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Originally Posted by evil1
Regardless of his antics & how much some despise Kesler, he has value. "The first orders of business for someone with an ounce of hockey
sense" is not to remove Kesler. GMs want him. GMs have more than an ounce of hockey sense.
Biter Burrows is incidental to the Kesler discussion.
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Benning came in fully aware of Kessler and his reputation, and knew he had quit on the team last season and wanted out.
Do you honestly think his main objective was to sit down and try to convince him to stay? Or did he simply wash his hands of him?
I think it's the latter. Addition by subtraction in Vancouver's case, as they have a long road ahead trying to turn that team into a character driven environment, and Ryan Kessler doesn't help that goal one bit.