Sometimes the opponent is just going to be better than you; whether that be physical gifts, mental gifts, or a combination of the two. The key for Edouard Lavoie is to remain consistent. Trust in the game plan provided by the coaches, focus on the fundamentals, and play as reliably as possible to create the best sum total you can for your team. If you can do that on a regular basis, you can overcome individual superstars on the other team. Edouard, himself, may not be able to match up against Inge Baardsen physically or against Tomas Suchanek on his own in the open ice, but with his teammates he is confident that he can beat any opposing player and any opposing team. Edouard's game is not about Edouard, it is about coming together as a unit to perform better as a group than as the sum of the individual parts. He has always believed that the team is more important than the individual ever since he started playing the game.