Following new staple within the NHL, the New Years Day Winter Classic Team USA announced it's make with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.With 1980 Team USA Gold Members in attendance Team USA GM Brian Burke had his roster finalized and surprised many. Dropping much of the veterans from USA Olympians past including Mike Modano, Billy Guerin, Keith Tkachuk, Scott Gomez, Brian Rolston and Dougie Weight.Leaving questions he picked NY Rangers captain Chris Dury for leadership. Stating Dury is a large game player in which he deserves the major stage. Although Druy's last two seasons are not right he may of had the opportunity to consider a better choice belonging to the group above.Billy Guerin might of been a greater choice obtaining best season in the USA vets. Scoring 12 goals and 16 assists in 41 games while defending his Stanley Cup with a season ago. Guerin could of completed this team equity way. However Dury is an excellent penalty killer in addition to a great face-off man his leadership can be placed along way utilizing this young USA team. Your decision must of been tuff.Team USA can be for scoring from top forwards Patrick Kane of one's Chicago Black Hawks and Nj Devils Zach Parise. Kane is right now in sixth put in place the NHL scoring race with seventeen goals and thirty one assists for forty eight points while Parise is fourteenth total having seventeen goals and 31 assists for any total of 45 points.Team USA will probably have a tuff choice relating to the pipes with Sabers goalie Ryan Miller and Bruins net minder Tim Thomas. My choice could be Miller in my opinion the perfect NHL goalie 2010. Beginning of the process in Shut outs with 5, second placed into save %.934, second in wins with 23 and second in Goals Against by having a 2.02 average. As Team USA may lack towards the other countries utilizing some positions they can indeed be stacked between the pipes and then in a series goal tending could possibly get you deep into your tournament.The USA opted for a very young defense average age 23 and therefore the veteran Brian Rafalski. This mixture has size, speed and play makers.US was obviously a heavy underdog entering into the Olympics as you move Russians boast Ovechkin and Malkin while using the Canadines having Crosby and Thornton. But I that way team and I think they can surprise and turn some heads to provide a Medal in Vancouver will undoubtedly be definitely not a Miracle.
