Blue Jackets' Brandon Dubinsky: Riding pine for critical World Cup contest

Dubinsky will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's World Cup match against Team Canada, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports.

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Dubinsky's ability to get under the skin of Sidney Crosby is well documented, so this is yet another curious roster move by Team USA coach John Tortorella, who elected to bench Dustin Byfuglien in the World Cup opener last Saturday. The stakes couldn't be higher for the Americans, as they're coming off a 3-0 loss to Europe and next play the squad from north of the border -- the tournament's odds-on favorite.