Matthew Schaefer’s chances of making Team Canada may come down to a simple matter of faith.

Team Canada coach Jon Cooper, in town to coach the Lightning against the Islanders on Tuesday, said that as it relates to Canada’s trio of young stars gunning to make the Olympic squad — Schaefer, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini — the biggest question is one they simply cannot answer: How they will handle the jump in speed and intensity that was on display at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off and will be in play at the Milan Games.

“There’s so many things that go into it. You can use the 4 Nations as a gauge,” Cooper said. “What you do at the NHL level doesn’t necessarily translate to what happens at that level. I never thought I’d be watching hockey that happens faster than an NHL game. And that

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