NHL players and coaches won't be in Beijing when the Olympics open on Feb. 4.
The Penguins had three players who were all but locks to make their countries' Olympic rosters if the NHL participated in Sidney Crosby (Canada), Evgeni Malkin (Russia) and Teddy Blueger (Latvia), with Jake Guentzel (U.S.), Bryan Rust (U.S.), and Kasperi Kapanen (Finland) also being possible selections. Mike Sullivan was named head coach of the U.S. team, and selected Todd Reirden as one of his assistants.