Yardbarker: Phil Kessel

Jason Blakes pretty goal.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:38:00 -0500

Last night in Columbus it was the Jason Blake and Phil Kessel show. Check out this pretty goal by former Fighting Sioux forward Jason Blake. This was the second win in a row for the Toronto Maple Leafs that have a 5-1-2 record in their last 8 games.

Phil Kessel: The One That Got Away

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:51:38 -0500

She’s Gone. Oh I, oh I’d better learn how to face it. She’s Gone. Oh I, oh I’d pay the devil to replace her. She’s Gone. what went wrong? -Hall & Oates Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Hockey Krishnas rejoice. Hockey hockey! Krishna Krishna! That’s right. Hockey talk. Phil Kessel Hockey talk. One man’s trash is [...]

Leafs Explode For Six Goals In Win Over Jackets

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:38:00 -0500

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Eight games ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were sagging and the Columbus Blue Jackets were flying. Now the roles are reversed. Phil Kessel and Jason Blake each scored two goals as the Maple Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 6-3 o...

Kessel, Blake combine for 4 as Leafs rip Jackets

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:51:47 -0500

Phil Kessel and Jason Blake each scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday night.

Maple Leafs double up Blue Jackets 6-3

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:45:03 -0500

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Phil Kessel and Jason Blake each scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday night.

Kessel, Blake tally two each, Leafs double up Jackets

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:45:00 -0500

Phil Kessel and Jason Blake each scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday.

In Toronto, new Leaf has turned up

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Phil Kessel returns to Boston Saturday night with his pockets deeper, his game more essential to his team’s success, his status in the NHL raised from a speedy winger with a devilish scoring touch to that of a budding superstar hired on in Toronto to help lead the revival of Canada’s hockey capital.

Kessel on board in Toronto as Leafs drub Wings

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:56 -0500

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

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:08:00 -0500

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.

Bolts Beat Phil Kessel…Up

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:44:24 -0500

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 wife, there was not [...]

Bruins missing opportunities — and Kessel's scoring

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:42:02 -0500

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 well enough to win, but they're not winning. They're creating enough opportunities to score, but they're not scoring. The Bruins are showing signs of emerging from an uninspiring start, jus...

Huzzah! It's finally Phil Kessel time for the Maple Leafs

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:54 -0500

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 forward, acquired by general manager Brian Burke from the Boston Bruins before the start of the 2009-10 NHL regular season, practised this morning on a line with Matt Stajan(notes) and Jason Blake(notes). Kessel, wh...

Breaking News: Leafs and Bruins reach agreement on Kessel

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:38:25 -0500

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 right now. If the contract gets done, the deal is finalized and [...]

Phil Kessel and Boston Bruins at Impasse

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:31:01 -0500

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. MVN Front Page From Goon's World. It was reported in the Boston Globe, that the Boston Bruins are trying to convince Phil Kessel to accept an offer that would cap their payroll to around $59 million. But Phil Kessel has not been impressed with any ...