In a rare instance of the rules bending for a team, Canada got the green light from the NHL and the NHLPA to fly replacement defenseman, Thomas Harley, to Montreal. The team had successfully convinced the governing bodies to after Shea Theodore sustained an injury and a second defenseman fell ill before Saturday’s match with the U.S. However, now Team USA finds itself in a similar, injury-plagued situation.
After securing their post in the finals, Team USA benched several stars in their 2-1 loss against Sweden. Matthew Tkachuk, team captain Auston Matthews, and Charlie McAvoy didn’t skate. However, things would get worse as Brady Tkachuk joined his brother on the beach for a significant portion of the match. Naturally, reports asked Sullivan if he was planning to follow Team Canada’s strategy.
However, Mike Sullivan denied such speculations, citing a hopeful outlook. “Not really, you know where we’re hopeful. We’re going to get some of these guys back. So you know I would anticipate we would. We’ll have to wait and see how things play out here over the next day or so,” the Pittsburgh Penguins coach said during the post-game press conference.
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