4 Nations Update: Hope Dubas & Co Are Paying Attention

As the Penguins’ brass prepares to embark on a retool in earnest, I hope they were paying attention to Thursday night’s rousing 4 Nations tilt between the United States and Finland.The players who made the most impact (literally) for the victorious United States squad weren’t necessarily the high-skill guys like Auston Matthews and Jack Hughes. Rather, they were the Tkachuk brothers, Brady and Matthew, who combined for four goals, five points, a whopping 13 shots on goal and 10 hits!

“That’s their game,” teammate J.T. Miller said. “They play that old-school brand and they can do everything.”

Indeed, the rugged pair was virtually a two-man wrecking crew, crashing in on the forecheck and…