Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Johnson said yesterday that if the season were to start today Phil Kessel would play alongside Sidney Crosby on the top line.
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This statement is hardly surprising, as this is Sid’s team and he’ll almost always get first bid on who he’s playing with. However, despite the fact that many expected Kessel to play with Crosby, the quote stirred up a large amount of debate among the Pittsburgh Penguins faithful yesterday.
It’s tough to say anything definitive at this point.