‘A lot of emotion’ expected when Kessel faces Leafs: Crosby
Sidney Crosby knows how important the Oct. 17 Showdown in Steeltown against the Maple Leafs will be to Phil Kessel.
Thanks to some imaginative schedule makers, who obviously have a penchant for juicy storylines, Kessel is set to face his former team twice in the opening month of the regular season, the other coming, fittingly, on Halloween night at the Air Canada Centre.
That Kessel will be pumped up for both those games is a given. Not only will he be facing the organization that opted to trade him this summer, he’ll also be going up against a couple of his closest friends in the game, notably Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk.
Add in the fact that both matchups will be available coast-to-coast on Hockey Night in Canada, and there will be no shortage of motivation for either Kessel or Sid The Kid, who admittedly loves playing in the spotlight of a HNIC audience.
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