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Red Wings forward left off team USA in latest Olympic roster projection
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The latest projections have Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat left off of Team USA's 2026 Olympic roster.
In a strange turn of events, former 40-goal scorer and Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat might be subject to unpleasant news.
That is, the star forward of the Original Six team will be left off Team USA's roster for the 2026 Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy.
With the Olympics closing in, nearly two months away from the competition starting, the picture isn't looking good for DeBrincat.
Should forward Alex DeBrincat of the Detroit Red Wings be on Team USA's roster?
The projected Team USA roster from Bleacher Report is below:
Line 1:
Brady Tkachuk - Jack Eichel - Matthew Tkachuk
Line 2:
Jason Robertson - Auston Matthews - Jack Hughes
Line 3:
Kyle Connor - Dylan Larkin - Matt Boldy
Line 4:
Jake Guentzel - J.T. Miller - Alex Tuch
Ironically, included on this projected roster is the Detroit Red Wings captain, Dylan Larkin, who could center Mat Boldy and Kyle Connor.
Alex DeBrincat believes that he belongs on Team USA's roster this year, but it seems as if Bill Guerin, who is the general manager, hasn't been convinced.
Last season, he scored 70 points (39-31) in 82 games for the Red Wings and is a reliable producer for the team.
"Obviously I believe in myself," DeBrincat said this week. "I believe I should be on that team. I feel good right now. With that being said, there's a lot of good players. I'm sure they have some hard, tough choices."
It seems as if Team USA could be heading up against Canada without one of the league's premier scorers in the NHL, DeBrincat. A huge mistake.
We thought DeBrincat made a good case for the Olympics earlier in the year, but he's quickly fallen off projections.
For refrence, DeBrincat isn't the only American-born forward projected to be snubbed, as Cole Caufield of the Montreal Canadiens is also absent from the list.
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