Kessel is a better player than Hudler and is worth more in a trade but it's really hard to move contracts like his in this day and age as maybe the best team fit for Kessel can't fit in his contract and the teams that can fit his contract aren't a good fit. It's a trade that's going to take some time and I don't think the Leafs will hit a home run on the return when all is said and done but you can argue the team that trades for Kessel will be the big loser in the back half of that deal as if Kessel isn't scoring he's a negative value player as you really have to be careful with one dimensional players as the Hurricanes have found out with Semin.
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