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Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel had surgery on his hand Friday and expects to be ready for training camp in September, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Saturday."It was something he dealt with all season," Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford told the newspaper. "It bothered him. He took care of it. He's not expect[ed] to miss any time."
Hey @simmonssteve, gonna man up and cover the great Phil Kessel's day with the Stanley Cup or are you still bitter? pic.twitter.com/tUVRHBENcw— Jon (@JSCham85) July 18, 2016
Hey @simmonssteve, gonna man up and cover the great Phil Kessel's day with the Stanley Cup or are you still bitter? pic.twitter.com/tUVRHBENcw
SickKids was buzzing with #StanleyCup fever today! Thx for visiting our patients & families @PKessel81 #NHL pic.twitter.com/OMySknGsW3— SickKids_TheHospital (@SickKidsNews) July 18, 2016
SickKids was buzzing with #StanleyCup fever today! Thx for visiting our patients & families @PKessel81 #NHL pic.twitter.com/OMySknGsW3
A bunch of reports on social media say that he brought the Cup to the Sick Kids hospital. Awesome.
The trade had to happen. The scenario that led up to the trade (allowing the media to act like wild ferrets against Kessel and having a coach who did dick all to protect the players from it) did not.