Team USA reveling in chance to play 4 Nations ‘villain’ in highly anticipated Canada matchup
NY Post
MONTREAL — The only guarantee in this 4 Nations Face-off is the hostile atmosphere that will follow Team USA.
Skating out to boos, while Finland was met with cheers, in their opening game came as no surprise. But if you thought the Americans were the Bad Guys on Thursday, just wait until they take the ice Saturday night for the crème de la crème matchup of the tournament with Team Canada.
Animosity between the two largest countries on this side of the globe has been brewing, as threats of tariffs and suggestions of Canada sacrificing its sovereignty to become the 51st state have rumbled.
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“I’m excited to be playing the villain that night,” Brady Tkachuk, who otherwise captains the Ottawa Senators, said with a grin after he and his brother, Matthew, combined for four goals and five points in Thursday’s 6-1 win.
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