Blake Wheeler is Heating up---After selction of Team USA

Blake Wheeler was not someone who was really considered on the bubble for this year's Team USA, however, it is a team that Wheeler could end up in four years at the next Olympics. It is ironic though that Wheeler is producing at his best rate the past three games, his only three games since Team USA was announced. If he had been playing this well a month or two ago, who knows if it would have made the decision to keep him off the team more difficult.

Wheeler has four goals and three assists in his past three games bringing his total to 11 goals and 15 assists in 26 games. He is a minus 6 on the season, but in the past five games is a plus 4. Wheeler is one of those players for the Bruins that if he and members of his line produce at this clip they suddenly become a serious threat in the east.

The plus minus category is going to be an important thing for Wheeler to be viewed as a top player. Another component he could do better at is getting more shots on goal. In the three game stretch where he has four goals he only has six shots. It's a great shot percentage, but with that it would be nice to see him get more shots.

Some of Wheeler's success has been just deflecting pucks in front of the net, but the puck seems to be bouncing his way. Here are the Hightlights form his goals the past three games.

• A goal and an assist in 3-2 loss to New York Rangers Highlights HERE
• Two goals and an assist in 4-1 win over Ottawa. Highlights HERE
• A goal and assist in 5-2 loss to Chicago. Highlights HERE