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Originally Posted by Toonage
At the risk of totally derailing this (which isn't a bad thing at this point) What do Phil's teammates have to do with Phil being able to play the game in less than game shape? Its still him hauling his butt up and down the ice regardless of who he is playing with. And its not like he logged 4L minutes playing with nobodies.
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He did play less minutes, like below 18mpg from over 20, and he did play against lesser opposition, so his fitness wasn't as big an issue. But moreover, you said "won a couple cups". So did a whole bunch of guys on Pittsburgh - I don't think Kessel's fitness or lack thereof had anything to do with it - he was just in a really good situation.