Kessel misinterprets inquiry in postgame TV interview

Pittsburgh forward thinks he's being asked personal question about his breath by NBCSN's McGuire

By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Someone give Phil Kessel a mint.
The Pittsburgh Penguins forward admitted that he had bad breath during a postgame interview on NBCSN with Pierre McGuire.

McGuire asked Kessel, who had a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, "how's your breath."
Kessel thought McGuire was asking a personal question.
"It's not good," Kessel said.
McGuire then clarified the situation, saying, "No, I was talking about your conditioning."

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