If you look hard enough and long enough for the negative in anything, no matter how exemplary it may be, you're bound to see the flaws in it.
"This million dollars is great, but a lot of the bills are bent at the corners. I don't want it."
That's what happened to the conglomerate of general managers and coaches that comprise the U.S. Olympic hockey team selection committee when they looked at Ottawa Senators right wing Bobby Ryan.
"His rare ability to score goals is great, but he's not a penalty-killer or gifted skater. I don't want him."
When it comes to choosing who will make up an Olympic hockey roster, there are bound to be snubs no matter who is tabbed. But in the case of Ryan, the rationale of leaving home the second-leading goal scorer among American-born NHL players since 2008-09 is so perplexing it's likely to cause headaches and blackouts.
The resume on Ryan is quite impressive.
The 26-year-old has scored at least 30 goals four times in his career, and he's well on his way to eclipsing that mark again with 18 goals in 42 games this season. Only Phil Kessel has scor ...
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Bobby Ryan’s Olympic Snub Embarrassing on Many Levels for Team USA
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