on opening day of Maple Leafs training camp was: “Do you hate your coach?”
In that same vein, maybe opposing coaches around the league should be asked: “Do you hate Phil Kessel?”
OK, maybe “hate” is too strong a word. But it is clearly evident that they certainly dislike having to come up with game plans to stop him.
Mike Johnston certainly will attest to that.
Each and every time Johnston’s Pittsburgh Penguins were scheduled to face-off against Toronto during the 2014-15 campaign, his coaching staff would huddle up to formulate a blue print to suffocate the Leafs No.