Team USA Is The Rodney Dangerfield Of The Olympics

NO RESPECT!


In an article on Puck Daddy, we found out that some members of Team USA as well as their family members were booked on flights out of Vancouver that were set to leave the morning of the Gold Medal games.

The flights were booked using pre-Olympic International Ice Hockey Federation rankings as a predictor, which had Team USA fifth behind Russia, Canada, Sweden and Finland. The NHLPA said the flights were booked just to establish a time of departure that could then be changed depending on how the team fared; so don't read it as a lack of confidence in GM Brian Burke's team.

Sure. The IIHF, The Hockey News and several other places had us ranked as 5th, behind Canada, Russia, Finland and Sweden. They expected us to come in and have a quick tournament and leave early. The guy pictured above (thank you Getty Images) had a little something to say about that. Nice job boys, way to prove them wrong. I don't want to sound already defeated and of course I want gold, but I'm pleased as punch if we walk away with a silver.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/U-S-players-flights-were-scheduled-for-morning?urn=nhl,224695