Team USA vs Canada championship rivalry continued after the final buzzer following comments by Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand, directed at Dylan Larkin and Team USA as a whole on Thursday.
Prior to puck drop between Team USA and Canada on Thursday night for their highly anticipated matchup, Brad Marchand shockingly praised the American roster with words that we did not expect to hear.
Marchand stated that Dylan Larkin and Team USA were the best team he had 'ever played against' after losing to them by a score of 3-1 in their first matchup of the tournament a short time ago.
After beating the Americans to win the 4 Nations Face-Off championship, Marchand doubled down and re-worded his quote, have a look:
«I said it's the best team that we've ever played against. I didn't say the best team ever.»--Brad Marchand on Team USA.
But that wasn't all Brad had to say.
Marchand than began taking shots at brothers Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, calling them out for their previous comments to the media.
«Sometimes when you shoot your mouth off in the media, it bites you.»
For Marchand, he and his Bruins teammates will face Matthew Tkachuk on March 11, and he will face Dylan Larkin and the Red hot Red Wings on 29, where both players will seek revenge on the pesty player.