An update on Team USA Matthew Tkachuk's injury at the 4 Nations has been provided
Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk appeared to injure himself in the third period of last night's game, and their head coach has finally provided an update on it.
Matthew Tkachuk stayed on the bench for Saturday's final 12:36 of their 3-1 win for Team USA over Canada but stated that he was okay.
"No, no concern at all," said Tkachuk, who along with his brother Brady have been the heart and soul of Team USA. "Just going to enjoy this win tonight. Other than Game 7 last year, this has been the highlight of my hockey career. I'm just going to enjoy it with the guys.
"We have such a fun group in there, and it's going to be a fun plane ride tonight. Lots of laughs. We're having a lot of fun with those guys."
- Matthew Tkachuk
"We have such a fun group in there, and it's going to be a fun plane ride tonight. Lots of laughs. We're having a lot of fun with those guys."
- Matthew Tkachuk
Team USA captain Mike Sullivan was not so quick to agree to that.
"Matthew is out with a lower-body injury right now," the American bench boss said. "He's being evaluated by our doctors.
That's all I can offer you. We'll make decisions that we think is best for Matthew and we think is best for our team. Right now I don't have a lot of information to go on so it's hard for me to give you more."
That's all I can offer you. We'll make decisions that we think is best for Matthew and we think is best for our team. Right now I don't have a lot of information to go on so it's hard for me to give you more."
Matthew Tkachuk may be given Monday's meaningless game off
With Monday's final round-robin game with Sweden before Thursday's final in Boston, Sullivan's team might give Tkachuk a night off.
That would more than likely put Rangers center Chris Kreider in for the third game as he's been a healthy scratch for the first two games.
Team USA kept the same lineup that propelled their third-period surge in their opening win over Finland on Thursday.
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk stayed on Jack Eichel's flanks, while Jake Guentzel, Auston Matthews, and Jack Hughes stayed together in pairs.
J.T. Miller went to Dylan Larkin's off-wing with Matt Boldy. Brock Nelson, Vincent Trocheck, and Kyle Connor were part of the fourth line.
| POLL | ||
Should the U.S. rest Matthew Tkachuk for Monday's meaningless game? | ||
| Yes | 302 | 80.1 % |
| No | 75 | 19.9 % |
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