There are few things to complain about when you're getting ready to play in the Stanley Cup Final.
Case in point, Pittsburgh Penguins leading playoff scorer Phil Kessel is taking a rather level-headed approach to the baffling decision not to include him in Team USA's World Cup roster.
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"You're always disappointed, but it is what it is, Kessel told reporters Sunday. "I think I’ve had a pretty good playoffs and I’ve always done pretty good for them when I’ve played (for Team USA). But we are in the Stanley Cup Final, so I can't be that disappointed."
He wasn't the only one surprised by the omission.
Kessel led the American team in scoring at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and is averaging a point per game in the postseason, but the powers that be decided to go a different direction in terms of team building.
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