U.S. goaltending decision will be unfair, Tortorella concedes

Having three No. 1 goaltenders is a good problem to have. Picking one of Ben Bishop, Jonathan Quick, and Cory Schneider is the tough part.

Team USA is yet to decide on its starting goaltender for the World Cup, but it's planning to have its depth chart locked after pre-tournament game No. 2, head coach John Tortorella said Tuesday.

"When we make the decision, it's going to (stink) for the other guys, plain and simple," Tortorella said, according to NHL.com's Nicholas J. Cotsonika. "It's not going to be fair to the other guys. But we have to eventually make a decision who's going to start."

Three exhibition games after a summer off is hardly enough time to make a decision, he added, but that's the nature of the beast that is the World Cup.

"It's very difficult," Tortorella said of the decision. "It's one I've thought about for months coming into this year."

The U.S. opens its exhibition schedule with back-to-back games against Canada on Friday and Saturday. The third and final friendly will be against Finland on Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Here's how the three goalies stack up: