Quinn Hughes will miss the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game for Team USA due to a lingering oblique injury and travel burdens. Initially selected for the team after Charlie McAvoy was hospitalized, Hughes remains unfit to play as he seeks clearance following months of absence. The USA team is bringing in Tage Thompson and Brett Pesce as injury replacements. Hughes expressed his disappointment, wishing for more flexibility in player replacements to avoid further injuries affecting competition.
After Hughes was unable to make the trip to Boston for the 4 Nations championship game due to a lingering injury, USA will rely on players from Buffalo and New Jersey.
Greg Wyshynski reports that defenseman Quinn Hughes was initially expected to fill a roster spot for the USA team but could not travel for the championship due to injury.
In tournament rules, teams can replace players due to injury or illness, which led to Team USA calling up extra players while Hughes could not join.
Hughes expressed frustrations citing that if the situation allowed, he would prefer teams to have the option to call up extra players before traveling.
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