The start the Toronto Maple Leafs have had this year is impressive.
With a 4-1-1 mark out of the gate, the Leafs look to have a few things under control.
Their star player, Phil Kessel, is tops in the points race with 12 and tops in goals scored with seven. He is even second in plus/minus with a plus-six.
Now we ask the Boston Bruins nation on how they feel about that. After the 6-2 thumping that the Bruins handed the Maple Leafs and leaving Kessel off the score sheet, they are totally fine with it.
Let's wind back to the beginning. What started the...dislike that the Bruins faithful have of the Toronto winger?
Kessel was a Bruin for three seasons (2006 to 2009). In that time, he amassed some respect as a goal scorer. With Center Marc Savard making the plays, this was a tandem that was to be feared.
As a rookie, he earned 29 points (11G, 18A).
In his sophomore year, he improved to 37 points (19G, 18A).
In the 2008 playoffs, he was not playing the system that the Bruins' Claude Julien laid out for the team and it quickly showed that Kessel was in dange ...
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Article written by Cory Ducey
"Thank You, Kessel!" Rings in the Ears of Toronto Fans from Boston
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