When Phil Kessel talks, it’s wise to listen.
“He should be there, obviously,” Kessel said after practice Monday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, speaking of center Evgeni Malkin’s inexplicable omission from the NHL 100 list.
“I’m pretty sure he’s one of the top 100 players of all time. It is what it is. In my book, he is.”
Turns out Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux wasn’t the only one who found it a bit curious that Malkin wasn’t on the list. Several of Malkin’s teammates had no problem voicing their displeasure at the fact that Malkin wasn’t on it.