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Team USA practice suggests Byfuglien and Palmieri could play versus Canada

World Cup Of Hockey 2016 - Media Day

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 15: Dustin Byfuglien #33 of Team USA answers questions during Media day at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 at Air Canada Centre on September 15, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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Based on today’s practice, changes could be coming to Team USA’s lineup for tomorrow’s must-win versus Team Canada at the World Cup.

Dustin Byfuglien, a controversial scratch in Saturday’s loss to Team Europe, was reportedly skating on a pairing with Erik Johnson, while Jack Johnson did not participate in rushes.

Jack Johnson played just 11:26 on Saturday, the lowest amount of any American defenseman.

It also appears that winger Kyle Palmieri, a 30-goal scorer for the Devils last season, could be entering the lineup.

David Backes played a team-low 6:35 against Team Europe, so he’s the most obvious candidate to come out.

P.S. -- Patrick Kane with Derek Stepan and Justin Abdelkader is an....um....interesting combination.

Related: That was the worst possible World Cup debut for Team USA