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Originally Posted by Caged Great
Kessel's more of a one way guy, not a two way forward. If you look at the list of names I put up, each of Kane Toews Crosby Malkin Zetterberg Datsyuk is better defensively than Kessel.
Points believe it or not do not matter that much. We saw how many cups Iginla brought to Calgary (the only time we were close was also the last time Iginla was a true two way player).
He's good, but in of himself, he won't win you anything. JVR, Reilly and Nylander are all good players in their own right, but they are not likely going to be the calibre necessary to become a winning team.
Usually a team needs two star players, plus 4-5 really good players to be a cup contender (Eg with LA, guys like Kopitar Carter Brown Richards Gaborik). The leafs might have the 4-5 really good players down, but they don't have that star level talent.
I'm not saying that the leafs won't become a top team in the east, I don't see how they win a cup unless there's an Edmonton 2006 type fluke team in the finals.
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Patrick Kane is not better than Kessel defensively. Zetternerg and Datsyul are also not close to Kessel offensively and have peaked already. Phil Kessel also has 13 goals, 21 points in 22 playoff games BTW. If he stayed on Boston he has a cup ring. It's a team game. Just like Toews has won nothing if he's on Toronto right now.
And Rielly and Nylander, JVR are already written-off as players you can't build around to win
' Be honest, you wouldn't say that about those players on the Flames.