Connor McDavid watched Sam Reinhart crush his dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup last June.

The Edmonton Oilers captain is more than happy to push any hard feelings aside for the common goal of striking gold for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 easier than you would think,91裸聊视频� McDavid said Tuesday. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e after the same thing, we91裸聊视频檙e on the same team together here for two weeks and coming together for the same job. I have a pretty good relationship with everybody that91裸聊视频檚 here.91裸聊视频�

McDavid and Reinhart 91裸聊视频� the Game 7 hero in Florida91裸聊视频檚 run past Edmonton to capture hockey91裸聊视频檚 ultimate prize 91裸聊视频� joined Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner on Canada91裸聊视频檚 top line this week.

Reinhart expects everyone to be pulling in the same direction when Canada opens the tournament against Sweden on Wednesday night at Montreal91裸聊视频檚 Bell Centre.

91裸聊视频淥nce the puck drops, it91裸聊视频檚 easy,91裸聊视频� said Reinhart, who played on McDavid91裸聊视频檚 wing at the under-18 championships in 2013. 91裸聊视频淭he first thing you think about is you91裸聊视频檙e thankful to have these guys on your team instead of competing against each other.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 the best player in the world, so it91裸聊视频檚 a matter of trying to find my game and how I can help him, how I can utilize his speed 91裸聊视频� we91裸聊视频檙e certainly excited about the possibilities.91裸聊视频�

NHL players are getting a taste of high-level international hockey for the first time in nearly a decade after missing the last two Olympics.

The United States and Finland 91裸聊视频� the nations meet Thursday night 91裸聊视频� are also taking part in the tournament that begins with a round-robin and ends with a final in Boston.

Cherishing the opportunity to share the puck with their country91裸聊视频檚 best is a common theme in each locker room.

91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e got the best players in the world in your locker room,91裸聊视频� U.S. centre Jack Hughes said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a lot of fun to look around and see them like a good breath of fresh air.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檒l be excited to get back to New Jersey when the time91裸聊视频檚 done here, but I was really looking forward to this and I91裸聊视频檓 excited about being here.91裸聊视频�

Much of the American team has a long history of playing with one another in the U.S. National Team Development Program.

91裸聊视频淲hen you91裸聊视频檙e playing against them you91裸聊视频檙e trying to win, you91裸聊视频檙e competitors,91裸聊视频� forward Brady Tkachuk said. 91裸聊视频淏ut now being teammates, it brings us back to when we were all together and having fun. There91裸聊视频檚 a friendship that91裸聊视频檚 important here.91裸聊视频�

Erik Karlsson said it91裸聊视频檚 important to focus on playing for Sweden, instead of opening old playoff wounds.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a little bit awkward sometimes when you talk about certain things,91裸聊视频� said the defenceman. 91裸聊视频淏ut I think overall everyone91裸聊视频檚 just excited to be here and most of us know each other from some part before, so it91裸聊视频檚 just positive more than anything.

91裸聊视频淓verybody is just pretty focused on Team Sweden and that91裸聊视频檚 the main discussion in the room.91裸聊视频�

Finnish centre Sebastian Aho lost to captain Aleksander Barkov when Florida swept division rival Carolina in the 2023 Eastern Conference final. But the longtime friends have no issues putting their rivalry aside when it comes to playing for Finland.

91裸聊视频淎fter the series you shake the guy91裸聊视频檚 hand, and you move forward,91裸聊视频� Aho said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 how you (get rid of) the bad blood. You give everything you can during the series, and then you shake his hand 91裸聊视频� it hurts to be on the losing side but that91裸聊视频檚 how you kind of move forward.91裸聊视频�

NO RUSSIA

Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Nikita Kucherov won91裸聊视频檛 be joining their fellow faces of the league in Montreal and Boston.

Hockey powerhouse Russia was excluded from the event amid the country91裸聊视频檚 ongoing war in Ukraine.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 difficult,91裸聊视频� Canada captain Sidney Crosby said. 91裸聊视频淚 know that they love to compete, and obviously internationally they91裸聊视频檝e had the opportunity before and take a lot of pride in it, so I91裸聊视频檓 sure it91裸聊视频檚 not easy not being a part of it.91裸聊视频�

The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned Russia from events through at least the 2025-26 calendar.

PLAYING FOR KEEPS

Canada forward Nathan MacKinnon said he was surprised that some outsiders are questioning how invested players will be in the one-off tournament.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e treating this like Olympics or treating it like the World Cup,91裸聊视频� said the reigning Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP. 91裸聊视频淭his is like four Game 7s. It91裸聊视频檚 crazy people were wondering if it was gonna be like an all-star game 91裸聊视频� pretty crazy people are actually asking that.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频楯UST ANOTHER GAME91裸聊视频�

American forward J.T. Miller knows he91裸聊视频檒l be under the microscope when he and former teammate Elias Pettersson of Sweden face off next week.

A long-rumoured rift with Pettersson led to Miller91裸聊视频檚 exit from Vancouver when the Canucks traded him to the New York Rangers last month. Miller insists he91裸聊视频檚 treating their upcoming encounter like business as usual.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 definitely something that you guys build up. I91裸聊视频檓 sure it91裸聊视频檚 more exciting for you guys,91裸聊视频� Miller said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just another game for us.91裸聊视频�