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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Having a **** attitude and cheating is par for the course and exactly what I'm talking about.
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No, what you're talking about is that the Canucks got rid of him for these reasons. The argument was never that he had these qualities, that was agreed upon by everyone.
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
Again, I'm suggesting it's addition for subtraction *for Vancouver* to remove him from their roster because they - more than any other team in the league - suffer from an influx of problems related to character.
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No, what you were suggesting is that Benning moved him because he saw it as addition by subtraction and that it was because Benning was a "smart hockey mind" and saw Kesler as a detriment to the team because he dives, cries and murders puppies.
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
It's a really simple point, and a subjective one at that.
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Except that the original point we were arguing is not subjective at all. Benning's first business was to attempt to convince Kesler to stay. This was reported by a couple of the TSN guys after the hire. This quote seems to confirm that:
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“He just felt he needed a fresh start, and quite frankly, we don’t want somebody that doesn’t want to be here,” Benning said. “We would have liked to have kept him, but his mind was made up, so we did the best we could in the situation.”
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In the end, he was traded because he wanted to leave. Not because Benning disliked the diving or dickishness, but because he said "I want out."