The Bruins' star placed the blame for his and the team’s downfall squarely on the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, where he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that led to hospitalization, which led to Boston being left out of the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

"It's all just motivation, really, to not feel like this again. Never been here, and I don't want to be here again.” The post Charlie McAvoy shares emotional toll from 4 Nations injury: ‘It cost me my season’ appeared first on Boston.

BOSTON -- It all started the morning of Feb. 16, when the United States team for the 4 Nations Face-Off finally made it to Boston from Montreal through a major snowstorm. They sat on the runway for what felt like forever, had gotten in around 6 a.m.