00:00Razor, what does this tournament and this opportunity mean to a player like Charlie McAvoy?
00:05Top pair on Team USA, he's wearing a letter for the group during the tournament,
00:09especially given the injuries he's had, the way he ended up leaving the Four Nations face-off.
00:14What does this kind of opportunity mean for the player and the continuing of his growth
00:18into hopefully a superstar in the league?
00:21Well, it means everything. It really does. It means everything.
00:24And that's why the players have pushed and have pushed so hard to get themselves in this tournament.
00:31The NHL really doesn't want this to happen. The players collectively bargained.
00:36They gave something on the other side to be able to play in this.
00:39And what it does for a Charlie McAvoy, you know, as an example,
00:44think about what happens if he becomes a gold medal champion.
00:49He becomes Mike Ruzzioni, right?
00:51Like, he literally never pays for a meal the rest of his life for these guys in Team USA.
00:56They get to be together in 30 years.
00:58There's another Netflix documentary about him.
01:01It'll never be the same as 80, but it really means everything to these players,
01:05whether they're in Canada or whether they're playing for Team USA or any other country.
01:09But we'll focus in on these two teams.
01:12You become a gold medalist.
01:16You are extra special in your country.
01:20Patrice Bergeron, you talked to Berge, and him winning a gold medal isn't the Stanley Cup,
01:26but when he comes back to Canada, he's Mr. Canada.
01:30When he's in Boston, he's Mr. Bruin.
01:32When he's in Canada, he's Mr. Canada.
01:34And that's kind of what Charlie McAvoy could be.
01:38He could be Mr. Team USA when he goes to L.A. next year if he wins a gold medal.
01:42So it really does mean a lot for all of these guys.
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