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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But the deal that was in place in principle from Pittsburgh's end was not sensational.
What sort of "blue chippers" do any of the contenders have to offer? They won't be parting with much in terms of roster players, all of their prospects who are not roster players will tend to be mid-level prospects from the lower end of the first-round, and all their draft picks will also be well outside of the top ten.
Again, he is 29-years-old, injury prone, three years removed from his last of two 70-point seasons, and has a no-trade clause that pretty seriously affects the team's ability to move him. All this in a market that is about as soft as it has ever been for top-six forwards.
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Rumours were ANA was dangling players like Etem, Vatanen, Palmieri. Kesler is way too young to write off. We've seen plenty of players bounce back from injuries, I don't think too many teams are dropping his value because of that.
Not sure why you say the market is soft. The market for one-dimensional goal scoring wingers at this deadline was soft. But again that market was affected by Kesler being out there. The market for two-way 2nd line centres appeared to be very hot with many teams after Kesler and Legwand. Given more flexibility in the post season in regards to the cap and I think the market will be very hot for a guy like Kesler around the draft or in the summer.
I guess I'm alone in this one. Will be interesting to see what the Nuckleheads do.