Phil Kessel warms up prior to last night's Leafs-Habs game in Montreal. Some increased production from his teammates would take scoring pressure off Kessel. (MARTIN CHEVALIER/QMI AGENCY)
One gets the feeling that Maple Leafs sniper Phil Kessel would rather crawl through a pit of poisonous snakes than face a media scrum.
He’s a shy guy who happens to be one of the most explosive scorers in the NHL, playing in one of the world’s biggest hockey markets, with a huge media following.