Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey unfortunately missed the 4 Nations final game for Team Canada due to illness, and he now revealed his true feelings. Just days earlier, Josh Morrissey had been holed up in a Boston hotel room, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/injuries/winnipeg-jets-star-defenseman-josh-morrissey-ruled-out-of-the-4-nations-finals-at-the-last-moment' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>too ill to leave and join his teammates</a> in the celebration of Team Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off win. It was no minor illness, merely a cruel twist of fate. In the morning, I felt fine at the morning skate. Maybe not perfect, but felt fine. Then in the afternoon, I had my pre-game meal and sort of in the middle of the nap, it started to go sideways. I won't get into any more detail than that. But I tried to get things to subside, Morrissey told reporters on Sunday afternoon. The team doc, we did everything possible. To me, that was the biggest game of my life and I didn't want to miss that game. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class=instagram-media data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=https://www.instagram.com/p/DGefpLDA7i6/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIqsAxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTaP_T7848G3wN2GHt8-pJgN3J1_FHnt9wMGzVf6dXQRKydaS5oOQUi3lg_aem_isf3pgocdxQAXeeLK8qI-Q data-instgrm-version=12 style= background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);><div style=padding:16px;> <a href=https://www.instagram.com/p/DGefpLDA7i6/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIqsAxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTaP_T7848G3wN2GHt8-pJgN3J1_FHnt9wMGzVf6dXQRKydaS5oOQUi3lg_aem_isf3pgocdxQAXeeLK8qI-Q style= background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%; target=_blank> <div style= display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;> <div style=background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;></div> <div style=display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;> <div style= background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;></div> <div style= background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;></div></div></div><div style=padding: 19% 0;></div><div style=display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;><svg width=50px height=50px viewBox=0 0 60 60 version=1.1 xmlns=https://www.w3.org/2000/svg xmlns:xlink=https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink><g stroke=none stroke-width=1 fill=none fill-rule=evenodd><g transform=translate(-511.000000, -20.000000) fill=#000000><g><path d=M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631></path></g></g></g></svg></div></a></div></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/player/josh-morrissey-8477504' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Morrissey</a> had fought his way up the Canadian depth chart, earning himself a respectable spot on the blue line. But when his team needed him most, he was relegated to sitting on the sidelines. He played so good in that tournament and for a sickness like that to get you, especially a guy like that, it's got to be really, really, really, really, really bad for him not to play a game, Mark Scheifele said on Monday after scoring the overtime winner in the Winnipeg Jets' 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. And I knew it was really, really, really bad. <h3>Morrissey dominated in last night's game against the Sharks</h3> Fast forward to Monday, and you'd never guess what type of severe illness he'd been through. Morrissey dominated from the start of the first faceoff to the last buzzer, with a goal, four shots, and <a href='https://globalnews.ca/news/11033482/scheifele-scores-ot-winner-to-set-winnipeg-jets-goals-record-in-2-1-win-over-sharks/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>a game-high 29:35 ice time among skaters against the Sharks.</a> For the third-period surge to the finish, he dominated by being on the ice for an outlandish 7:52 of the last 11:23 as the Jets took care of business in overtime. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JayOnSC/status/1894264422635307320'> </a></blockquote></div> Short version? Starving. He helped create the surge in the early stages of the game, coasting down from the left blue line to the right wing before placing Nikolaj Ehlers into a solid net-front spot. He backchecked subsequently to kill a 2-on-1, saving Logan Stanley out of an ugly defensive situation after his own shot was blocked. That passion? It's difficult not to draw comparisons with his 4 Nations experience. Not only the pain of losing out on playing in the final but the fact that he was on the biggest stage made it all that more tough.