Horvat's Canada Faces Palat's Czechia
New York Islanders centers Bo Horvat and Ondrej Palat trade punches on the international stage as Canada battles Czechia in their Olympic opener. Horvat slots into Canada's stacked forward group while Palat brings that playoff grit to a Czech squad nobody wants to face in a medal round. Locker room vets know these club rivalries fuel the fire, and a statement win here boosts both guys' stock heading into the NHL stretch drive.
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