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Followers of the Ottawa Senators have had their worst nightmare come true.
Captain Brady Tkachuk slammed into the web within the first interval of Workforce USA’s meaningless remaining round-robin sport of the 4 Nations Face-Off in opposition to Workforce Sweden on the TD Backyard in Boston and left after 20 minutes.
Tkachk went to the dressing room eight minutes into the primary after he misplaced an edge and his hip/thigh slammed into the aim put up in a collision with Sweden’s goalie Sam Ersson.
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He got here again and solely performed a shift that lasted 14 seconds. In line with TSN’s Claire Hanna, Tkachuk sat on the finish of the bench for the remainder of the interval and opened the gate. He didn’t return for the second interval and that’s not signal.
Making an attempt to make the playoffs for the primary time in eight years and sitting in a wild-card spot heading into the break, there shall be a variety of concern in Ottawa if Tkachuk isn’t capable of swimsuit up for Thursday’s remaining in opposition to Workforce Canada in Boston.
The People had been already with out Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain Auston Matthews for precautionary causes and Matthew Tkachuk, Brady’s brother, didn’t play for the ultimate 12 minutes of the membership’s win over Canada on Saturday and didn’t swimsuit up in opposition to Sweden.
Matthews was out with what the membership known as upper-body soreness and is predicted to face Canada. Defenceman Charlie McAvoy didn’t play due to an undisclosed damage.
Workforce USA was already taking part in a ahead quick earlier than dropping Brady.
The Tkachuks have been in drive to be reckoned with on this tourney and Brady performed just one minute and 55 seconds in opposition to Sweden.
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Some Ottawa devoted nonetheless have regrets about permitting goaltender Dominik Hasek to swimsuit up the Czech Republic on the 2006 Winter Olympic Video games in Turin, Italy. He suffered a mysterious adductor damage on the occasion and by no means performed one other sport with the Senators that season.
Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark was scheduled to begin for the Swedes however was a late scratch in favour of Ersson due to an sickness working by means of the membership’s dressing room.
The Senators not participating within the 4 Nations will return to skate on Tuesday afternoon on the Canadian Tire Centre.
bgarrioch@postmedia.com
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