Three weeks in, Kessel is scoring the good press he never got in Toronto

Check this out.

Yup, that one story at TSN has more accolades for Phil than the Toronto media were willing to give him in the course of six years.

At some level you have to feel for the guy. He was resented from the get-go for that original trade, and I have to admit that I'm among the majority who saw that as a huge mistake. But it was Burkies mistake, not Kessel's, so why are we punishing Phil?

After all, the dorkshit who actually made the mistake came out golden!

Penguins a good fit for Phil Kessel

For an abundance of reasons, Phil Kessel was never going to be the right guy for Toronto. He's a first line guy, but not somebody you can hang a franchise on. It was manifestly unfair of Burke to expect that of him.

In Pittsburgh he won't have anywhere near the pressure he had in Toronto. He'll be able to enjoy playing hockey again.

Good for Phil!