BREAKING: Phil Kessel raises CONTROVERSY on his return to Toronto.

Phil Kessel Sow CONTROVERSY on His Return to Toronto

Kessel has always been a very private person and it’s likely he chooses his friends carefully. Former Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, who openly defended Kessel from criticism from the Toronto media, as well as the newest Nashville Predator, P.K. back him up a few times in the past. We also remember the tension between the media and Kessel while he was playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

As the Pittsburgh Penguins are playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at the Air Canada Center, journalist wanted to have a chat with Phil Kessel.

As he used us, Phil Kessel sow controversy on his return to Toronto as he declined to speak with Toronto media.

Again, it might be nothing, but you clearly don’t do this in one the biggest hockey market. You know how it can be interpreted.