The Boston Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years in 2024-25. That led them to trade captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers, who won the Stanley Cup. Part of the reason for the Bruins' second-half struggles was losing Charlie McAvoy to an injury in the 4 Nations Face-Off. The defenseman spoke with NHL.com's Bill Price at Team USA's Olympic camp about his injury status.

“It was a long summer, but in a lot of ways it was beneficial,” McAvoy said, per Price, “a chance to have a lot of months, to put in a lot of work, which is nice, something that I haven't really had since we have always been a playoff team. It was a longer summer, but I used it to my advantage.”

McAvoy injured his AC joint during Team USA's round robin win over Finland. He underwent treatme

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