(VIDEO): Alexander Ovechkin says Kessel shouldn't talk to the media.

If there is one player feeling the heat this past week regarding his performance, it is Phil Kessel. The firing of Randy Carlyle this week has revealed how dysfunctional things are in Leaf land at the moment, and for whatever the reason Kessel is at th forefront of the criticism. Well no player understands the pressure of media scrutiny than Alexander Ovechkin. The Russian superstar has been criticized at times for a lack of determination, and, like Kessel, he’s been called everything from lazy to a coach killer. That is why one reporter felt the need to ask Ovechkin about Kessel's situation and Ovechkin had some sound advice for Phil. Here it is: