WEEI Mike Milbury calls out Phil Kessel for being a dog

[Lobster57]

didn't he play on a line with absolute legend Nick Bonino in Pittsburgh? I understand that getting 3rd line match-ups helped, but it's not like he took all his shifts with Crosby and Malkin, he drove his line to those numbers

 

[missingchicklet]

Milbury reminds me of the 60 something yr old Madonna posing topless. Trying way too hard.

 

[LSCII]

Look who he played with. 2 back to back Cup Penguin teams.
His career +/- is garbage.
That said I am down for getting him for a run.

Kessel was the best player on that roster for both those runs. They f***ed him out of the MVP the first year, especially. Crosby getting it when he was maybe their 4th best player was laughable.

 

[Dr Hook]

So Milbury blowing more hot air. I am utterly shocked. I actually kind of like Mike at times-he'll say what he thinks and can be entertaining, but he does come up with some worst- of -HF- terrible style takes. I wonder what name he posts under when he's here?

 

[22Brad Park]

Milbury reminds me of the 60 something yr old Madonna posing topless. Trying way too hard.

Lol She is still in great shape takes care of herself with the millions.

 

[McGarnagle]

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

no offense but why is this even a thread? Who cares what this clown has to say, let alone about a guy who hasn't been a Bruin in like 13 years?

Milbury at this point is just walking clickbait.

 

[trenton1]

Phil Kessel has better career playoff numbers than

Bergeron
Krejci
Toews
Kopitar

And the list goes on

calling Kessel a dog and not someone you would want on your team in the playoffs is laughable

I don't agree with Milbury, but I will say that I would take anyone on that list over Kessel either to team build or win a playoff series. He's never been on the winning side against any of them in the playoffs in small part because those are 200 foot players not just scorers.

That said, Kessel deserves his credit. He is a playoff producer and a very good one.

Kessel is disliked for some of the same reasons Marchand is, he's pretty weird and won't conform. If Kessel played an edgy game, I feel like he'd be suspended a lot.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Kessel may only be 75% of what he could have been as a player, but he'll crack the top 100 goal scorers in NHL history, and if he hangs on for 1 more contract may end up top 100 across the board. Add to that he did play his best in postseason.

Is he a dog, yeah he has some dog in his game. That said is Milbury an idiot. that point hasn't been in dispute in 20+ years

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

So Milbury blowing more hot air. I am utterly shocked. I actually kind of like Mike at times-he'll say what he thinks and can be entertaining, but he does come up with some worst- of -HF- terrible style takes. I wonder what name he posts under when he's here?

It's definitely secretly Wally.

 

[neelynugs]

milbury is almost as useless as jimmy thin skins

 

[Gee Wally]

It's definitely secretly Wally.

 

[dafoomie]

Milbury didn't say anything that Malkin hadn't when they played together.

 

[Bradely]

Phil Kessel has better career playoff numbers than

Bergeron
Krejci
Toews
Kopitar

And the list goes on

calling Kessel a dog and not someone you would want on your team in the playoffs is laughable

I agree on most of your post, and mostly I don't get lack of respect calling someone a dog... I just don't get it. That said, I would take all players named above BEFORE Kessel in a PO run and other than points, don't see where Kessel has better stats than 46 and mostly 37....

 

[PlayMakers]

At this point I just feel bad for Kessel. He is who he is. He never asked to be compared to Crosby or Bergeron. He's had a good career. Stop bitching about what he's not.

 

[Grimey]

STFU Milbury, Phil Kessel is a legend. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups while the Leafs retained $1.2M of his salary.

 

[Over the volcano]

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

It’s takes like this that make me think Milbury’s terrible tenure as a General Manager was in no way, shape, or form anyone’s fault but his.

He personifies arrogance. I can’t imagine having to deal with him as the head of anything.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I agree on most of your post, and mostly I don't get lack of respect calling someone a dog... I just don't get it. That said, I would take all players named above BEFORE Kessel in a PO run and other than points, don't see where Kessel has better stats than 46 and mostly 37....

At their best I take playoff Kessel over playoff Bergeron or Krejci

 

[Bradely]

At their best I take playoff Kessel over playoff Bergeron or Krejci

We then disagree and I confirm you and I don't see the game the same way!

 

[Over the volcano]

At their best I take playoff Kessel over playoff Bergeron or Krejci

Don’t be silly

 

[smithformeragent]

 

[Gee Wally]

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Thats cool!

 

[mikelvl]

Bill Watters used to call Ovechkin a dog on Toronto radio all the time. Only one of them slipped into irrelevancy. Seems like history may be repeating itself.

 

[Kegs]

Does this look like a dog to you???

Looks like an elite goal scoring thumb just past it’s prime.