Tag: Phil Kessel

3-time (!) Stanley Cup champ Phil Kessel dunked all over doubters who thought he wasn’t a winner

This quote is for all the Phil Kessel haters and doubters out there.

Yep, take that in for a moment.

Phil Kessel has won three Stanley Cups. That would be two with the Pittsburgh Penguins last decade and then one on Tuesday night as the Vegas Golden Knights clinched the title and took down the Florida Panthers.

Kessel has taken on a seasoned vet role at age 35 and was a healthy scratch for much of the postseason. That doesn’t matter. He’s a Cup winner once again. And with plenty of doubters wondering if he could win anything during his days with the Toronto Maple Leafs … well, he’s got a message for them.

Here you go:

Boom. Also, he hoped he wouldn’t barf during the Knights’ celebration:

NHL fans were furious after controversial offside ruling wipes away a milestone Phil Kessel goal

Phil Kessel deserves better!!!

In typical NHL fashion, only they could ruin a storybook moment for Phil Kessel.

On Monday, Kessel tied the NHL record for the most consecutive games played when he stepped out onto the ice for the Vegas Golden Knights, tying iron man Keith Yandle for the record at 989 games. Early in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kessel capped off the milestone moment with his 400th career goal to put the Golden Knights up 1-0. Incredible stuff, right?

Unfortunately, the Maple Leafs challenged the goal for offside and it was called back as the Golden Knights were in the zone just before Reilly Smith carried the puck across the blue line before the tally.

Talk about ruining the moment, Maple Leafs! Kessel wasn’t a fan of the call either after the ruling came down.

While the Golden Knights got back the 1-0 lead a few moments later, talk about a deflating moment for Kessel right there. NHL fans were distraught after Kessel’s milestone goal was called back due to an offside ruling.