BOSTON – This is one of the most moving emotions players have expressed in the hockey room in 60 years.
This was a temporary home for the US hockey team on Monday night, squatting in a room that was rented by the Bruins at TD Garden. This was Monday night, with Team USA being beaten 2-1 by Sweden in the final round-robin match of the four countries, but everyone was looking forward to it, not behind.
Everyone was looking forward to Thursday's showdown against Canada. Canada won the spot in the final hours by beating Finland. Everyone was already looking forward to a century rematch following the Americans' 3-1 victory in Montreal on Saturday.
One player after another spoke about it. But then, through both Team USA's most impactful Canada and round-robin portion of the minutes, Dylan Larkin, one of the team's most influential forwards, has spoken about something else. did. Or it was about the exact same thing.
