CALGARY – The oldest player at Hockey Canadas orientation camp doesnt consider himself an underdog to crack the Olympic roster. Miles Plumlee Jersey . At 38, Martin St. Louis is the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner, having racked up a league-high 60 points last season and perhaps thats why he bristled when asked whether there was a role for him on Canadas 2014 Olympic Winter Games squad. "Yeah, I would think that," he said with a wry grin. "I thought I had a pretty good year last year so Im pretty sure theres a good role for me." A couple questions later, St. Louis was asked whether he was surprised to lead the league in scoring. "You know, good thing I have a lot of confidence, because a few more days around you guys [and] I might start doubting myself," he quipped before noting that an injury to Sidney Crosby and the fact it was a lockout-shortened campaign likely contributed to his status as NHL points king. In general, St. Louis, at 5-foot-9 the shortest player at camp along with Bostons Brad Marchand, is getting a bit tired of the whole underdog storyline. "I think not being drafted, I was an under-dog, but I think once I got going in my mid-to-late-20s, I overcame the underdog stamp," he said. And it appears hes not an underdog when it comes to the Canadian team this time around as he was a listed as a favourite to make the squad during the NHL on TSN panels breakdown of the depth chart. Team Canada is expected to feature plenty of young talent in Sochi with 23-year-old Steven Stamkos and 22-year-old John Tavares considered virtual locks to make their Olympic debuts. Taylor Hall (21), Matt Duchene (22), Jordan Eberle (23) and Logan Couture (24) are some of the other young guns expected to compete for the available forward spots. And although St. Louis is not lacking in the confidence department, he is well aware of the task facing him. "Theres a lot more youth in the game than in the past and the game is faster and we definitely have to make sure as we get older as players, weve got to focus on speed," he said. St. Louis, who represented Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, takes great pride in being able to keep up and even stay ahead of the curve. Stamkos has had a front-row seat to St. Louis fountain-of-youth routine and jokes that his Tampa Bay teammate could keep playing until the age of 45 if he keeps going at this rate. "Hes not slowing down," said Stamkos. "I think the media kind of portrays him as hes getting older and hes losing a step, but look at the stats, look at what hes done the past five years. Hes been at the top of the league every year and hes getting better, hes improving. "Marty doesnt care what other people think about, heres worried about what he has to do to make this team, because I know he was very disappointed about not making the last Olympic team and he uses that as motivation." St. Louis has been a great mentor to Stamkos and, according to Team Canada assistant coach Claude Julien, theres no reason he cant do the same in Sochi for other up and comers. "Hes always kept himself in real good shape," said Julien, who coaches the Boston Bruins. "Hes always been a serious player. Ive always liked Marty for those reasons. He comes to play every night. When you look at a team like ours, when it comes time to pick, its nice to have skill, its nice to have speed, its nice to have a lot of those things, but you also want to put some experience in there. And I know there are some guys that are young that had the experience at the last Olympics as well, but that veteran leadership cant be underestimated, and thats why youve got guys like him here. Danny Boyle is another one. Been around for a long time, but were not doing anybody favours here. If theyre here, its because they deserve to be here." St. Louis may have one advantage over some of the younger players hes competing with for a spot: the man leading Canadas management team knows him very well. Steve Yzerman is his general manager in Tampa Bay as well as Team Canadas executive director. Although, Yzerman held the same job in 2010 and left St. Louis off the squad. "I dont think he knew me as a player as much as he knows me now," said St. Louis. "Does that mean Im on the team? No, not at all, I have to earn it like everybody else. Im going to get a chance on many nights to [show] the guy whos a big part of whos going to make that team that I can be on the team." "I think it all starts with preparation and I think I prepare myself as well as anyone else and last year, I was fortunate to be successful. "Im a true believer that you get what you put in." 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