Next February, the attention of the sporting world will turn to Italy, where the next Olympic Games will be held. And for the hockey world, it will be particularly special… because the NHL players will finally be back. They haven’t been since 2014, after all. So, inevitably, we’re starting to think more and more about what the teams are going to look like. And when we look at that at the Canadiens, the case of the United States is particularly interesting. The Montreal team is banking on the services of Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson, both of whom are loaded with talent and look like real candidates to take part in the Olympic tournament. That said, there’s a lot of talent south of the border… and it won’t be easy for them to carve out a place. And as if it wasn’t hard enough, Bill Guerin (who is the GM of Team USA) chatted to Michael Russo about the Olympics… and his words can’t reassure the two Habs players: The Canada/U.S. games, they weren’t very offensive, but they were very physical, and you have to be able to play that style of hockey. – Bill Guerin