Damage considerations mount for Crew USA
Jim McBride of The Boston Globe: Two sources confirmed that Crew USA/Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was admitted to Mass. Common Hospital final night time in the course of the USA-Sweden sport.
McAvoy was stated to be coping with an upper-body damage. He has a historical past of shoulder points nevertheless it’s not identified if they’re associated.
Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body) and Auston Matthews (soreness) additionally didn’t play.
Brady Tkachuk acquired injured within the first interval and was held out for precautionary causes.
Crew USA coach Mike Sullivan earlier than the sport on Tkachuk and Matthews.
“Charlie clearly is now he’s out with an upper-body damage. Austin was extra banged up or nicked up I ought to say. We’ll in all probability have extra data with these guys.”
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Brady Tkachuk has headed to the room after going laborious into the online. pic.twitter.com/Qdt8Iw91sq
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Cale Makar returns and he received’t say what stored him out of Saturday’s sport
Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com: Crew Canada/Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar returned to the lineup yesterday. He wouldn’t say what stored him out of Saturday’s sport in opposition to USA. He plans on being within the lineup on Thursday.
“Until one thing occurs on this subsequent few days right here, that’d be the plan for certain.”
Canada stays with out defenseman Shea Theodore who’s week-to-week after struggling an damage within the first sport of the 4 Nations in opposition to Sweden.
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Sickness runs by Sweden’s dressing room
Arpon Basu of The Athletic: An sickness took Sweden’s goaltender Filip Gustavsson out of Saturday’s sport, and it took Linus Ullmark out yesterday. Third-string Samuel Ersson acquired the beginning yesterday. Ersson has added to the crew after Jacob Markstrom was injured in a sport with the New Jersey Devils.
Forwards Mika Zibanejad and Rickard Rakell had been late scratches for Sweden. (sickness)
