Penguins' Letang takes jab at Maple Leafs over lack of Kessel tribute
The Toronto Maple Leafs' decision not to honor Phil Kessel with a video tribute upon his return to the Air Canada Centre was not lost on at least one of his new Pittsburgh Penguins teammates.
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Following the Penguins' 4-0 win, defenseman Kris Letang took to Twitter to take a sarcastic dig at the Leafs in defense of Kessel.
Awesome tribute to a great player @PKessel81 in TO .... Crickets crickets
— Kristopher Letang (@Letang_58) November 1, 2015
For his part, Kessel, who was booed by the Toronto crowd during the game, said he didn't care about the club's decision not to acknowledge his return.
Kessel appeared in 446 games for the Maple Leafs, scoring 181 goals and leading the team in scoring during all six of his seasons in Toronto. In 11 games with the Penguins, he has scored four goals and added two assists.
He recorded only one shot on goal in Saturday's win.