[TheDebaser]

The issue I have with people who have an issue with kessel, is that I don't really understand what they think he's supposed to do. He's reliably a top ten player in points and goals. What, does he need to be top 5 before people stop criticizing him? Top 3 before he starts to get praise? He's a bit of a lone wolf who will show up and put up points with the best in the league. If you can accept that he's not exactly Captain Wow then you can come to terms with the fact that he's just a really good player with little to no intangibles, which is fine. I mean that, that's ok. He helps the team win. Don't just trade him because he doesn't live up to your own misguided expectations of what he should be.

What the leafs really need is to stop pretending their leadership core is any good at all. See what it takes to bring in Shane Doan or someone else who is capable of uniting a locker room.

If they can, they absolutely should make Mike Babcock a very rich man. Personally, I also think the organization should start having stricter media policy too, they shouldn't have access to the locker room. It's clearly a very negative distraction for the players.