PHIL KESSEL NEWS
Kessel on board in Toronto as Leafs drub Wings
Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Kessel nabs first goal with Leafs in win over Wings
Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Huzzah! It's finally Phil Kessel time for the Maple Leafs
7 days ago by
Puck Daddy
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Inexplicably continuing our tour of the worst hockey teams in existence this morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that the long-awaited debut of savior star special right winger Phil Kessel(notes) will occur at home on Tuesday night.From the Globe & Mail:The high-scoring...
Bruins missing opportunities — and Kessel's scoring
6 days ago by
SportingNews.com
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DETROIT — On the night Phil Kessel made his much-anticipated debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs, his former team was shut out. Again. The Boston Bruins lost 2-0 to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, and have now gone nearly 134 minutes without scoring.
They're playing...
Bolts Beat Phil Kessel…Up
5 days ago by
Bolts by the Bay
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Last night the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped the four game OT loss slide, by winning in OT against the Leafs 2-1. Vinny Lecavalier and Ryan Malone had the 2 goals for our squad, which was enough to squeak by the slumping Leafs. According to the Twitter account of our General Managers...
Jason Blake on playing with Phil Kessel.
12 hours ago by
Goon's World
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Interesting interview with former Sioux Jason Blake, nice to see the Maple Leafs putting the two offensively gifted players on the same line (a Sioux and a Gopher on the same line). I also wonder why the person conducting the interview would compare Kessel to Hull, their two different...
Kessel's first goal helps Leafs rout Wings
TORONTO (AP) -Phil Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Michael Farber: Kessel's return adds spark to struggling Leafs, more notes
The Maple Leafs need scoring and spark. The return of Phil Kessel showed that he can be the man to provide them. Michael Farber also looks at why Detroit has faith in Jimmy Howard.
Breaking News: Leafs and Bruins reach agreement on Kessel
September 18, 2009 by
Illegal Curve
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From TSN’s Darren Dreger: Sources tell TSN the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins have reached an agreement on a trade that will deliver Phil Kessel to the Leafs. The trade is pending Kessel agreeing to a contract with Toronto. It’s a process the Leafs are working on...
More on the goal drought in Boston.
5 days ago by
Goon's World
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This is more that I was talking about. The void that Kessel left when he went to Toronto has not been filled. Also, Marco Sturm has never scored more than 28 goals in a season and I don't see him coming close to scoring 30 goals in this line up. The aging Mark Recchi isn't...
News and Views: Hope springs from Toronto's new wing
Toronto may be a lost cause this season, but its savior took the ice Tuesday. And Phil Kessel, the team's high-cost scoring sensation was as advertised, Wes Goldstein says in News and Views.
Northeast: Kessel Shows Plenty In Leafs Debut
The result was one all too familiar to the Toronto Maple Leafs -- a loss. In this case a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. But Phil Kessel's long-awaited debut with the Leafs was cause for optimism.
Kessel, acquired in a ...
VIDEO: OHLUND DESTROYS KESSEL WITH OPEN-ICE HIT
5 days ago by
BigLeagueScrew
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Everybody was talking about Phil Kessel in the offseason. That’s because the former Boston Bruin’s salary demands got him traded to Toronto. Last night, Kessel made his debut for the Leafs and was on the wrong end of a highlight reel hit.
Kessel hadn’t played since last [...]
Kessel Proves His Worth
6 days ago by
Kuklas Korner
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from Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun,
Now that the all the hype and hoopla are over, here are 10 things we learned about Phil Kessel last night from his Maple Leafs debut—one for every shot he had on net.
1. In recent weeks there have been suggestions that the deal to...
Don’t Let Phil Kessel Ignite Us Bruins Fans
6 days ago by
Sports Blog Net
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We’ve all flipped out before. More often than not it’s the result of multiple things piling up: a bad few days at work, an argument with a girlfriend, car problems, bad weather, and/or a bad loss by your favorite. Then, some minor annoyance occurs. Maybe you can’t find your...
Phil Kessel is amazing and that makes me sad
6 days ago by
Down Goes Brown
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Maybe I'll pass to Blake.Oh man, I crack myself up.Phil Kessel made his debut for the Leafs tonight. You may have heard about it, since there were apparently one or two media stories about the whole thing.The best line of the night came via twitter from @Archimedies, who observed...
Kessel will make Leafs debut Tuesday
Phil Kessel (shoulder) will make his debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
Savard and Bruins in contract talks.
8 hours ago by
Goon's World
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The Boston Bruins better think long and hard, without Marc Savard in their line up they are having a tough time scoring goals, frankly they are not very good and are very boring to watch. This past season the Bruins let Phil Kessel go to Toronto and this ill advised move will probably...
Instant Karma: Kessel Makes his Leaf Debut
6 days ago by
Bitter Leaf Fan
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Every hockey trade needs a bit of distance to be properly evaluated. I thought the Leafs had erred when they acquired Dimitri Yushkevich for a first round pick way back in 1995. The pick turned out to be a bust and Yushkevich became one of my all time favourite Leafs.Tonight Phil Kessel...
Phil Kessel and Boston Bruins at Impasse
It appears that Phil Kessel and the Boston Bruins might be ready to part ways. Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said he finds himself at a "philosophical impasse'' regarding the signing of Phil Kessel, his third-year right wing.
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Kessel ‘pretty excited’ to finally make Leafs debut
Phil Kessel's return to the ice can't come soon enough for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Repot: Kessel blockbuster trade likely
September 17, 2009 by
Goon's World
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This thing is starting to drag on and on and we have heard this before. It would be nice to get some closure on this before the season begins. Because of the looming threat the Bruins will not be able to match an offer sheet for free agent Phil Kessel, two well-placed sources in Toronto...
Bruins GM fires back at Phil Kessel camp; Sharks in play?
September 04, 2009 by
Puck Daddy
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After announcing and celebrating the multi-year extension to Jack Adams-winning head coach Claude Julien, Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli was pestered restricted free agent Phil Kessel's(notes) status and accused the forward's agent of "waging a bit of a media war,"...
Nightly Hockey Hits: Phil Kessel is set to return, Habs fans need to wait before chanting, NHLPA calls another ‘emergency meeting’, Ovechkin another injury casualty, Did all the Canucks go on NBC’s Biggest Loser?
7 days ago by
Illegal Curve
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Bruins can't put together a winning or losing streak; Devils month of November plans; Wings Kronwall sure can hit; Injuries continue to pile up; a look at the US Olympic team; Judge Baum approves sale of the Coyotes to NHL. These stories and more halloween pictures after the jump.
Burke sets his sight on Bruins' Kessel
September 09, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Brian Burke was upfront yesterday about his pursuit of restricted free-agent forward Phil Kessel.
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