After a little bit of drama on the final day of round-robin play, the hockey world is going to get what it’s wanted all along: a rematch between Canada and USA in the final of the 4Nations Face-Off. The Americans are looking to prove that they are the number one hockey country in world while the Canadians are looking to prove that the loss last Saturday was just a one-off.

They started the podcast by talking about some breaking news from earlier today as Team USA learned that they will be without defenceman Charlie McAvoy. Who could replace him? The guys shared their thoughts on that and also talked about whether or not Auston Matthews and the Tkachuk brothers are going to be able to play.

They also talked about the atmosphere at TD Garden in Boston as things shift south of the border. Will there be boos? Will there be fights? Will there be more offence? They went through all the big factors that will come into play on Thursday night.

Tyler then popped in for a new edition of Fill in the Blank, brought to you by Bet365, where he asked the guys for their MVP picks depending on if Canada or USA gets the win on Thursday.

To wrap up the show, they each gave their predictions for Thursday night and went through a few more key storylines.

0:30 - McAvoy out for the Bruins

5:00 - The rematch

9:00 - Growth of the game

14:05 - Atmosphere at TD Garden

20:10 - Will there be fights?

23:00 - Canada’s offence

26:50 - Fill in the Blank

36:20 - Key storylines for the final

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