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And I'm kind of disgusted that you dismiss his play and handling of the press. Just because you do good, and I do note his great deeds. But here in Toronto he didn't (at least to me) wasn't a reason to watch the Leafs.

How is it that out of everything I posted, you just comment on the Phil Kessel comment? Nothing else, I've also never heard of him having Cancer.
"dismiss his play"

He was the leading scorer for Toronto all six seasons he played here. He was nearly a point per game player, and easily the best player to ever play for the Leafs since Sundin retired. Don't know how much more you could possibly expect of someone who literally carried the team's offense single-handedly.

"handling of the press"

The same press that suggested he was lazy, overweight and ate a lot of hotdogs? The only time I recall he ever said anything bad about the media was when they were giving Dion grief for a loss. He called them "embarrassing." And he was right, because they mistreated Dion during his time here. Phil stood up for his captain. That not only makes him a great person but an even better teammate.

Phil had testicular cancer. Calling someone who went through that a "loser" is incredibly offensive.
Dion got a lot of trout socially, amongst the fans. The media crapped all over Dion what are you talking about? Just because Kessel was the leading scorer, that doesn't mean that his play on the ice was great. Did Phil ever speak up for Nazeem Kadri, you don't want to argue that; trust me. If you think Phil Kessel carried the Leafs, well look at how they did; it was more than a single player. There's also Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk, Joeffry Lupul (at the time). What about the defensive players? Answering to the media and playing your game despite what they say is what a star should be capable of. Kadri is a big example of that, he took trout from management, the press and the fans but he still produces.

Can we consider his game play and not his stats? I can tell you right now that he wasn't the team offensively. You're looking at a stat, and judging his overall play? There are so many other players that contributed to the team in a positive manner.