This afternoon in the build-up to the 4 Nations Face-Off finals Team Canada forward Brandon Hagel has taken shots at J.T. Miller and the Tkachuk brothers. Last week <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/matthew-and-brady-tkachuk-reveal-the-shocking-reason-they-fought-in-the-first-few-seconds-of-canada-usa-game' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Team USA and Canada went viral</a> after their intense matchup at the 4 Nations Face-Off. The rivalry took off immediately when J.T. Miller and the Tkachuk brothers decided to drop the gloves and set the tone with a trio of fights. This then led to an electric game where Team USA came out on top giving them a clear path to the 4 Nations Face-Off finals. After the game Miller and the Tkachuk brothers revealed that they had discussed the idea of fighting to begin the game in a group chat before the game. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1890980229557936473'> </a></blockquote></div> This group chat discussion became the talk of the tournament with many fans from the United States loving the idea while many Canadian fans were frustrated. Now with Canada securing the spot in the finals forward Brandon Hagel has decided to take a shot at the USA trio for admitting to planning the fight in a group chat. <h3>Team Canada Forward Brandon Hagel Takes A Shot At J.T. Miller & Team USA</h3> During a new interview with the media Team Canada and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel was asked about the highly anticipated rematch. Hagel insulted Team USA by saying he and his teammates were playing for their country and not for media and television attention. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1891903374729077050'> </a></blockquote></div> This will likely be taken as motivation on both sides with Canada wanting to back up Hagel and Team USA wanting to prove him wrong. Heading into the finals there is a ton of anticipation to see if the 4 Nations Face-Off finals can live up to the hype of the round-robin game. These types of trash talk moments can either be a big momentum boost for a team or come back to bite the player who commented and be an embarrassing moment in the long run. Over the next 24 hours, it will be interesting to see if J.T. Miller, Brady, or Matthew Tkachuk respond to these comments from Hagel.