Running through the minnows is fun and all - it's not often Canada goes into the game as a lock - but there is little that can be drawn from a game like this. Canada won, they were expecting to get three points and any that are attempting to draw conclusions at this point beyond that are really just reaching to fill space.
The game to watch, the game that can offer some insight into where Canada is headed in World Cup qualifying, is the USA vs Honduras match.
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It's a ways down the road still, but at some point Canada is going to have to get past Honduras - a team they have traditionally had trouble with - if they'll have any hope of qualifying for the World Cup. We all know what the Americans bring and just in the way it was virtually assured Canada would walk all over St. Lucia tonight, it is equally certain that it will be the U.S. and Mexico in the top two spots at the completion of the Hex. Yes, a lot of things can happen blah blah blah but when it really comes down to it, Canada will be fighting against the Hondurases, Jamaicas and Costa Ricas of the region for what remains.
Which is why Saturday's game between the U.S. and Honduras may tell more about Canada's chances than anything else.
Honduras had a pretty average Gold Cup. They went through the group stage on a 1-1-1 record, slipped past Costa Rica on penalties and rolled over and played dead against Mexico. This was not the Honduras of the last qualifying cycle that abused Canada on it's home ground on the way to reaching South Africa. This is the new Honduras - a team that has dispensed with a number of their elder statesman and have brought in a number of new faces which will lead their campaign to Brazil 2014. They're young and inexperienced at dealing with the pressures of performing on the worlds stage.
How they deal with a fit American side playing at home, could be a good indicator of what Canada can expect down the line.