"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.
USA star Matthew Tkachuk has been limited to a team-low 6:47 of ice time and remained on the bench for much of the second period.
Team Canada's Brandon Hagel said fighting Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk was "for the flag," not "for the cameras," on Saturday in their 4 Nations Face-Off game.
For now, the Panthers look to snap back after a rare 2025 home loss Saturday, a 2-1 Seattle win at Amerant Bank Arena.
Matthew Tkachuk said that he wouldn't "want to miss" the finale vs. Canada and that he expects brother Brady to "be at his absolute best."
Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk left the Americans' 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden on Monday night with an undisclosed injury.
Matthew Tkachuk's goal in the third period give USA a 6-1 lead over Finland.
"Sometimes when you shoot your mouth off in the media, it bites you," Brad Marchand said of Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.
The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions, so they will have a hard time finding people to feel sorry for them now that forward Matthew Tkachuk has been injured and isn’t expected to be available for an indefinite amount of time.
Everybody gets their depth tested over the course of the year. Usually, if you’ve handled it right, you find out some really good things.’
The Panthers will be without Matthew Tkachuk due to an injury he suffered in the 4 Nations Face-Off but should be back this year.