Brady Tkachuk Drops Big Hint on His Status for Tonight's 4 Nations Final Game

Earlier in the week, it had been stated that Tkachuk brothers Brady and Matthew were to be available for tonight's 4 Nations grand finale, although their team had made no such announcement.

Significantly, Team USA also kept captain Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck out of their game against Sweden as precautionary measures.

Brady Tkachuk also departed that game after a collision into the Sweden goal. On Wednesday, Brady was held out of practice with an undisclosed injury which he likely incurred Tuesday night in the above collision with the Swedish net.

He was not re-inserted into the game after the collision, though head coach Mike Sullivan afterward made it clear that his removal was purely precautionary.

Flash forward to today, and Brady was once again on the ice with his teammates, as reported by NHL insiders Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun, making a strong indication that he would be dressing with them tonight as they take on Team Canada.

Tonight's winner-take-all matchup is going to have millions of eyes on all the players, as both nations fight for supremacy. Will Crosby score another golden goal like he did in 2010? Tune in at 8 PM EST tonight to find out!