Phil Kessel, Bruins Forward

Joining us right now on the eighteenth he hotline AT&T your world delivered his Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel -- Michael how are you. -- Reynolds thank you -- that we had a caller earlier who said Matt I'd like to see. You know 8182. Games a year like that one last night I'm not sure you guys could survive at every game was like last night could yet.

Gnawing on out out the ban on. It was Campbell playoff atmosphere in the build. The great -- I think.

You know we had a caller who said that. The Montreal he feel that there are dirty team Comas Americas is a dirty player. How do you think when you play Montreal the do you think is good clean hockey or do you do you do you believe they do some things that. Our little bit below the belt.

I think it just that the rival the in the you know he did it get you out there in you know. Guys I want to isn't -- but in the early in.

Didn't seem pretty obvious that they were trying to get you guys off your game maybe give me a little preview of what a playoff series would be like against them.

Yeah I think you know we need to band they're trying to do that suffered in. You know early early in perspective I think gay and there appeared you can download despite.

Now looking at your career Phil and every year. Your numbers improve how how would you summarize your season so -- how do you how do you look at.

I think that's pretty. Pretty good year this theory on. And claimed that -- here I think we found the chemistry together and you know vote by any job. Each other out there you know been fortune you know of course it.

You know what's going on or maybe don't know what's going on but. But my partner here has a -- was one of our listeners because Michael was convinced. You're going to score 35 goals this year and then when you sat out for a couple of games he got a little nervous but you kind of back on track for is that here.

The whole thing yet it you know as the company's last season.

but I get the defeat by current.

You know -- you get the 35 I don't get any thing is this probably the most sense was bad I have ever made nobody wins it's just okay. I get to say I was right. But let me ask you this bill. Read on the trading deadline your name came up a couple of times. One were you aware of that into. Did it affect you well.

Yeah I have was aware of that but I know it doesn't affect you I think it's parlay any of it you know keep trying to nicotine better anyway the candy. Whatever you know they feel like -- team and you know I just think you know there's not one guy you know -- outside you know about blatantly betrayed -- so. You know what make you any different from them. He is treated any tent maker.

Since you were aware of it did you feel compelled to go to. Leadership rally here -- workload and say what's going on here.

Knocked down just. You know I just figured that -- achievement you know he actually traded in you know that that he wants to.

How how he responded to the coaching of close Julian we. We know what happened last year early part of the playoffs you came back with a vengeance you've had a great year this year I'll be responded to how he's been coaching.

Are you obviously more. At the Miami coach but I think. If you guys that. You know he he does like he gets it immediately -- you know a few can play well I think you words -- or by Italy that. It is it like that that you know situation certainly I don't know but you know I AIG deal with that. But every week and he -- there are deeply in many don't try help team and you know about -- Every indeed he basis.

What were your thoughts last year during that playoff series because at the beginning. I did have you on the bench you which UN there and the Bruins were different team you really got them going offensively what you think when you're on the back.

All -- see you're disappointed you know it you never I never really admirable career than at any time and it ever been stand watching utilize at this point -- upset by. You know I just want to get back out there in when you.

This team has been while the best team in the east all season long you were battling with San Jose for a long time for the best record in the NHL. As you go into the playoffs how confident are UN how good this team is and what they can accomplish.

I think we got a good team and a great group of guys they think these capped player game in. -- play every night do the things that I think Barrett.

obviously you're you're an -- player very get up at the player. What is it that that dark cloud says to you that you need to do war that he didn't -- that --

I just do little things you know on the whenever you can use it on opposite is a little things that make -- that game editor. He also on the -- that simply could eat and then and I says it's like -- eat that -- going to create. In. So I I were going to be sent -- you know.

We were talking about Mark Recchi a few minutes ago he had a big game last night got the winner in overtime what does he brought to the table since he joined this team at the trading deadline.

Obviously a great guy you know -- And probably the twentieth twenty years now so you know a lot lot about the -- also that person. Been great player you know and -- but I I I don't know that the equality of the here you know he -- the puck in the now all I -- courses here. And then your typical -- long that the -- being -- you know we just he's -- leadership even. I've -- people there.

And when your plan with a guy like Marc Savard. That's deal would be good for you to I mean if you're stakes in the right position -- probably gonna hit -- when it.

you know you -- get all of them obviously lots -- agreed after out there and you know despite -- that they you know as good now I can no great going to Italy Japan the but to strike it'll probably get by yes.

You know at about. You heard your ability to come back from injuries here do you think. Like for example this year. You've been down a couple of times and you bounced back and and why she came back early earlier than projected. Do you think you have the ability to do that when you first came out of college.

you know we are based you know and every injured you want to get plane you know you just you realize how much -- view of the game in the plane he kept. I've always been a person can't sit in the stands and watch as he brought to take what I've heard I can't watch -- I just want to be out there so bad so you know and everything just -- all that is with.

You think sometimes people forget how young some of you guys are. You know they they see you out there and they senior client for a couple of years now and and they think all while fills got to do this in this and he's got a progress this way. And sometimes I think daily sight of the fact that you're still 21 years old right now.

I'm I think you know sometimes you do it again in opposite not all -- any sense announced they'll. So when he wanted you know beat out right now -- you know -- an outlet but. You know I think you know sometimes you are but as far as it it's part of a demon -- gotta -- it.

Can you help but a guy like Blake Wheeler who started out like a house of fire I think kit that rookie wall may be. It had never played as much as he's played this year you've been through it already could you help talked him through that.

Obviously have Blake really -- friend of -- in the top all the time and you know I think eight I don't know if he's in a while you know I think -- just -- You know why he's elected Obama back in it as the plane while there you don't think it just happens --

I don't want to -- me gotta pressure on your but I got you in your next game whenever that is. I got to put not a --

No pressure anybody granola.

No fracture. You know I don't remember last and I guess that's it and last year and hopefully. You know wolf I didn't -- game.

And I heard it -- Harry told Michael. Plugged decides going to -- these guys this game and guys that game. I mean Michael can't have you sit down any games you tell you to upload them talk to me.

Let's -- that might be tough out of 35. You know I'm not I want you.

All I don't even want to think about it because my friend over here we'll get a little upset with quote. He sits you down one of these two games.

Well are not. You never know what happens I think you know late in the air but I you know it's a -- Ian eagle you know HI about.

Well congratulations on what's been a great season so far 33 goals to in the last two games by the way because we're keeping score here. The best of luck to you the rest of the way however much you play here in the regular season but most of all best of luck in the playoffs.

Thank yet which is you have yeah.

Take aerial Syria as a Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel seeking knows he knows he's not play Campbell these games he can't tell you about I'm just now I morning. Just -- feel etiquette to road games close out the regular season probably can't catch San Jose. I'm worried for my friend because I think he's only going to get one of these two games. -- Went -- games I think he's only going to play one of the 20 I think -- in and I hope he does this part of the way not for your sake but for the Bruins say. I think he's going to rest a bunch of guys of one of the games and the other arrest them in the other game. He's got to get ready for next week -- ask a question. What what were you doing. In 1987. I was -- New Jersey Devils games. So your Mary what he was married. Kids and have it inept inept at it now but -- pretty established in your career actually did have one Taylor was to that point in 1987 he was -- yeah. Please you had a son yeah you're married yeah established or New Jersey Devils hockey yeah Phil Kessel was well what I need it yeah. Was born at -- I L. A little this it's unbelievable. It really hit as is it's unbelievable that he's. A young veteran player doing well in the NHL and twenty when -- He's he's young and he's gonna have Patrick and that it -- Well no pressure at all.