PHIL KESSEL WINS STANLEY CUP

[Highlander]

Well it one way to get the Cup into town. LOL

[Bullfrog]

Kessel has Hand Surgery

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."

[TBLeafer]

Kessel shares his Stanley Cup day privately in Toronto with friends.

Nor fanfare.  Well maybe a little...

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

Jon@JSCham85
Hey @simmonssteve, gonna man up and cover the great Phil Kessel's day with the Stanley Cup or are you still bitter?

[CarltonTheBear]

A bunch of reports on social media say that he brought the Cup to the Sick Kids hospital. Awesome.

[CarltonTheBear]

@SickKidsNews confirms with these pics:




www.twitter.com/SickKidsNews/status/755119776184274944

http://theleafsnation.com/2016/7/18/phil-kessel-spends-day-with-cup-in-toronto-heads-to-sick-kids

[disco]

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

T.O. Kessel-Run: SickKids Edition!

[L K]

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.

[CarltonTheBear]

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.

I keep leaning on the idea that without that trade we don't get Matthews... but god damn how amazing would it be right now if we had both (and Nylander and Marner).

[Bullfrog]

A bunch of reports on social media say that he brought the Cup to the Sick Kids hospital. Awesome.

Fantastic. I love Kessel.

[Tigger]

That's great, good for Phil.

[hockeyfan1]

What a sweet thing to do.  And to top it all off in Toronto,  superb!

Phil (the incredible).  A nod to you, Mr. Kessel.

[PrestigeWorldwide]

I love that Phil took it to Sick Kids, and did so without announcing it well beforehand.  What a champ.  He really wasn't a good fit with the Leafs, given our situation at the time, but I was always a fan of his.

[Potvin29]

I've always thought he comes off as just a genuinely nice guy (who tries hard, loves the game) and his teammates always seem to back that up so not entirely surprised he did that.  Just seems like a good dude.

[CarltonTheBear]

A little more of Phil at Sick Kids:

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[Highlander]

I love Phil as well, although at one point I loved my ex wife but she had to go!!!
Good work with the kidz Phil, you are one class act.