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BOSTON \u2014 Chris Kreider has never been one to think or talk in hypotheticals.<\/p>\n
Not even having one of the largest circuses of cameras and reporters huddled around his podium Tuesday, after he scored a goal in his 4 Nations Face-Off debut in Team USA\u2019s loss to Sweden on Monday night, could get the longest-tenured Ranger to divulge what possibly playing in the championship game against Canada would mean to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike you said, I don\u2019t like to talk in hypotheticals,\u201d he quipped. \u201cFocus on today and get after it tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Mike Sullivan had some seriously high praise for Kreider after his performance.<\/p>\n
In addition to scoring a goal a mere 35 seconds into the game, the 33-year-old skated on the right wing of Team USA\u2019s top line with Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk before the Senators captain got hurt. <\/p>\n
He also slotted onto the top power-play unit.<\/p>\n
Sullivan had lauded Kreider for his versatility before the tournament began, but the Penguins head coach seemed impressed by what he saw from the veteran.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can really skate,\u201d the veteran coach said. \u201cHis north-south speed is a challenge for any opponent. Obviously, I\u2019m pretty familiar with his game, being the same division and playing against him all the time. I thought he played really well.\u201d <\/p>\n
Asked if Kreider\u2019s game was well-suited to the style of play Team USA expects to play in the final, Sullivan gave a resounding yes. <\/p>\n
He credited Kreider\u2019s strength, while also stating he expects another physical bout with the Canadians.<\/p>\n
Kreider could possibly go in for Brock Nelson, who has collected zero points in skating on the fourth line, or maybe Kyle Connor, who registered the lowest ice time of any American who didn\u2019t suffer an injury in the game against Sweden. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, it\u2019s one day at a time,\u201d Kreider said when asked if there have been discussions with Sullivan about playing the final. \u201cTake the rest day and be ready to go for practice tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
After serving as a healthy scratch in the first two games, the Massachusetts native was excited to get the opportunity to suit up for the men\u2019s national team and play in front of his hometown crowd in Boston.<\/p>\n
He said he had some family in attendance, as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cKreids did a great job,\u201d Nelson said. \u201cStarted right away, driving to the net, got rewarded with a big goal. He\u2019s been a great player for a long time. Obviously, you think about him, you talk about his speed and what he brings and how he can kind of back guys off offensively, which showed on his goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother power play guy that can kind of slide in and be a difference-maker down low in front of the net. I thought he brought a lot of that and was a big part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
No one knows if there will be as many fireworks as there were to start the first USA-Canada game, but the consensus from most players on each team is that this is considered the biggest game of their lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was thinking to myself laying in bed the night before the [first] game, \u2018If this is going to be like an all-star type of thing, then I\u2019m going to be so out of place because I\u2019m putting my head through a wall tomorrow,\u2019 \u201d Canada forward Brandon Hagel said. \u201cThat was my mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Canadians have assured there are no group chats, like the one Americans Matthew and Brady Tkachuk and J.T. Miller started ahead of the three fights that broke out within the first nine seconds of Saturday\u2019s contest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did it for the flag, not the cameras,\u201d said Hagel, who dropped the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk off the opening faceoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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