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# Lightning at Leafs: Phil Kessel's Debut
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/lightning-at-leafs-phil-kessels/
- Published: 2009-11-03T18:56:35.000Z
- Updated: 2009-11-03T18:56:35.000Z
- Author: Jason Orach
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

The [Tampa Bay Lightning](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/TAM?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (4-4-4) bring second season scoring sensation [Steven Stamkos](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55082/Steven%5FStamkos?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (*12GP 11G 5A 16Pts*) and second selection overall [Victor Hedman](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71958/Victor%5FHedman?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) to the ACC tonight. The Lightning have lost their last two, having been soundly thumped last night by the [Flyers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/PHI?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 6-2\. Oddly enough, Vinny Lecavalier is having a rough go of it right now which means tonight is a good night for him to break out of his slump.

Ordinarily this is the kind of game I don't watch. a Southeast division opponent at the ACC on a Tuesday night. The Leafs always get slaughtered in these games to the tune of 7-0 or so. The Leafs have an ace up their sleeve though: tonight is the debut of [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/Phil%5FKessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

I'm not a maniac, I know Phil Kessel probably won't score tonight but seeing him streak up and down the ice is going to make a lot of Leafs fans feel a lot better about things. I don't need him to score, I just need him to look sufficiently dangerous out there to give the rest of the Leafs a little swagger.

Tonight's lines courtesy of Jonas Siegel's [Eat Sleep Leafs](http://www.640toronto.com/Blogs/EatSleepLeafs/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10069600&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) blog:

> **Forwards**  
> Blake - Stajan - Kessel  
> Ponikarovsky - Grabovski - Kulemin  
> Hagman - Mitchell - Stempniak  
> Primeau - Wallin - Orr  
>  
> **Defense** 
> Kaberle - Komisarek  
> Beauchemin - White  
> Exelby - Schenn  
>  
> **Goalie** 
> Gustavsson

For Lightning coverage go check out SBNation's [Raw Charge](http://www.rawcharge.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), don't forget your [SPG picks](http://www.pickspg.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and check back here at 7:00 for the Game Day Open Thread.