After all the crap Phil Kessel has been through, a little trolling can be forgiven...

Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn't put my finger on it.
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) September 21, 2016

So there ya have it. Not a night USA Hockey will make dramatic movies about...

I will write more in a bit here...

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After all the crap Phil Kessel has been through, a little trolling can be forgiven...

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Just sitting around the house tonight w my dog. Felt like I should be doing something important, but couldn't put my finger on it.
— Phil Kessel (@PKessel81) September 21, 2016

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So there ya have it. Not a night USA Hockey will make dramatic movies about...

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I will write more in a bit here...

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