The USA team that will look to avenge a loss in the Olympics four years ago will feature an almost entirely re-made defensive corps, according to an ESPN.com report.

However, a handful of familiar names not named to the 25-man roster on Wednesday, will no doubt spark some debate leading up to the Sochi Games.

High-scoring Senators winger Bobby Ryan and Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson, a fixture on international teams dating to his teens, were both left off the Team USA roster,