Phil Kessel tussles with David Booth in practice skirmish (Video)

Phil Kessel angry. Phil Kessel doesn’t like getting hit by David Booth in practice. KESSEL SMASH!

Yes, Phil Kessel went from Bruce Banner to Hulk in a Maple Leafs practice Friday in the above video. He appeared to not like some sort of puck battle drill with Booth and the two came to blows.

Tweeted the one and only Chris Johnston, who was on the scene for Sportsnet:

Let us dissect Kessel’s form, shall we? Notice the bear hug around Booth’s head. It seems as if Kessel has learned from his dust up with John Scott in which he tried to counter Scott by Kessel swinging his own stick. Boxing lessons perhaps for Kessel? Probably not. Scott is enormous and is a little more intimidating than the 6-foot, 212-pound Booth. Kessel is 6-foot and listed at 202 pounds, though he may pack a few more lbs officially.

Fights do happen from time to time in practice. We know this. But regardless of how bad the team is … you DO NOT take a swing at its best player. However, this is the Maple Leafs in 2014-15 and it’s Kessel who is well … Kessel. Poor Peter Horachek. 

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