for nine other divers to finish before knowing hed gotten on the podium again.Youre doing 18 dives off a three-story building, your bodys beat up, youre tired, mentally exhausted, Boudia said. Im glad to be standing here with a bronze m

Theres no doubt that Team USA will miss the services of rugged Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan, who will sit out Septembers World Cup of Hockey after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in his right hip.Callahan is a two-time U.S. Olympian who epitomizes the kind of hard-nosed, glue guy the U.S. selection committee was looking for when it assembled the 23-man roster that will try to wrest international hockey dominance away from Canada and outlast the six other teams taking part in the tournament.But the immediate question is: Who will take his place on the roster?The choice will be closely watched by hockey observers for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is to see if general manager Dean Lombardi and his management team -- which includes former Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, Calgary Flames president Brian Burke (who was the GM of the U.S. team that won an Olympic silver in Vancouver in 2010) and longtime USA Hockey executive Jim Johannson -- will hold to the pattern of naming a roster very much blue collar in nature.In selecting gritty guys such as?Justin Abdelkader, Brandon Dubinsky, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson and Callahan, Team USA excluded higher-skilled players like Kevin Shattenkirk, Justin Faulk, Tyler Johnson and, of course, Phil Kessel, another two-time U.S. Olympian.So who will take Callahans place? A decision on a replacement may not come until August, but heres an early look at the top four candidates.Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh PenguinsLets start with the sniper who led the Penguins in both playoff points ( 22) and goals (10) during their Stanley Cup championship run. Kessel was a surprise snub by the U.S. team, but will his playoff performance -- which included a somewhat surprising attention to defensive detail under Penguins coach Mike Sullivan -- be enough to open the door to a replacement roster spot?Its hard to assess this one. Kessel has connections to most of the coaching staff, which includes head coach John Tortorella, an assistant in Vancouver in 2010; Scott Gordon, who was an assistant coach in Toronto when Kessel was a with the Maple Leafs; and, of course, Sullivan. Kessel, like Callahan, is a right-handed shot, but if he wasnt part of the plan in March when the initial 16 players were named and still wasnt in the mix when the final seven players were named less than a month ago, our guess is its not going to happen for Kessel.Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay LightningNo, Johnson is not a winger. But I was surprised when Johnson wasnt named to Team USA given how he has proved himself to be a big-game performer. Perhaps it was because of the lingering injury issues that dogged Johnson throughout the regular season after a stellar turn during the Lightnings run to the 2015 Stanley Cup finals. But during the 2016 playoffs, Johnson was once again a gamer, contributing 17 points in 17 games for Tampa Bay -- including three game-winners -- as the Lightning, sans captain Steven Stamkos, advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before falling to Pittsburgh in seven games.You can never have enough centers, and adding Johnson would allow Tortorella to move Joe Pavelski to the wing, where the San Jose Sharks captain played for most of the season. My guess is that Lombardi et al already have considered this and are comfortable with their depth down the middle, which includes Pavelski, Ryan Kesler, Derek Stepan, David Backes and Dubinsky -- and thus there will not be room for Johnson.Kyle Okposo, New York IslandersOkposo is about to hit the market as an unrestricted free agent and, for my money, is the second-most important free agent available after Stamkos (assuming that Stamkos does indeed go to market). Okposo is a big right-handed shot who has the skill set to play among the top nine for Team USA and enough sand and grit to fit in with the identity that Lombardi wants this team to embrace.He also has quiet leadership abilities and has earned high praise in that regard from longtime friend and teammate John Tavares, the Islanders captain. I spoke with Okposo at midseason about the potential of playing on Team USA and it was clear that he yearns for the opportunity. No question, he would be a highly motivated player if the U.S. management group decides to offer him an invite. I wouldnt be surprised if this is the direction management goes.Kyle Palmieri, New Jersey DevilsIf Team USA is looking for versatility -- and that seems to be a requirement, given the roster as its constituted -- Palmieri would be an excellent fit. Among U.S.-born players available to Team USA (i.e. not counting the young guns selected for Team North America), Palmieris 30 goals were tied for third behind Patrick Kane and Pavelski. The 25-year-old can kill penalties. He can play anywhere in the four forward groups and is considered a strong dressing-room presence. If its not Okposo, I would have to consider Palmieri as the next most likely candidate to replace Callahan.Cheap Rajon Rondo Jersey . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. 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Three times he topped 100 points on his dives, closing the contest with one that earned perfect scores of 10.I never thought I would get this medal for diving and I am still in a state of shock, he said through a translator.Chen hit a back 2 1/2 somersaults with 2 + twists, barely making a splash as he sliced the water for 108.00 points -- the highest score of anyone in the final.Theres a lot of young guns in this sport now, defending champion David Boudia said, and its cool to see them step up their game.Chen had never won a major international 10-meter individual title, having more success in synchronized platform, winning gold in Rio and at last years world championships. The 20-year-old diver gave China its first win in the event since 2004.Its because he didnt really think a lot so he performed well, said Chens teammate Qiu Bo, who finished sixth. His example gave me the feeling that I have nothing to be upset about because its the Olympic Games and its either him or me who gets the gold medal. Its all the same because we are all Chinese.German Sanchez of Mexico earned silver at 532.70 for his countrys first individual mens medal since Fernando Platas won silver on 3-meter springboard at the 2000 Sydney Games.This means everything. A few times people didnt believe in me. A few times people have talked bad about me and now this, Sanchez said. I kept hearing chants of `Mexico, Mexico and this really helped me out a lot. It felt like a Lucha Libre fight, which I love.Boudia took bronze at 525.25. The American was second going into his laast dive, but missed on a forward 4 + somersaults.ddddddddddddThis dive has been like a thorn in my side the past four years, Boudia said. My takeoff is absolutely perfect and I cannot find the bottom to save the life of me, obviously. I chose to do it at the very end of this competition because I wanted that pressure. I live off those nerves. It didnt go my way this time.His score of 68.45 was his worst of the night and he had to watch anxiously for nine other divers to finish before knowing hed gotten on the podium again.Youre doing 18 dives off a three-story building, your bodys beat up, youre tired, mentally exhausted, Boudia said. Im glad to be standing here with a bronze medal around my neck.Qiu earned silver four years ago in London, when Boudia narrowly defeated him. He was second after his first dive and then botched his second and fifth dives, leaving him too far back to medal again.Im a little bit upset about that, but I think it is necessary to have this kind of failure and pain, Qiu said through a translator. This shows the value of the medal and the value of my dream.Tom Daley of Britain, who was third in London, surprisingly didnt make the final. He led after the preliminaries, but finished last among 18 divers in the semifinals.The only gold the Chinese missed was in mens synchronized 3-meter, won by Britain. China settled for bronze to go with silvers in womens 3-meter and 10-meter. Wu Minxia became the most decorated female diver in Olympic history, winning synchro springboard for her fifth gold and seventh career medal.The U.S. finished with three medals, all in mens competition. Boudia and Steele Johnson took silver in synchro platform and Sam Dorman and Mike Hixon won silver in synchro springboard. ' ' '