My picks for Team USA's Olympic roster for the 2021 Beijing Olympics

          With the NHL season underway everyone has hockey fever and I for one love it. Let's not forget, NHL players are back in the Olympics and Team USA has a real shot at gold. The talent pool for the Americans may honestly be the deepest it's been in forever. With the announcement of Auston Matthews(Toronto), Patrick Kane(Chicago) and Seth Jones(Chicago) as the first three players of team USA we are off to a real fucking good start. But the question still remains, who makes the team and who gets left off the team? Again like I said the choices at each position are so endless that it's incredibly tough to pick who realistically makes this team. But I am one for a challenge, so let's see who I think is going to be suiting up for the stars and stripes in Beijing.

FORWARDS:
Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks)
Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames)
Kyle Connor (Winnipeg Jets)
Brock Boeser (Vancouver Canucks)
Matthew Tkachuk (Calgary Flames)
Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings)
TJ Oshie (Washington Capitals)
Alex DeBrincat(Chicago Blackhawks)
Brady Tkachuk(Ottawa Senators)
JT Miller(Vancouver Canucks)
Jake Guentzel(Pittsburgh Penguins)
Jack Hughes(New Jersey Devils)
Chris Kreider(New York Rangers)


DEFENSEMAN:
Seth Jones(Chicago Blackhawks)
Zach Werenski(Columbus Blue Jackets)
Adam Fox(New York Rangers)
John Carlson(Washington Capitals)
Quinn Hughes(Vancouver Canucks)
Jacob Slavin(Carolina Hurricanes)
Charlie McAvoy(Boston Bruins)
Torey Krug(St Louis Blues)

GOALIES:
Connor Hellebuyck(Winnipeg Jets)
John Gibson(Anaheim Ducks)
Spencer Knight(Florida Panthers)

JUST MISSED OUT:
A healthy Jack Eichel(Buffalo Sabres for now) 
Max Pacioretty(Vegas Golden Knights)
Thatcher Demko(Vancouver Canucks)
Blake Wheeler(Winnipeg Jets)
Brett Pesce(Carolina Hurricanes)
Phil Kessel(Arizona Coyotes)
Ryan Mcdonagh(Tampa Bay Lightning)


Team USA has youth and speed on their side, no doubt. I think the top 6 forwards will be incredible, but I think you'll see the bottom 6 really wear down their opponents. The defense is setup incredibly well, you have some really good defensive defenseman and you got some unreal offensive weapons on the back end.  Goaltending for me is going to be where it will be make or break. That's not be saying these guys aren't incredible because I think Hellebuyck is one of the best goalies in the NHL. Goalies though can be hot and cold and if they're cold....it could be bad. On the other hand we've seen what happens when team USA rides a hot goalie, like Ryan Miller when he carried them to the gold medal game. All in all I think the stars and stripes, if put together correctly really has a chance at a gold medal this year in China.