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TORONTO -- Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and forward Kyle Palmieri are the odd men out for the United States in its World Cup of Hockey opener against Team Europe. Cheap Swell Bottles .Coach John Tortorella announced his lineup shortly before Saturdays game, confirming also that goaltender Cory Schneider would not dress.Its just the way it worked out, Tortorella said. Certainly (not that) Buff and Kyle didnt do the things we were looking for them to do, but as we went through our lineup and the situations that we may get involved with: power play, penalty killing and all that, we felt this was our lineup to start the tournament.Scratching Byfuglien means the U.S. wont have his big shot on the power play. The decision comes after the Winnipeg Jets All-Star played forward in the final exhibition game.Tortorella said earlier in the week that Byfuglien better be a weapon on the power play. The staff instead decided to stick with the six defensemen who played against Finland.Palmieri out means Justin Abdelkader will play against Europe. Tortorella says Abdelkader will be counted on to kill penalties and likes that the Detroit Red Wings forward brings grit around the net.Palmieri was an injury replacement for Ryan Callahan.Jonathan Quick starts in goal for the U.S., and Ben Bishop will back up. Jaroslav Halak starts for Europe with Philipp Grubauer backing up. sWell Water Bottle Marble . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Swell Traveler Sale . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http://www.swellbottlesale.com/swell-bottles-sale.html . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls.TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle. Jeter took 21 swings on Wednesday at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa, Fla. He looked comfortable at the plate, hitting balls to all fields. The Yankees captain has also increased his movement by taking grounders and fielding balls backhanded on the grass behind short and throwing to first. Jeter was examined last Thursday by a doctor in Charlotte, N. Swell Bottle Cheap. C., and received clearance to move ahead with baseball activities. The 13-time All-Star hasnt played this season after breaking his ankle in the playoffs last fall and needing surgery. Jeter sustained another fracture during his rehab in April. Alex Rodriguez had a light day of outdoor work, throwing and fielding grounders. The third baseman, coming back from hip surgery in January, took live batting practice for the first time Monday and had an extensive base-running session on Tuesday. ' ' '