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.

Mentally, emotionally, physically I’ve gone through so much because of that damn experience. It cost me my season. It cost me my sanity, in a lot of ways,” said Charlie McAvoy of Four

After injuring his shoulder in a 4 Nations Face-Off game against Finland, McAvoy eventually ended up in Mass General to treat a staph infection