Team USA is expecting a lot from Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise and defensemen Ryan Suter. "Ryan Suter should be our best defenseman and Zach Parise should be our best forward [in 2014]," Team USA GM David Poile said. "We think the world of them, and we're counting on them off and on the ice to be our best players." Parise and Suter are also both candidates to be named the team's captain. They signed matching 13-year/$98 million contracts with the Minnesota Wild in the summer of 2012 and excelled in their first year with the squad. Suter was particularly noteworthy by averaging an NHL-best 27:16 minutes per game.