Team USA Four Nations Faceoff Roster Revealed By NHL And Great Names Are Missing
It will be an important day on Wednesday December 4th as the United States along with Canada Finland and Sweden will release it's final roster for the Four Nations faceoff set to begin in February.
Over the past several weeks many NHL staff, pundits and even fans have sent their roster selections that they would choose for the teams if they were the general manager or the president.
NHL.COM stated their projection, and Patrick Kane is missing.
The greatest American-born forward of our generation.
Forwards (13)
Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
Cole Caufield, Montreal Canadiens
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights*
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
Clayton Keller, Utah Hockey Club
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs*
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars
Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers*
Earlier in June six players were announced per team prior to the NHL Entry Draft as a way for the NHL to grow this new tournament.
The United States had chosen Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Auston Matthews, Matthew
Tkachuk, Adam Fox, Charlie McAvoy and Quinn Hughes as the first six to be chosen.
Many names have been added to these lists by the pundits.
There's a consensus that Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild, Jake Guentzel of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Kyle Connor of the Winnipeg Jets and Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabres would likely be on this team.
It's hard to say who else will be chosen as there are so many names available and so many good players that would fulfill the role for the United States.
The general manager along with the head coach and the president are the ones to select the players and they certainly would like to choose balance along with scoring and defense.
NHL fans along with their sports networks will get a chance to debate all these players after Wednesday as the teams prepare for the Sprint between Christmas and February 12.
That day is when the tournament is slated to begin and will be held from the 12th all the way to the 20th of February between Montreal and Boston. This will be the first best on best tournament held since the 2016 World Cup of hockey that was on display in Toronto.
