PHIL KESSEL WINS STANLEY CUP

[Bates]

Fun stat posted by HNIC on their social media channels today:

Phil Kessel played in the most games in the 2010s decade; 787. He didn’t miss a single game.

(He also had the second most shots in the decade quite a long way behind Ovechkin)

Phil has missed quite a few games this season.....but he is in the lineup. He has been nothing short of terrible in AZ.

[herman]

Phil was getting crushed in the media so I asked him if he wanted me to make space for him, go on a rant, yell at a reporter, whatever. He said “the only guys I care about the guys in the room. I appreciate it, but save your breath, I’m good.” (1/2) https://t.co/jBkW5bJUSH

— Brian Burke (@Burkie2020) April 2, 2020

(2/2) Phil takes a lot of heat, but he was great for me in the Olympics and Toronto. Low maintenance player and treated any child with cancer (as a survivor himself) like royalty. Couldn’t wait to make them feel special. #askburkie https://t.co/jBkW5bJUSH

— Brian Burke (@Burkie2020) April 2, 2020

[Highlander]

And he can do the Kesselrun in three parsecs.

[L K]

Good to see Burke wanting to defend his players.  Too bad he never bothered to find a good defensive forward to put on his line to do that for him on the ice. 

[Highlander]

Weird, my son and I were standing in our front driveway yesterday and a black Cadillac Escalade drove past, we both had a real good look at the driver and could have sworn it was Phil.  Not sure but the NHL players love the Okanagan valley area. Whoever it was was scoping the area, perhaps looking at some lots.