Doughty believes Canada's experience outweighs North America's skill

Drew Doughty's been there, and he's done that.

For the Los Angeles Kings, he's won two Stanley Cups and is the reigning Norris Trophy winner, and for his native Team Canada, he's - rather amazingly - accomplished the same, if not more.

Doughty won a World Junior gold in 2008, and as a 20-year-old, was a key piece to Canada's 2010 Olympic gold on home soil. Four years later, he led Team Canada with four goals scored in Sochi, and anchored a stacked blue line to a second-consecutive gold medal.

Now, while much of the pressure is on Doughty and Team Canada to win the World Cup, the hockey world has been has simultaneously been set ablaze by the skill and speed of Team North America's under-23 team, which has scored 11 goals in two pre-tournament wins.

While Doughty admits the young guns' skill level is impressive, he's holding the experience in Team Canada's locker room to a higher standard.

"You know what, they might be the most skilled team," Doughty told Sportsnet's Chris Johnston. "I don't know about that one, but these young kids that are coming up nowadays, they're doing a lot of things that the older guys wouldn't have done growing up.

"They are coming in a lot more skilled than we're used to seeing, but at the same time, I think experience outweighs that."

Slated in different groups, Team Canada and North America wouldn't face off until at least the semifinals, which would surely be quite a spectacle.