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Blues' Jay Bouwmeester: Joins Team Canada for World Cup

Bouwmeester was named Wednesday as the replacement for the injured Duncan Keith (knee) for Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey, Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago reports.

Analysis:

Bouwmeester has failed to reach the 20-point mark in each of his last two seasons, which will lead some to question his addition to the team. However, the 32-year-old adds veteran leadership along with the ability to play on the penalty kill. Last season, he averaged nearly four minutes per game shorthanded. Back with the Blues for the start of the 2016-17 campaign, fantasy owners may not want to bank on high production numbers, but he has been relatively durable over the course of his career and logs a lot of ice time.

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