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Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere is spending his summer rehabbing from offseason hip and abdominal surgery, while preparing for his sophomore NHL season and for World Cup of Hockey training camp as a member of Team North America.The 23-year-old blueliner enjoyed a successful rookie season in 2015-16. He registered 17 goals and 29 assists for 46 points in 64 games. His 17 goals set a franchise record for rookie defensemen. He also went on a 15-game scoring tear, which is the longest such streak by a rookie defenseman in NHL history.Gostisbehere was also a major reason the Flyers reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, and he proved he could compete at a high level and have consistent success in the NHL. After his surgery, hes feeling better and ready to go for the upcoming season.He sat down recently with ESPN.com to talk about the latest events in his life:ESPN.com: How are you feeling since your offseason surgery?Shayne Gostisbehere: Its good. Its been about [11 weeks], so its been going well. Its not as bad as the major knee surgery I had [after tearing an ACL on Nov. 7, 2014], and this is nothing compared to that. Its going well, and Ive been back on the ice the last couple of weeks, so it feels good.ESPN.com: Will you be ready for World Cup of Hockey training camp?Gostisbehere: Oh, yeah. Absolutely.ESPN.com: What did it mean to you to be added to the roster for Team North America?Gostisbehere: Its just a tremendous honor. When you look at some of those names on that roster, and youre on it, as well, its humbling, for sure. Just to be associated with some of those guys is pretty sweet. Being part of this World Cup is a tremendous honor, and I thanked all my coaches, my family and everyone who helped me get here.ESPN.com: What do you think of the Team North America roster?Gostisbehere: When you look at our roster, people are probably saying, Holy cow, these guys are going to be pretty good. I think well surprise some guys. But there are [great] players with all the different countries, and its just cool to see the different dynamic of the World Cup with Team Europe and Team North America, and being part of the young guys team, its pretty cool to see.ESPN.com: Whats the rallying cry for the young guns?Gostisbehere: Our attitude right away is going to be, Hey, we can play with these guys. Of course, we do it in the NHL, so why cant we do it in this tournament? I actually really do think were going to shock some teams there.ESPN.com: Whats your relationship like with some of your Team North America teammates, including Connor McDavid?Gostisbehere: I met McDavid in Las Vegas for the [NHL] awards. Hes a very levelheaded kid for all the stuff going on around him, being the face of the league soon enough. Its cool to see how levelheaded he is. I played with Seth Jones and Jacob Trouba on the [U.S.] World Junior team, so itll be good to see those guys and catch up with them. Itll be fun.ESPN.com: You finished second behind Artemi Panarin for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Now that youve had time to reflect on your rookie season, how would you describe it?Gostisbehere: If someone told me that I would have that type of season, I would look at them like theyre crazy. But it was a lot of hard work, and everything that went into my rehab for my knee and everything, its just a compliment to everyone that helped me get there. It was a great season. You look back on it now and say, Holy cow, what am I going to do to duplicate that? Its about putting in more hard work this summer and battling through injuries and rehab. Again, its more maintenance than anything, so Im just gearing up for another good year.ESPN.com: Besides the rehab from the surgery, what has the offseason been like?Gostisbehere: Ive been relaxing. My girlfriend, she lives in Connecticut, so I get up there and get away from the city life of Philly. I like it. Its enjoyable. I just hang out with my two puppies, go on walks and hang by the pool and get down to the shore, if I can. Its more about relaxing and taking care of the body, clean eating and just gearing up to build the body up to break it back down.ESPN.com: During the playoffs, Flyers team owner and hockey icon Ed Snider passed away. What did you learn about the organization and how people rallied to support one another during a tough time?Gostisbehere: To see the loss of Mr. Snider, and he is not only the Philadelphia Flyers, he is the city of Philadelphia. He brought [pro] sports here, and to see such an icon of the game go down like that is hard to see. But the way our organization, not only our organization, but the city of Philadelphia and how they rallied and we paid our respects to Mr. Snider [was impressive]. Im sure he was happy that day we made the playoffs. It was a special moment for us, but to see everyone come together during a tragic time for us, and to see what he actually did for Philadelphia as more and more things come out about him, it was truly great to see, and well surely miss him.ESPN.com: The season ended with a first-round exit to the Washington Capitals, but how much can the Flyers gain from that experience moving forward?Gostisbehere: Yeah, we definitely set our goals to make the playoffs and do some damage, and making the playoffs was a big step for us. And we were not happy with our first-round exit, but its a great stepping stone for this upcoming season. Weve got a great group of guys here and some great additions, so were excited, and well be ready to go and well know what to expect this upcoming year. Oscar Lindberg Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. 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Another, resilient, is not.Smith cut a bewildered and downtrodden figure as he sorted through the wreckage of a humiliating fifth Test match defeat in succession, the national sides first innings loss at home since the fateful Ashes summer of 2010-11. Clearly angry with the performances of his players, he suggested it may be time for widespread personnel changes.I am embarrassed to be sitting here to be perfectly honest with you, Smith said. Too many times we have lost wickets in clumps, 8 for 30 today, 10 for 85 in the first innings, and you are not winning any games of cricket when are you doing that. And it is happening way too consistently for my liking.We are not being resilient, we are not willing to tough it out and get through tough periods and the longer you spend out there things get easier, albeit the wicket was doing quite a bit and it was hard. But, the boys have got to start being a bit tougher and getting in a grind and getting in a contest and try to build a few partnerships because right now it is not good enough.Asked directly about the tenure of the national team coach Darren Lehmann, who signed a contract extension in August to take him through to 2019, Smith was adamant in his support. I think hes been terrific over a long period of time, he said. Its not his fault were not playing well, its up to us to go out there and do the job. He does everything he can for us in training and preparation.We prepare well, its just at the moment when we get out in the middle were not executing our skills well enough and not handling the pressures of international cricket well enough. As a playing group that has to change, and from my point of view I have absolutely no problem with anything Darren is doing at the moment.Smith was less effusive in his words about the way the selection panel was operating, declining to answer the question of whether he was getting the teams he desired. Its obviously talked about and I do talk to the selectors quite a bit and in the end it is up to them to pick the team that they think best, he said. I have got to back their job and go out there and support our guys and do whatever we can to win cricket matches but obviously were not doing that and it is not working.With the knowledge that Australia are currently mired in the sort of slump that costs careers, Smith admitted that all manner of issues, from selection and schhedules to the personnel in and around the team and at Cricket Australia would all be under heavy scrutiny.ddddddddddddYeah, it is not working, Smith said when asked if the time had come to rip up existing plans and start over. So, obviously on the back of five losses there is going to be a lot talked about in regards to selection and things like that. And weve got to start finding a way to turn things around.Whether the ball is seaming or spinning or swinging we dont have an answer at the moment. We are not resilient enough, we are not digging in enough, we are not having the pride in our wicket, were just not being resilient enough and something has got to change. We have got to play a lot better than we have been if we are going to beat any opposition around the world at the moment.Smith agreed that the present batting rut suggested the team had not earned the right to play with the sort of flair and aggression usually associated with Australian cricket. In conditions conducive to bowlers but far from impossible, he said that the players in the team had to think more keenly about their approach.I think that depends on conditions, if the wickets are flat and there is nothing happening fine you can play aggressively and positively, he said. But if there is anything in the wicket: spin, swing, seam, at the moment we are not adapting well enough, we are not willing to grind it out and spend enough time out in the middle to be positive.It comes down to that resilience and having a good defence, at the moment our defence is being challenged and it hasnt been good enough. You can play that positive brand once you get in and things get easier, but we have got to be willing to do the hard yards to be in a position where we can be positive and drive the game.Looking more widely around Australian cricket, Smith said he wanted to see more evidence of hungry batsmen in domestic cricket. Theres some guys there that are scoring some big runs on occasions and then probably not being as consistent as they would like to put their names up there, he said. Thats what I mean when I say no one is really jumping out of the pack and getting big hundreds or three hundreds in a row.At the moment what weve got going on is not working so it might be about getting some younger guys in and getting some experience at this level, you never know, guys might really step up to the plate and step up to the level of international cricket. ' ' '