ongzhu, joined by his bottom lane partner.Longzhu most recently competed at Intel Extreme Masters Oakland, losing in thhe semifinals to Flash Wolves.dddddddddddd The South Korean organization did not qualify for Worlds 2

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Phil Kessel returned to work Friday hoping to talk about his blessedly short summer after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to their fourth Stanley Cup in June.Instead, the forward ended up walking back a critical tweet about Team USA following its disappointing performance in the World Cup of Hockey. Kessel, the leading scorer for the Americans during the 2014 Winter Olympics, was not invited to join this time. While he said all the right things last spring after getting passed over, his frustration bubbled up while watching the U.S. lose to Canada on Tuesday.Just sitting around the house tonight w/my dog, Kessel posted on his account. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldnt put my finger on it.Kessel didnt delete the tweet even after some members of the U.S. team took exception. But he made it clear on Friday -- as the Penguins reported for training camp -- that it wasnt a personal attack on the group, which went winless in three games and failed to advance to the medal round.Obviously I meant no disrespect to any of the players, Kessel said. I have a ton of respect for all those guys there. I played with a lot of those guys. Theyre great players and great guys. I know this game is hard. I know its not an easy one to play.Kessel said he would rather focus on the 2016-17 season as the Penguins try to become the first team in nearly 20 years to repeat as champs. Hell spend the early days of camp seeing how his surgically repaired hand is responding after undergoing a minor procedure in July.Just going to take some time here, he said. Just kind of get back into it.Pittsburghs summer lasted all of 103 days, barely enough time to make sure everyone involved with the teams six-game victory over San Jose in the Stanley Cup finals got to enjoy some one-on-one time with their sports most valuable hardware.Its like we never left each other, defenseman Trevor Daley said. Looking around, didnt we just see each other the other day?Not that Daley is complaining. Theres a sweet reason for the short break, after all.Were the champs, obviously, Daley said with a laugh.Champs who insist theyre just as hungry as they were last spring, when they raced through the playoffs behind a mixture of speed, grit and the precocious goaltending of rookie Matt Murray. Pittsburgh did little to mess with its formula in free agency, keeping the core intact for what it hopes is another season that bleeds from spring until the edge of summer.Coach Mike Sullivan, however, is taking great pains during camp to keep his squad from getting complacent. He divvied the players into three groups hoping to keep things fresh.I think we have competitive guys by nature, Sullivan said. I think they like to compete. Its our job as coaches to put them in an environment where theyre allowed to compete. It took a lot of players for us to go through the playoff run that we did.Captain Sidney Crosby and center Evgeni Malkin are still in Toronto competing for their native countries in the World Cup. The two will meet in the semifinals on Saturday and are unlikely to return to their regular gig until the middle of next week. Their absence, however, will give others an opportunity to impress Sullivan and the rest of the coaching staff.Whats exciting from our standpoint is that we have the type of depth that we have and we have players that are competing for jobs, literally, Sullivan said. Thats going to keep everyone at their best. 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Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Air Max 270 React City of Speed . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Air Max 270 React Just Do It Pas Cher . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. One of the best bot-lane duos in South Korean League of Legends will remain together for the 2017 League of Legends Champions Korea season, albeit on a new organization. Longzhu Gaming announced on Sunday that Kim PraY Jong-in and Kang GorillA Beom-hyun, formerly of ROX Tigers, will join the teams roster for the upcoming campaign. The news was released via a post on the teams official Facebook page.Having served as AD carry and support for 2016 World Championship semifinalist ROX Tigers, PraY and GorillA were on the free-agent market after parting ways with their old squad in late November. GorillA was reportedly in discussions to join North American League Championship Series contenders Immortals, but will now stay in his home country and play for Longzhu, joined by his bottom lane partner.Longzhu most recently competed at Intel Extreme Masters Oakland, losing in thhe semifinals to Flash Wolves.dddddddddddd The South Korean organization did not qualify for Worlds 2016 after finishing in a tie for sixth during the LCK summer split and failing to make either the summer playoffs or regional qualifier. Following their exit from IEM, nearly every player on the team became a free agent.Junglers Lee Crash Dong-woo and Moon Cuzz Woo-chan were announced as a returning players in a Facebook post late last month, suggesting three-fifths of the Longzhu lineup is in place for the season ahead with the former ROX Tigers in the bottom lane and a combination of Crash and Cuzz roaming through the jungle.Keep tabs on the League of Legends offseason roster shuffle with updated, insider information on our landing page. ' ' '