Montreal Canadiens: Three Habs Who Will Play In Next Best On Best Tournament

Cole Caufield

The most exciting player on the Canadiens right now is undoubtedly Cole Caufield. The young winger can fire a puck better than most players in the world and is going to quickly become one of the top goal scorers in the hockey world.

In 49 games this season, Caufield has scored 17 goals and 39 points. That includes a lengthy slump where he just didn't look like himself and could have been battling some kind of injury. He is back to scoring on an almost nightly basis lately though and would make a great addition to the USA team.

While it is a stacked roster that will feature Auston Matthews and Jack Eichel along with a couple of Tkachuks and Jason Robertson at the top of the lineup, there remains a perfect landing spot for Caufield.

When he was breaking records at the United States Development Program for scoring goals all the time, Caufield's center was Jack Hughes. A highly skilled, elite playmaker who clicked perfectly with Caufield in their time together.

Forming a third line that contains these two players would make USA almost impossible to stop. Imagine a top line of Matthews with a Tkachuk on either wing and a second line with Eichel being flanked by Kyle Connor and Robertson and then a third scoring line of Hughes, Caufield and Tage Thompson.

There are some other valuable wingers that deserve a look with USA as well. However, with veterans like Patrick Kane, Joe Pavelski and Johnny Gaudreau starting to look less likely to play in a tournament like this again, it is time for Caufield to represent his country.