News: Phil Kessel working out with the Canucks

[Aqualung]

I swear I saw a Spitten Chicklet that said Kessel hydrated with soda and Randy Carlyle didn’t want unhealthy drinks and apparently Kessel got uppity about it. It’s these kinds of stories that make me doubt he’s ever been anywhere close to “incredible shape”.

 

[Bankerguy]

Phil doesnt go to the gym, the gym goes to him... as well as anything else caught in his gravitational well.
Welcome to Vancouver, see you at Japadog

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Looks like Phils belly has been greatly reduced.

 

[DustyDangler]

Thread title is a lie, Phil doesn't work out.

The narrative is funny and I know Phil plays into it but dude works hard.

Edit:

Q: You ever weight lift with Phil Kessel?
McDavid: I have. He's a beast in the gym honestly. He gets a bad rap but he works hard. He's an absolute freak.

 

[Rowlet]

Do they need him? Their offense is pretty loaded as it is

The team is a little weak in terms of skilled wingers. VGK players also said how much they loved having Kessel in the locker room, he kept things light and is a 3 time cup winner, of which the Canucks don't have a lot of. Tons of experience behind the bench but aside from Bleuger and Cole, not many cup wins on the roster.

 

[UrbanImpact]

The memes are funny, but lets be real,

Kessel is more athletic than 99.9% of the people that will read this post.

If you dont agree with that then you dont understand how athletic and dynamic and strong professional athletes actually are.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

If I were a washed up 35+ player who was still a name I wouldn’t sign until February either. Much less wear and tear on the body and youll actually know who the contenders are

I’ve always been surprised that there are not more players that are at the end of their career that have not gotten a cup (I know Phil has multiple) sign with contending teams close to the deadline. I get it that the salary isn’t appealing and roster/cap limits. But I have always been surprised you don’t see more guys just park it. Stay in shape. Sign in February. And take a last swing or two at the end of their careers. I know if I were a pro and never got to win it I’d try it for a year or two.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Seems like a solid locker room guy now a days. Good for the Canucks. Could 1000% use that vet presence. Feel like Ian Cole is the only guy on that roster that's been past the 2nd round.

*edit. Forgot the Canucks had a run in the bubble. But does that even count?

 

[nergish]

*edit. Forgot the Canucks had a run in the bubble. But does that even count?

It only counts because rookie Quinn, skinny Pete, and Bubble Demko were quite good in those playoffs. They’re all prominent players for this team, and have only improved since then.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Looks like Phils belly has been greatly reduced.

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Phil about to go Les Grossman all over the Pacific.

 

[beckstreaker07]

I swear I saw a Spitten Chicklet that said Kessel hydrated with soda and Randy Carlyle didn’t want unhealthy drinks and apparently Kessel got uppity about it. It’s these kinds of stories that make me doubt he’s ever been anywhere close to “incredible shape”.

Pretty sure he lead the Leafs in testing every training camp when he was still there and never looked the part. Maybe someone who fought through testicular cancer doesn't look like the typical athlete but it shouldn't discredit what he's accomplished.

 

[villacco]

I want him to get his 1000th points

Should not McDavid be the 99th guy in history to reach this mark? Would be a better fit

 

[1989]

All but confirmed IF he can get back into shape!

Circle is a shape.

Should not McDavid be the 99th guy in history to reach this mark? Would be a better fit

You're thinking of #99 Desse Roche who played for the Canadiens. McDavid wears #97.

 

[Rowlet]

Seems like a solid locker room guy now a days. Good for the Canucks. Could 1000% use that vet presence. Feel like Ian Cole is the only guy on that roster that's been past the 2nd round.

*edit. Forgot the Canucks had a run in the bubble. But does that even count?

Bleuger has a cup too, also the coaching staff has like 6 cups on and off the ice between Tocchet, Foote, Gonchar and the Sedins in the HHOF running the powerplay. Miller also has two runs to the third round, one with the 2015 Rangers and one with the 2017 Lightning.

The bubble run probably counts because Pettersson, Hughes, Miller, Boeser and Demko were all really good. Pettersson 18P/17G, Hughes was 16P/17G, Miller was 18P/17G, Boeser was 11P/17G, Demko almost stole the series vs Vegas, DeBoer even said Demko was the reason they lost to Dallas.

 

[blankall]

The memes are funny, but lets be real,

Kessel is more athletic than 99.9% of the people that will read this post.

If you dont agree with that then you dont understand how athletic and dynamic and strong professional athletes actually are.

It's especially true with hockey. You don't need some massively ripped upper body to be good at hockey. Overall, the media has wildly skewed our ideas about what's athletic and healthy. You don't need to have six pack abs to be good at sports, particularly a contact sport where some extra bodyweight can be a benefit.

But also this.....

Lol. He has a massive wine cellar, that's almost empty but has 3 giant bottles of Baileys.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

I swear I saw a Spitten Chicklet that said Kessel hydrated with soda and Randy Carlyle didn’t want unhealthy drinks and apparently Kessel got uppity about it. It’s these kinds of stories that make me doubt he’s ever been anywhere close to “incredible shape”.

Some dudes just never look the part. I worked with a guy once. Never saw him ever work out in the traditional sense. Guy had two chins. A big old dad bod gut. But he could out swim anyone short of an olympian in the pool and was a wild bastard on a surf board. He could power lift a bus if you could convince him to join you in the gym. Some guys are just born athletic at something. Phil was just born to be a hockey player. Simple as that.

 

[Rubi]

If the Canucks can sign him for an affordable $ amount I just don't see the downside. He would certainly be a great addition to their playoff depth.

 

[1989]

What nerdy sports fans expect athletes to look like:

What professional athletes actually look like:

 

[Rubi]

Looks like Phils belly has been greatly reduced.

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He's looking like a typical balding middle aged man who carrying a few too many pounds that has about as much in common with today's young athlete as I do.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Phil doesn’t work out, things work out for Phil.

 

[beckstreaker07]

He's looking like a typical balding middle aged man who carrying a few too many pounds that has about as much in common with today's young athlete as I do.

So no different from what he looked like over his career? Again; Maybe we shouldn't discredit someone who battled testicular cancer based on not looking like what you think an athlete should look like when he's proven those people wrong his entire career.

 

[Aqualung]

Some dudes just never look the part. I worked with a guy once. Never saw him ever work out in the traditional sense. Guy had two chins. A big old dad bod gut. But he could out swim anyone short of an olympian in the pool and was a wild bastard on a surf board. He could power lift a bus if you could convince him to join you in the gym. Some guys are just born athletic at something. Phil was just born to be a hockey player. Simple as that.

Oh I didn’t meant to imply he wasn’t performant. There’s plenty of examples of guys who are strong and perform but aren’t exactly in “incredible shape”. He could be gym rat and still have bad eating and drinking habits and/or bad hormones and carry high percentage of body fat, which to me is not incredible shape.

 

[Breakers]

What a legend

Going to out to abbotsford to get this work in

He really wants that 1000’th point

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Plaque above the hot dog concession.

Picture on the wall as the “most hot dogs eaten” record holder.

 

[1989]

Chemistry?!?!

Canucks and Kessel go together like hotdogs and chili, like hotdogs and fried onions, like hotdogs and fries, like hotdogs and mustard, like hotdogs and salsa....yah, ok...I am done.

You forgot hotdogs with hotdogs.

But also, hotdogs with mustard or ketchup. How did you miss that?