BROSSARD - Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield watched in disappointment as the 4 Nations Face-Off unfolded on their home ice.

The talented Montreal Canadiens forwards were left off their respective national team rosters — Suzuki for Canada and Caufield for the United States — when the show-stopping tournament hit the Bell Centre last February.

Early this NHL season, the two linemates are working in tandem to make sure the Canadian and American general managers don’t overlook them for an even bigger stage.

"We were both upset about the 4 Nations last year,” Suzuki said Thursday after practice at CN Sports Complex. “We talked about it, and definitely both of our goals coming in is to make the Olympics and hopefully we get the chance to play against each other.”

Two months out from the officia

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