Fighting Matthew Tkachuk: Drew Doughty would do 'anything' for his country

The question we have to ask ourselves on the sidelines of the Canadian-American final of the Four Nations Tournament is: could the rivalry between the two men resume?

It’s not impossible.

And on this subject, Doughty was asked if he would accept a fight against Tkachuk, who obviously fought on Saturday night at the Bell Center, during Thursday night’s game in Boston.

And Doughty said he would do anything for his country.

Of course, Doughty couldn’t really say otherwise – but he didn’t necessarily have the face of a guy who looked totally excited about the idea of Paul Bissonnette.

The Kings defenseman spoke about timing for a potential fight.

On the one hand, if there was a fight, the Americans would lose a top attacker for a few minutes. But Canada, on the other hand, would play with a depth defenseman less. Like when Arber Xhekaj fights, kind of.

But since Tkachuk is injured, it could end his game… and his tournament, by force of circumstance. And that’s probably why there are many people who will hope that a Canadian player – not necessarily Doughty – will engage in a fight with Matthew Tkachuk.

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