversely, which players are hoping to forget their forgettable performances in Toronto and start with a clean slate on their NHL clubs.You could argue that Brad Marchand was going to get paid regardless. But theres little doubt that his superlative performance playing alongside Sidney Crosby and?Boston Bruins?teammate Patrice Bergeron was a catalyst to his eight-year, $49 million contract extension?with the Bruins. Marchand finished second in the tournament in scoring, and if the Bruins are going to arrest a two-year playoff slide, Marchand will need to be a key part of that renaissance. And while were at it, theres no reason to believe that Bergeron, third in tournament scoring and likely the second-best player on Team Canada behind Crosby, wont hit the ground running in Boston. Look out, Atlantic Division.Remember last year when Crosby had five points in October? Remember how some people wrote him off? Ha-ha. That was funny. Now the World Cup of Hockey MVP and leading scorer in the tournament will return to the?Pittsburgh Penguins?in midseason form after leading the World Cup in scoring and continuing his playoff-MVP level of play. Look out, world.There is no shortage of questions facing the Detroit Red Wings this season as they move on without Pavel Datsyuk and harbor concerns about?Henrik Zetterbergs durability. But GM Ken Holland has to be thrilled with the play of a couple of members of Team Europe. Frans Nielsen, signed as a free agent by Detroit during the offseason, earned much praise for his two-way game during the World Cup. And Tomas Tatar delivered a team-best three goals, including two in the Europeans overtime win over Sweden in the semifinals. Both players are crucial to the Red Wings ability to keep their monumental playoff streak alive next spring. They have qualified for the playoffs in 25 consecutive seasons.There were so many impressive players on Team North America, but?Philadelphia Flyers?fans had to be pleased to see rookie of the year nominee Shayne Gostisbehere get off to a good start at the World Cup. ?His play was impressive, especially after Aaron Ekblad left the tournament with a concussion, and Gostisbehere (four assists) tied for the points lead among defensemen at the tournament.On the other side of the coin, the tournament wasnt particularly kind to anyone on Team USA, as the Americans went 0-3. But?Los Angeles Kings?GM Dean Lombardi has to hope Jonathan Quick is more like the Jonathan Quick of the first pretournament game against Canada and not the Quick who turned in a 3.56 GAA and .863 save percentage in two starts during round-robin play.The Kings will also be without veteran winger Marian Gaborik, who was injured in Team Europes overtime win over Sweden in the semifinals. Gaborik may miss two months with an injury to his right foot -- which is not good news for a Kings team that appears to be entering a period of decline.Back to Detroit for a moment. Nielsen and Tatar were standouts, but the same cant be said for the perpetually underachieving Thomas Vanek, who had just one assist.Patrick Kane was another disappointing part of Team USA. The Hart Trophy winner failed to score and finished with a minus-4 rating, but we doubt itll take long for him to reconnect with linemates Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin, whose Russian squad was dumped in the semifinal by Canada. The pair combined for one goal for Russia, and all three will be looking forward to getting back in a groove in Chicago.Pekka Rinne played in only one game for Finland in the World Cup, a humbling 4-1 loss to speedy Team North America in which Rinne faced 43 shots. Tuukka Rask took over for the final two games, but if the Nashville Predators were hoping that Rinne would use the tournament as a springboard to midseason form, it didnt happen.Speaking of the Finns ... they had a pretty ugly tournament, scoring just one goal in three games. But that said, we were impressed with youngster?Sebastian Aho, and we know that?Carolina Hurricanes?GM Ron Francis is looking forward to seeing how Aho fits in with the Canes. And of course Patrik Laine was a physical presence, even if he did not record a point, and will step right into the?Winnipeg Jets?lineup.It was a bit of a challenge to get a handle on Jack Eichel with dynamic Team North America. The second overall 2015 draft pick had a goal and an assist, but he was overshadowed by Johnny Gaudreau, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. That might not be a bad thing, necessarily, but it will be interesting to see how Eichels season begins in Buffalo.And finally, how about the Tampa Bay Lightning, which led all teams with 12 players in the tournament? Will it hurt the Lightning, getting out of the blocks, having had so many key players -- not to mention coach Jon Cooper, who was an assistant with Team North America -- out of the loop at the World Cup of Hockey? Probably not. Having players play at such a high level early in the season cant be a bad thing. And you have to figure that this tournament will be a boon to a player like?Steven Stamkos, who struggled offensively in the tournament, scoring just once, and who missed all but one of Tampas playoff games with a blood clotting issue. Connie Hawkins Jersey . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. 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Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. A year ago, Kevin Harvick needed to win at Dover International Speedway, and he did just that to advance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.There were other clutch performances, including Jamie McMurrays fourth-place finish that just wasnt good enough for him to hold on to the last spot by points as Dale Earnhardt Jr.s third-place finish earned him the final position. And then there was Jimmie Johnson?and a broken seal that resulted in him not advancing.The race on Sunday at Dover could produce similar riveting moments -- although none of the drivers currently outside the top 12 should have much confidence in a win-and-in day.Heres how those Chase drivers -- other than first-round winners?Martin Truex Jr.?and Harvick, who have advanced to the quarterfinal round with their victories -- stack up heading into the elimination race at Dover. The three winners automatically are in, with the other nine (or 10 if a non-Chaser wins) determined by points. Ties are broken by best finish in the first round.Brad Keselowski (1st)Points: 35 points ahead of 13th, 30 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 29th (34th if Dover winner is not outside the top 12)Outlook: Even if he doesnt win, the current series points leader would need to fall at least 10 spots in the standings. So he is pretty much in. In 13 career starts at Dover, he has never finished worse than 22nd.Kyle Busch (3rd)Points: 33 points ahead of 13th, 28 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 27th (32nd if winner is not outside the top 12).Outlook: Like Keselowski, those are pretty good odds for Busch, although Busch did finish 42nd in June 2014 and 30th in May at Dover. But even if Busch had a horrible day, to fall eight or nine spots in the standings would require the perfect storm.Matt Kenseth (4th)Points: 26 points ahead of 13th; 21 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 21st (26th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: He has finished outside the top 20 twice in his past 17 Dover starts. Hell be fine; he has led 74 laps in the past two races at Dover and has led laps in nine of his past 11 starts there.Joey Logano (5th)Points: 21 points ahead of 13th, 16 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 15th (20th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Dover is not one of Loganos best tracks in a Cup car (he won four consecutive Xfinity races in sweeping the 2012 and 2013 races), but it is one of those tracks where he rarely leads laps in Cup, albeit he hasnt had awful performances, at least in recent years. The one thing to worry about? He wasnt great there in the spring, finishing 22nd.Denny Hamlin (7th)Points: 19 points ahead of 13th; 14 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 13th (18th if winner is not outside top 12).Outlook: Like Logano, he has won at Dover -- in the Xfinity Series (twice). Hamlin needs to put together a full race; he led 118 laps in May 2015 but still finished 21st. Just last week, his pit crew losing control of a tire resulted in Hamlin going to the rear and costing him several spots.Jimmie Johnson (8th)Points: 18 points ahead of 13th, 13 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 12th (17th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Johnson heads to one of his best tracks. Yes, last year, he finished 41st and dropped from fifth to 13th in the standings (missing the cut) after entering the race needing to finish just 26th.dddddddddddd But he obviously feels good heading into Dover, a place where he has won 10 times and led 3,003 laps.Chase Elliott (9th)Points: 16 points ahead of 13th, 11 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 10th (15th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Elliott has some pressure, but he has not finished worse than seventh in his six national series races at Dover. He was third in May.Carl Edwards (10th)Points: 16 points ahead of 13th, 11 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 10th (15th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Edwards has one career Cup win at Dover (in 2007) but hasnt had a top-10 finish in his past seven starts. He has confidence, though, from leading 27 laps at Dover in May before a crash. Edwards cant beat himself, which he did last week at New Hampshire, where he admittedly didnt realize he needed all four tires inside the orange box on the commitment line. He thought he needed only two and was confused, as the rules depend on the track.Kurt Busch (11th)Points: 15 points ahead of 13th, 10 points ahead of 12thClinch if finishes: 9th (14th if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Busch won at Dover in October 2011 but has led only eight laps since then and didnt have a top-10 finish at Dover until May, when he placed fifth.Kyle Larson (12th)Points: 5 points ahead of 13th, 10 points behind 11thClinch if finishes: 1st (fourth if winner is not outside top 12)Outlook: Larson obviously is in a precarious position, but he should feel good about Dover. He led 85 laps there in May on his way to a runner-up finish. And he has finishes of 11th, sixth, third, ninth and second in his five career Cup starts at the track.Jamie McMurray (13th)Points: 5 points behind 12th, 15 points behind 11thClinch if finishes: 1stOutlook: McMurray will need pretty much a career performance at Dover, where he has just two top-five finishes in 19 starts. One of those was a fourth-place finish a year ago, but just like a year ago, a fourth-place finish might not be enough.Austin Dillon (14th)Points: 5 points behind 12th, 15 points behind 11thClinch if finishes: 1stOutlook: Dillon has less of a chance for the career performance that he needs when compared to McMurray. Dillon has just one top-20 finish -- a 20th -- in six career Cup starts at Dover.Tony Stewart (15th)Points: 11 points behind 12th, 21 points behind 11thClinch if finishes: 1stOutlook: Stewart wasnt happy with his performance in May at Dover, a track where he has just one top-five (a win in June 2013) and two top-10 finishes in his past 11 starts. The three-time Sprint Cup champion needs some of the magic Kevin Harvick had last year. That will be tough, considering his recent struggles.Chris Buescher (16th)Points: 30 points behind 12th, 40 points behind 11thClinch if finishes: 1stOutlook: Buescher won an Xfinity race in May 2015 at Dover. He finished 18th in his lone Cup start, one of his best finishes of the 2016 season. A career day likely isnt in the cards. ' ' '