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Originally Posted by AcGold
Having Kessel would be great. He's a weird looking dude but he can play hockey and isn't selfish. Sure he'd fit in great here... if it weren't for his contract. We'll have to re sign Bennett, Gaudreau, Monahan, Giordano all in the span of his contract so it will effectively cripple us.
Kessel is an elite player that can handle pressure, if only his contract wasn't so bad for us.
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His contract is fair value, 8 mil is fair for an elite RW. As the cap slowly increases so does his value. In the last few years of his contract, he will still be in the ball park for value, and his actual salary will be under his cap hit. That's a tradable asset if need be.