Add the president of the United States to the list of those willing to shove it back in the faces of Phil Kessel's detractors.

Standing in front of the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins during their customary visit to the White House, Barack Obama kicked off his spiel with this crowd-pleaser:

President Obama began his @penguins Stanley Cup press conference recognizing an extraordinary achievement. (Via @whitehouse on Twitter) A video posted by TSN (@tsn_official) on Oct 6, 2016 at 9:59am PDT

Simple, but most effective.