Men's Team Unleashes Unstoppable Force: Is a Historic Gold Medal Within Reach?

The USA gets their first game of the Olympics here in the preliminary round. This is one of the sports that America is good at, but not necessarily considered the powerhouse. They are in a decent group with Latvia, Germany, and Denmark. This feels like one they should be able to win. They have essentially put together an All-Star team just as you’d expect with every player on the roster in the NHL. Perhaps what I like best about their team is the goalies. They have arguably the two best goalies in all of hockey on their team with Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger on the roster. Hellebuyck was in net when Canada defeated the US in the 4 Nations Face Off Final last year, so maybe this is a revenge tour for him. In fairness, he played great in the game, someone had to allow a goal, and it just so happened that he did. I’m excited to see Austin Matthews and Jack Eichel play together, and believe this could be one of the best teams the Americans have ever fielded. A gold is realistic and a silver might even be considered a disappointment this year.