Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy Launches Canada Star In 4 Nations Face-Off..
Charlie McAvoy followed the lead of his teammates in the Canada-USA 4 Nations Face-Off tilt that sparked fisticuffs from the opening face-off.
The Boston Bruins defenseman embraced the physicality moments later. McAvoy lifted Canada forward and Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid off the ice and crashing into the boards.
You can see the hit from McAvoy here.
Several Bruins rivals engaged in the early action, including prominent Florida Panthers villains Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett, who tortured Boston in the last two Stanley Cup playoff runs. McAvoy matches up against Boston teammate and Bruins captain Brad Marchand in the Saturday night matchup.
The 4 Nations Face-off continues next week in Boston with games on Monday at TD Garden and the championship game Thursday night.
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The 2025 NHL trade deadline is three weeks away on March 7. A lot of teams are still determining their path at the deadline and that includes the Boston Bruins. One point out of the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot, it doesn’t feel like 2024-25 is going to be the year for the Black and Gold.
That leaves the front office with the task of determining the deadline path, something the front office has been quiet about. If they do sell, whether it’s big or small, there are a handful of players who teams would be interested in acquiring.
The question is, are the Bruins going to move on from some of those players? Of course, they could still make a strong run in the 13 days leading up to the deadline and look like a postseason team, but if they do get in, they’re not a threat to one of the top teams in a seven-game series.
Bruins were listed as one of four Kingmakers at the trade deadline
Bleacher Report listed four teams that could be Kingmakers at the deadline with players that will be impactful should a trade to be made. Along with the Bruins, they listed the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, and Buffalo Sabres as teams that could send out key players that would affect the playoff races and the playoffs.