Team USA Star Defenseman Suffers An Injury Putting His Status For The 4 Nations Face-Off Final In Doubt
Tonight a new report has confirmed frustrating news for the USA as one of their key defensemen has suffered an injury that could keep him out of the 4 Nations Face-Off Finals.
The United States earlier today announced that they would be resting a couple of players for their game against Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The USA decided to hold out Connor Hellebuyck, Matthew Tkachuk, and Charlie McAvoy for various reasons.
At the time of the announcement, it was assumed that only Tkachuk was injured and unable to play in tonight's game both Hellebuyck and McAvoy were expected to be healthy scratches.
A new report tonight has indicated this is not the case because McAvoy is dealing with a potentially serious injury that could keep him out beyond this game.
Charlie McAvoy To Potentially Miss 4 Nations Face-Off Finals
Just a couple of hours after it was confirmed McAvoy would not play it has now been announced that he has suffered an injury.
According to the reports, McAvoy suffered an upper-body injury in the win over Canada that has now put his status for the finals in doubt.
This would be a huge loss for the United States heading into the finals as McAvoy has been a workhorse on defense for them playing a ton of minutes and taking on tough matchups.
As for McAvoy, he has to be extremely frustrated as he would have been returning to the home fans of Boston where he plays with the Bruins but now looks to be in serious danger of missing such a special moment with the fans.
The United States will be without him tonight against Sweden and then re-evaluate before the finals on Thursday.
As reports are made available on McAvoy's status for the 4 Nations Face-Off Finals we will provide all of the latest updates.
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