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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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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has launched a passionate defence of his coaching style, saying people who claim he burns players out are living in gaga land.Lyons coaching style has come under question amidst reports of player unrest at the AFL club.Fremantle started the year as a premiership fancy, but currently sit in 16th spot with a 3-17 record after producing one of their worst ever seasons.Lyons relentless demands of the playing group have been blamed by some as a reason behind the Dockers dramatic fall from grace.The 49-year-old is a renowned task master, who until this season had guided Fremantle to four straight finals appearances.Critics suggest Lyons demanding style eventually wears players down, as well as his assistant coaches.However, Lyon claimed that theory was bogus, citing the glowing reviews hes received from a host of past and present players as proof that his coaching methods are within bounds.Theres players on this list that describe me as a father figure, Lyon said on Thursday.So if you think my behaviour with those players can be so disparate from other players, I think youre living in gaga land.All I know is the teams Ive coached - and you can only go on how they give effort - if what you were saying was true, its impossible to give the effort and play consistent footy year after year like they do.Anyone who thinks that I would treat players any differently - its naive at best, mischievous at worst.Lyon is contracted with Fremantle until 2020 after signing a new deal on the eve of this season.The 10th-year coach is expected to oversee a list overhaul in the coming months, with Michael Barloow, Hayden Ballantyne, Anthony Morabito, Zac Clarke, Chris Mayne, Matt de Boer, Tendai Mzungu, and Nick Suban among the players who could be on their way out.ddddddddddddThe future of Nat Fyfe is also up in the air, with the Brownlow medallist set to explore his free agency options before deciding whether to re-sign with Fremantle beyond the end of next year.Former St Kilda board member Nathan Burke says the Saints have built up a war chest to lure a big fish like Fyfe.But Lyon wasnt fazed by the comments, saying it was natural for rival clubs to express their interest in an elite player.Well all queue up for Buddy, wouldnt we? Theory land and fantasy land and reality are hugely different, Lyon said.So were really comfortable with where things sit.Nathan will work through it. Hes committed. He loves Fremantle - just listen to his Brownlow speech.Reports of a rift between Fyfe and some of his teammates emerged during the week.Goalsneak Ballantyne was reportedly one of those players.But Ballantyne has since laughed off suggestions of a rift, saying he loves playing with Fyfe.If we want to focus on gossip, Id go and buy the New Idea, Lyon quipped when asked about the player unrest.The Dockers will be without ruckman Aaron Sandilands (glute) and Matthew Pavlich (rested) for Saturdays clash with GWS at Spotless Stadium.Jon Griffin will replace Sandilands, while Matt Taberner will come in for Pavlich.Lyon said luckless midfielder Anthony Morabito was unlikely to earn a call-up this week. ' ' '