The 2026 Winter Olympics are just a couple months away, and NHL players will be participating for the first time since 2014. Team USA should have a great shot to end its 46-year gold medal drought as the talent pool has never been deeper for the Americans.

Team USA general manager Bill Guerin has some tough decisions ahead of him over the next month, but that's a very good problem to have. And some of the work has already been done.

Back in June, Team USA announced the first six members of its Olympic roster with Jack Eichel ( Golden Knights ), Auston Matthews ( Maple Leafs ), Brady Tkachuk ( Senators ), Matthew Tkachuk ( Panthers ), Quinn Hughes ( Canucks ) and Charlie McAvoy ( Bruins ) going to Italy. Which 19 players will be joining them? Projecting Cana

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