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PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
To be fair though, the Toronto sports media are bloody relentless. When the Leafs string some wins together it's "Stanley Cup time" but the moment they lose more than 1 in a row the sports media starts asking the stupidest damn questions. Then again, I haven't heard an intelligent question from those idiots in some years so...
Like asking Kessel if he's un-coachable. Maybe he is and maybe he isn't but Jebus man, he's the exact wrong person to pose that question to.
I'm beginning to suspect that many in the Toronto sports media have taken one too many pucks to the head.
While I agree the Toronto sports media is relentless, the question posed to Phil was fair and on point.
Phil is making $10,000,000 this year. 2 Million more than the next guy. If the best player on the team and the highest paid isn't doing what the coach wants, it's a huge problem...
It was fair and on point but it was still the wrong person to ask. How objective do you think Phil is going to be when he's hauling in $10 million this year? What's he going to say, "No I'm not" and watch his value on the hockey market plummet?
Kessel is still 10th in total points in the NHL and he's well known by now to be a streaky player. He's far from the first and he likely won't be the last.
Besides, there's a whole damn team behind him. We've seen them able to put points up so why is Phil responsible for carrying the team? Where the hell have JVR, Khadri, Bozak, Clarkson been? Where the hell is the friggin' defense?
Even during Calgary's 7 game losing skid the team was never out of most of those games, losing by 1 or 2 goals.
Maybe the media should be haranguing the team management and asking why they'd shell out $10 million to a player who is known to be streaky.
Of course a defense core with an overall +/- rating of -9 isn't the problem.
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