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<p>Phil Kessel not on the ice for practice</p>
<p>— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAlter590/statuses/402458361108914176">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> WHAT??!?!?!</p>
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<p>Fact: Phil Kessel has not missed a game in the past three-plus seasons.</p>
<p>— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonasTSN1050/statuses/402468070469300224">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?!?! WHAT HAPPENED TO PHIL?!?</p>
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<p>Leafs practice winding down here with some heavy skating. Carlyle will address media shortly as to why Kessel isn’t at practice.</p>
<p>— James Mírtle (@mirtle) <a href="https://twitter.com/mirtle/statuses/402472591710892032">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>*turns and sharply stares daggers into John Scott* This is all <em>YOUR</em> fault, isn’t it?!?!?</p>
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<p>The only time Kessel missed time for the Leafs was in the fall of 2009. Coming back from shoulder surgery he missed the first 10 games.</p>
<p>— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonasTSN1050/statuses/402469995663220736">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>OMG guys Jonas Siegel is reporting that Phil Kessel is out with shoulder surgery brb I AM LITERALLY DEAD RIGHT NOW.</p>
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<p>Leafs using a line of JVR-Holland-Lupul at practice in Phil’s absence.</p>
<p>— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAlter590/statuses/402458458714546176">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Wait a second… Peter Holland is blonde. So is Phil Kessel. Maybe they’re just confusing Holland for Kessel. UR AN IDIOT, ALTER. #BadCred</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Leafs&amp;src=hash">#Leafs</a> practice lines: JVR-Holland-Lupul, Raymond-Smith-Clarkson, McClement-Smithson-Kulemin, McLaren-Ashton-Orr. Extra: Kadri, Bozak.</p>
<p>— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAlter590/statuses/402458839301099520">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>OMG it wasn’t a mistake R.I.P. everything.</p>
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<p>Bozak departs practice after about 50 minutes.</p>
<p>— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonasTSN1050/statuses/402470338555953152">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Did he look like he forgot something at home like a wallet, keys, or an All-Star winger?</p>
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<p>Traded for Desharnais and Murray is my guess. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAlter590">@DavidAlter590</a> Phil Kessel not on the ice for practice</p>
<p>— Will (@HeyMyNameIsWill) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeyMyNameIsWill/statuses/402459144898084864">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>I WILL LITERALLY SET YOU ON EFFING FIRE.</p>
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<p>Phil Kessel update will come after practice wraps likely around 11:45 am</p>
<p>— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) <a href="https://twitter.com/markhmasters/statuses/402464131401281536">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Oh for Pete’s sake here it comes.</p>
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<p>Kessel has the flu.</p>
<p>— Jonas Siegel (@jonasTSN1050) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonasTSN1050/statuses/402479864294281216">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Really??!?</p>
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<p>Kessel has the flu.</p>
<p>— James Mírtle (@mirtle) <a href="https://twitter.com/mirtle/statuses/402475990728716289">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The tall one said it, too! Oh thank goodness! I thought Phil had a broken everything or something.</p>
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<p>Carlyle says Kessel will visit doctors. Hopes to have him available tomorrow.</p>
<p>— David Alter (@DavidAlter590) <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidAlter590/statuses/402476398411251712">November 18, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Pfft. It’s Kessel, bro. He’s obvi gonna get better and snipe on mad tendies irl. False alarm, everybody! Phil’s fine!</p>

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