Phil Kessel

[Fanatic]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

 

[Bullfrog]

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

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[Ronco]

Boston is going down. They get up for Leafs games, but i think it's time to prove that they can beat these guys.
Kessell scoring or assisting is a bonus.
He didn't score in a game or two it's whom he's playing against that can make a difference.
Trap teams offense is not happening.
You get speed teams then you get more chances.

 

[AvroArrow]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

You realize you're turning into Glenn Healy, right?

 

[Scot4bz]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

You realize you're turning into Glenn Healy, right?

Them's fightin' words  ;D

 

[maplesyrup]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

You realize you're turning into Glenn Healy, right?

Them's fightin' words  ;D

Somebody gives me the "Healy", I fire back with a "Berger."

 

[Fanatic]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

You realize you're turning into Glenn Healy, right?

Them's fightin' words  ;D

Somebody gives me the "Healy", I fire back with a "Berger."

This is an opinion board. My opinion is that Kessel will be a non-factor tonight. I would love to be wrong, but I doubt it.

 

[Deebo]

I still think he tipped Liles shot last night.

The Rock says it doesn't matter what you think.

Anyway, he is doubtful to be seen let alone score against Boston.

You realize you're turning into Glenn Healy, right?

Them's fightin' words  ;D

Somebody gives me the "Healy", I fire back with a "Berger."

This is an opinion board. My opinion is that Kessel will be a non-factor tonight. I would love to be wrong, but I doubt it.

And AvroArrow was of the opnion that you are turning into Glen Healy.

 

[Fanatic]

And AvroArrow was of the opnion that you are turning into Glen Healy.

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We will see.

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

If the Bruins spend the whole game worrying about Kessel the Grabs line will light them up and Kessel will still get one.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Kessel got a point and that guy wins the bet.

Indeed I did up deciding that the maximum loss I could swallow was $300, so I bet $20.  Even after he accepted the bet, for some reason he threw Bozak into the deal too, so that BOTH Bozak and Kessel had to go pointless in 6. So it was actually with Bozak's assist on the first goal that the wager was already decided.  Oh well, a fool and his money...

I think you owe all of us that told you to do it some beers. Only seems fair to me. 

Not so fast!  Apparently my friend messaged me after I logged off of chat to go home from work.  Here's what transpired before and after logoff:

Friend:  How about if neither kessel or bozak gets any points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Me:  So you mean I owe you 300 if both Kessel and Bozak have 0 points over 6 games?
Me:  If that's what you mean, then fine.

I logoff, and receive the following IM typed the previous day, but received by me the next day...

Friend:‎  I mean if kessel or bozak gets zero points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Friend:  So if kessel gets 10 points and bozak gets zero u owe me 300

My response today, by email:

"Guy, that has got to be the most egregious bait-and-switch I've ever encountered or heard of.  You asked for and got 15-1 odds tilted on the extreme unlikelihood of scoring leader Kessel not scoring in 6 games, but then add in a 3rd line center recovering from injury to the equation.  So basically you were asking for 15-1 odds against 5-points-in-11-games Bozak not getting a point in 6 games, given that Kessel was virtually assured of it.  Please tell me you were joking.  It takes almost as big an idiot to accept that wager as it does to propose it."

So apparently I'm not 20 bucks richer...

 

[bustaheims]

So, he's trying to tilt the odds in his favour and trying to get paid like he's a huge underdog? Nice.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Bruins' coach Julien has words of praise for Kessel...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bostonbruins/post/_/id/7919/claude-julien-praises-leafs-phil-kessel

 

[Zee]

Bruins' coach Julien has words of praise for Kessel...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bostonbruins/post/_/id/7919/claude-julien-praises-leafs-phil-kessel

I'd praise a player too who did nothing against our team. No need to rip him and add some motivation for him to actually perform against your team.

 

[Bender]

Kessel got a point and that guy wins the bet.

Indeed I did up deciding that the maximum loss I could swallow was $300, so I bet $20.  Even after he accepted the bet, for some reason he threw Bozak into the deal too, so that BOTH Bozak and Kessel had to go pointless in 6. So it was actually with Bozak's assist on the first goal that the wager was already decided.  Oh well, a fool and his money...

I think you owe all of us that told you to do it some beers. Only seems fair to me. 

Not so fast!  Apparently my friend messaged me after I logged off of chat to go home from work.  Here's what transpired before and after logoff:

Friend:  How about if neither kessel or bozak gets any points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Me:  So you mean I owe you 300 if both Kessel and Bozak have 0 points over 6 games?
Me:  If that's what you mean, then fine.

I logoff, and receive the following IM typed the previous day, but received by me the next day...

Friend:‎  I mean if kessel or bozak gets zero points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Friend:  So if kessel gets 10 points and bozak gets zero u owe me 300

My response today, by email:

"Guy, that has got to be the most egregious bait-and-switch I've ever encountered or heard of.  You asked for and got 15-1 odds tilted on the extreme unlikelihood of scoring leader Kessel not scoring in 6 games, but then add in a 3rd line center recovering from injury to the equation.  So basically you were asking for 15-1 odds against 5-points-in-11-games Bozak not getting a point in 6 games, given that Kessel was virtually assured of it.  Please tell me you were joking.  It takes almost as big an idiot to accept that wager as it does to propose it."

So apparently I'm not 20 bucks richer...

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but your friend is a shark and a complete twat.

 

[Zee]

Kessel got a point and that guy wins the bet.

Indeed I did up deciding that the maximum loss I could swallow was $300, so I bet $20.  Even after he accepted the bet, for some reason he threw Bozak into the deal too, so that BOTH Bozak and Kessel had to go pointless in 6. So it was actually with Bozak's assist on the first goal that the wager was already decided.  Oh well, a fool and his money...

I think you owe all of us that told you to do it some beers. Only seems fair to me. 

Not so fast!  Apparently my friend messaged me after I logged off of chat to go home from work.  Here's what transpired before and after logoff:

Friend:  How about if neither kessel or bozak gets any points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Me:  So you mean I owe you 300 if both Kessel and Bozak have 0 points over 6 games?
Me:  If that's what you mean, then fine.

I logoff, and receive the following IM typed the previous day, but received by me the next day...

Friend:‎  I mean if kessel or bozak gets zero points in the next 6 games u owe me 300
Friend:  So if kessel gets 10 points and bozak gets zero u owe me 300

My response today, by email:

"Guy, that has got to be the most egregious bait-and-switch I've ever encountered or heard of.  You asked for and got 15-1 odds tilted on the extreme unlikelihood of scoring leader Kessel not scoring in 6 games, but then add in a 3rd line center recovering from injury to the equation.  So basically you were asking for 15-1 odds against 5-points-in-11-games Bozak not getting a point in 6 games, given that Kessel was virtually assured of it.  Please tell me you were joking.  It takes almost as big an idiot to accept that wager as it does to propose it."

So apparently I'm not 20 bucks richer...

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but your friend is a shark and a complete twat.

I'd use the term "friend" loosely here. He just seems to want your money.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Bruins' coach Julien has words of praise for Kessel...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bostonbruins/post/_/id/7919/claude-julien-praises-leafs-
phil-kessel

I'd praise a player too who did nothing against our team. No need to rip him and add
some motivation for him to actually perform against your team.

That's what I first thought, too, when this article caught my eye.  It's n inverted praise, if one can call it that.  Julien felt safe to say what he did and thereby making a kind of 'mockery' of Kessel as a Leaf -- the 'we blew them out of the game and their ace scorer still can't get any points on us'.  Reverse psychology, as you explained, perhaps.

Imagine if the Leafs had emerged as the winners of the game.  There would have been no "praise" from the opposition coach.

 

[Hockey_gal]

Bruins' coach Julien has words of praise for Kessel...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bostonbruins/post/_/id/7919/claude-julien-praises-leafs-
phil-kessel

I'd praise a player too who did nothing against our team. No need to rip him and add
some motivation for him to actually perform against your team.

That's what I first thought, too, when this article caught my eye.  It's n inverted praise, if one can call it that.  Julien felt safe to say what he did and thereby making a kind of 'mockery' of Kessel as a Leaf -- the 'we blew them out of the game and their ace scorer still can't get any points on us'.  Reverse psychology, as you explained, perhaps.

Imagine if the Leafs had emerged as the winners of the game.  There would have been no "praise" from the opposition coach.

That article was dated Nov 4th.

Edit: I realize the Leafs got killed in Boston but still...this was written before Saturdays game at home.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Bruins' coach Julien has words of praise for Kessel...

http://espn.go.com/blog/bostonbruins/p
ost/_/id/7919/claude-julien-praises-
leafs-phil-kessel

I'd praise a player too who did nothing against our team. No need to rip him and add some motivation for him to actually perform against your team.

That's what I first thought, too, when
this article caught my eye.  It's inverted praise, if one can call it that.  Julien felt
safe to say what he did and thereby making a kind of 'mockery' of Kessel as
a Leaf -- the 'we blew them out of the
game and their ace scorer still can't get
any points on us'.  Reverse psychology,
as you explained, perhaps.

Imagine if the Leafs had emerged as the winners of the game.  There would have
been no "praise" from the opposition
coach.

That article was dated Nov 4th.

Edit: I realize the Leafs got killed in Boston but still...this was written before
Saturdays game at home.

One can still refer this to all the other Leaf losses to the Bruins.  One almost gets the impression that Boston knew it could win (going by their history against the Leafs since the Kessel trade).  Strange timing by Julien.

 

[Bullfrog]

Or hey, maybe Julien actually just respects his abilities and maturation as a player and there's no secret meaning or reason for the timing of his praise?