Five Players Who Broke Through At The Olympics

3. Phil Kessel

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He has faced a brunt of the teasing from Habs and Senators fans, but the failure of the US to medal cannot be placed at the feet of Kessel.  During the semi-final game against Canada, Kessel was one of very few players who actually showed that he gave a crap about the game and was their best player.  This was after leading the tournament in scoring and not backing down at all in the face of constant scrutiny.