No Miller not the Problem for US Olympic team

As the round robin portion of the olympic hockey competition ends for team USA, there is one Sabre that could have helped this team but was not named to the squad. I am not talking about Ryan Miller, but rather Tim Connolly. Keeping goals out of the net has not been as big of a problem for Team USA as putting them in the net to begin with.
Let's put aside the fact that Connolly is currently hurt from a controversial hit by Darius Kasparitis and imagine this quick handed, smooth skating Syracuse native wearing the Red, White, and Blue in Turin. He has the speed and finesse that thrive in international competition. After spending last year in Europe, he also has a better grasp on the this years cinderella, the Swiss. Imagination in the offensive zone has been the achilles heel of the limp Team USA powerplay. I can't help but wonder what might have been if Tim Connolly has made the team and had been physically able to play.
This calls into question the issue of when rosters can be submitted for the Olympics. With the early submission of potential players at the start of the season, the chances for a breakout star like Tim Connolly are pretty much nil. I understand that drug testing takes time but if they do again at the games anyway why bother with an earlier test. If the roster could have been announced in January instead of December a better gauge of the best players could have been made.