All four Canadian competitors have advanced to the final round, scheduled to take place at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Bilodeau finished his qualifying run with a total score of 25.48, good for second place. Maxime Gingras finished in sixth place while Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau and Vincent Marquis placed seventh and 13^th respectively.

Guilbaut Colas of France led the pack with a total score of 25.93.

Canadian born Dale Begg-Smith, ranked first in the world, qualified in fourth place.

The Toronto Maple Leafs can sleep soundly knowing that much.

But the fact the team remains the only NHL franchise still without a win has to be keeping them up at night.

For the first time in a week, Toronto (0-6-1) will have another crack at ending their losing skid, sitting at seven, when they begin a five-game road trip against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

“We’ve got to go out and win a hockey game,” Leafs forward Matt Stajan said. “We’re focused and we know it’s a big road trip for us.

“We want to come back home feeling good about ourselves.”

Vancouver (4-5-0) downed Chicago 3-2 Wednesday night on the road and is riding a three-game home winning streak heading into the tilt against the Leafs.

After falling to the Blackhawks in the playoffs last season, it was a huge confidence booster for Vancouver.

“It means a lot to the group, everybody knows we hadn’t won on the road and this was a good win,” forward Mikael Samuelsson said. “We struggled a little bit, but once again we came back from their lead, so that was huge.”

The win also marked Robert Luongo’s first victory on the road since Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal in Chicago.

Vancouver took last season’s series between the clubs 2-0, winning both in Toronto last February and at home in November.

These Maple Leafs are one loss away from redefining the club’s worst start in their history. The 1990-91 team started their season with one tie and six losses before defeating the Blackhawks.

With the team travelling with four goaltenders, Toronto’s rookie netminder Jonas Gustavsson, who practiced pain-free Thursday, believes there is a slim chance he could play against the Canucks.

“It’s hard to say,” he said. “I think I need a couple more practices.

“But if your coach wants you to play, you always have to be ready …  That’s why you play hockey at this level, you can’t say no to something like that.”

In his first and only start this season, the Swede stopped 26 of 28 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

There is also speculation leading into the match that Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn could be a healthy scratch for the game.

A minus-5 thus far into his second year, the blueliner saw just three shifts in the third period in Toronto’s last game and was left out of practice on Thursday.

“We’ve had a rough start on defence,” Schenn told reporters earlier this week. “It seems like every mistake we make it doesn’t end positively.”

Leafs head coach Ron Wilson inserted Ian White into the practice lineup in Schenn’s place, but did not speak to the press following the run-through to confirm Schenn’s status.

The Swedish centre played with Toronto for 13 seasons before joining the Vancouver Canucks for 41 games last year.

“It was a tough decision,” Sundin told reporters Wednesday at a news conference at Stockholm’s Grand Hotel. “It’s sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over.”

Sundin retires as Toronto’s all-time leading goal and point scorer. As a Maple Leaf he averaged better then a point-per-game with 987 in 981 appearances.

Drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1989, Sundin accumulated a career total of 1,349 points over 1,346 games.

Leading the Leafs

Named Toronto’s captain during the 1996-1997 season, he led the team to two Eastern Conference finals and a total of eight playoff appearances. He also played in the All-Star game eight times.

He was traded to the Maple Leafs in 1994.

Quebec sent Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner, and a 1994 first-round draft pick to Toronto in exchange for then-Leafs captain Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and a 1994 first-round draft pick.

During Wednesday’s press conference, he made sure to thank the Maple Leafs organization.

“Toronto is and will always be my second home,” Sundin said.

Move to Vancouver

The 2007-2008 season was tumultuous with former general manager John Ferguson Jr. asking Sundin to waive his no-trade clause.

Sundin refused, and in the off-season became a free agent for the first time in his career. After much deliberation, he agreed to a one-year contract with Vancouver in mid-December 2008.

Debuting with the Canucks on Jan. 7, Sundin scored nine goals and 19 assists in 41 games.

International success

Born in Bromma, Sweden, the big centre also excelled in international competition, winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2006 Turin games.

He also played for Sweden in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, leading in both goals and points and being named to the all-star team.

Sundin also won three IIHF World Championship titles in 1991, ‘92 and ‘98.

Asked about playing for his national team at the Vancouver Olympics in January, Sundin ruled out the possibility.

“I don’t know if I’ll be involved in hockey in the future,” he said. “But I will always have a close relationship with hockey. My love for hockey will always be there.”

Nazem Kadri

Nazem Kadri knows his chances of making this year’s edition of the Toronto Maple Leafs are slim.

He has certainly not made the decision-making process easy for team brass, however.

After Toronto’s 3-2 victory over a watered-down version of the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night, Kadri pulled no punches when asked if he hopes his performance will buy him some more time with the big team.

“Hopefully, I’m making the decision hard,” Kadri said. “I appreciate [coach] Ron [Wilson] giving me the opportunity to go out there in some big situations. I think it’s really building my confidence.”

Kadri’s performances in four pre-season games to date have been solid, but the bench boss recently said that “Unless [Kadri] can make the top two lines, he’ll be in junior, and I don’t see much of a chance of that [making Leafs lineup] the way the other guys have played.

“We like the way Nazem’s played and in some situations, he might be ready,” Wilson said. “We’ll get him a couple more exhibition games, then make a decision.”

Ever since selecting Kadri with the seventh overall pick at the draft in June, team officials have made it known that the London, Ontario native was not in their plans for this season.

That has not held him back from impressing people, including himself.

“I didn’t really expect this,” Kadri said. “I thought I wouldn’t get as much as ice time.”

“Like I’ve been saying, I really appreciate the support and confidence that Ron is showing in me. I’m making the best of it.”

Ultimately, it is likely Kadri will be rejoining the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.

Regardless, the Leafs organization will be watching him intently from a distance.

“If he goes back to junior, I’d be shocked if he didn’t get 100 points in the OHL,” Wilson said. “He’s very confident in a positive way. He really believes in himself.”

Kadri, along with rookie forwards Tyler Bozak, Christian Hanson, and Viktor Stalberg survived the initial wave of cuts at Leafs camp, but all remain on the bubble to make the final roster.

“We’ve got some young guys, I guess you could say they’ve earned jobs, but have they stolen anybody’s job? Not in my estimation,” Wilson said.

“They haven’t knocked out anybody. A lot of guys will have to start in the minors, bide their time and learn a few things about being consistent. If it was last year, different story.”

Knowing the chips are stacked against him being one of the 23 players to open the regular season at home against the visiting Montreal Canadiens a week from Thursday hasn’t broken his spirits though.

“Coming to camp has taught me a lot about myself.” Kadri said. “I tried to work my hardest every single shift and if I get sent down, I’ll keep my head high and take a crack at that world junior team.”

Wilson stated the strong play of Kadri has put him in a no-win situation with his critics.

“If I keep Kadri, you guys will say it’s a stupid decision,” he said. “If I send Kadri down, you guys will say it’s a stupid decision. I can live with that. I’ll make a stupid decision and we’ll move on.”

Hypothetically, the Leafs could start the season with Kadri and send him back to junior before the 10-game mark without altering his contract status.

“I’d like to play nine regular-season games because I know there’s a big difference between exhibition games and regular-season games,” Kadri said.

In Vancouver, a similar development has been witnessed this pre-season with Cody Hodgson.

The young centreman has gone from someone who was destined to earn a spot with the Canucks to a player who is now in limbo.

Canuck coach Alain Vigneault acknowledged Hodgson isn’t the first outstanding junior player to struggle with attempting to break into the NHL.

“This is a tough league to make,” Vigneault said. “It takes adjustments, whether you are coming out of junior or coming out of the American league.”