Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman flew in early for Team USA, and you can feel the Olympic gold pressure creeping into every Bruins conversation.

The Bruins have a bunch of guys scattered across Milan, but these two carry the loudest spotlight. McAvoy isn’t treating this like a vacation.

He said the Opening Ceremonies were “incredible,” and admitted he felt “starstruck” walking out under the lights.

This explains why he wanted to be there, not just for the hockey, but for the moment. Then he snapped right back into mission mode.

McAvoy talked about how long it has been since the United States won Olympic gold and how special it would be to bring it back.

He even referenced “Miracle on Ice” and the driveway dreams, pretending to be Mike Eruzione. That’s not nostalgia, that’s fuel.

Charlie McAvoy and Team USA eyeing down gold

On the ice, he’s the kind of defenseman who sets the tone in one shift, tight gaps, loud stops, clean first pass.

Team USA needs that edge early, because their opener Thursday against Latvia will be fast and chippy. Swayman’s storyline is different, but it’s just as interesting.

He’s expected to start the tournament as the third goalie, which is a tough label when you came to win. But Swayman didn’t sound bitter.

He called last year’s World Championship gold “deeper” than the medal, and said it felt like a weight off his shoulders.

Then he made it simple, he said he has “a job to do,” and it’s to win games whenever he’s called.

That is exactly what you want from a goalie sitting behind the crease hierarchy. No drama, no sulking, just readiness.

For Team USA, this is the blueprint.

McAvoy brings the fire and the leadership, Swayman brings the calm and the confidence.

If the U.S. is going to touch gold, it will need both of those things to show up at the same time.