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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Would Kessel fit into the team identity? No.
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Mmm, I don't know. He's certainly not likely going down to block every shot that comes his way like Russell, the rest of the defence and Bouma. But neither were Hudler, Raymond, or Gaudreau. Buying into the system, playing as a team for one another. Yeah, those might be part of the identity and maybe or maybe not Kessel would be down for it.
However, I would say the biggest shift in team identity has been speed. Kessel's fast.
This is a team with management that was willing to risk giving Raymond a 10M contract because of his speed. They've preached a high importance on skating for over a year now. I don't think we can definitely say that one of the fastest skaters in the league doesn't fit the team identity.