USA injury update: Latest on Tkachuk, McAvoy, Matthews at 4 Nations Face-Off
The training staff for Team USA figures to be fairly busy over the next couple of days.
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The training staff for Team USA figures to be fairly busy over the next couple of days.
Brady Tkachuk exited Monday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin finale against Sweden, while Auston Matthews, Charlie McAvoy and Matthew Tkachuk all didn’t play in what was a meaningless game in the standings.
Coach Mike Sullivan, whose team will play Canada in Thursday’s final, provided updates on some of the injured players after a 2-1 loss to Sweden.
He said Brady Tkachuk was pulled for precautionary reasons after he slammed into the post while going in on net Monday night. Sullivan said he doesn’t anticipate it being an issue for Tkachuk’s availability, but he also had to get more information.
Sullivan said McAvoy has an upper-body injury, while Matthews “was more nicked up” and was made a late scratch. Before the game, reports indicated Matthews was expected to be fine for Thursday’s final.
There seems to be a bit more doubt about McAvoy.
Matthew Tkachuk suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday’s win over Canada. He said on the TNT broadcast on Monday that he expects to play Thursday.
“We’re hopeful we’re going to get some of those guys back,” Sullivan said.
