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It wasn’t just a game. Whether it is a giddy nationalism after a huge win on a world stage, or a game well worth grumbling over on a grey February afternoon, hockey is a big part of who we are as Canadians And do not think for a minute that the key Canadian players on that big stage in Boston were not well aware of the fact.

"Sometimes when you shoot your mouth off in the media, it bites you," Brad Marchand said of Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.

Think the 4 Nations Face-off was a meaningless exhibition? Ask the players from Team Canada and Team USA who fought for it.

"Sometimes, when you shoot your mouth off to the media, it bites you," Marchand said after Canada's 3-2 win in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

Brad Marchand is not having an easy time this year. In Boston, the Bruins captain is at the center of several rumors. We don’t know if he’ll return with the club this summer and maybe he’ll even be traded in the coming days.