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Originally Posted by iggysback05
Are all fans so blinded by their own rooting interests that they lose the ability to be logical?
My buddy, die-hard Leafs fan, smart hockey guy gave me these serious proposals.
Kessel for Bennett, 2015 1st and 2015 3rd (Leafs retain 50% of salary) or
Kessel for Poirier, 2015 1st and David Jones (no salary retained)
How nuts would this place go if either or those happened? He toild me id be the worst GM in hockey because i told him both offers were ridiculous.
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Even retaining salary doesn't change the fact that he's got an 8 year deal that will likely be immovable after he is 30 years old.
Kessel is a good player, possibly a great winger. But he's not an all round player. His worst attribute is his contract, which can't be helped. All the other areas of his game can be helped, but it's not in the cards for the Flames to be helping him out.
Under the current circumstances, I'd
never consider Kessel.
If he had a different contract, I would certainly consider the options.