LeBrun says the Flames kicked tires on Kessel at the draft but the talks fell through when the Leafs weren't willing to retain salary:
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/i...onus-on-july-1
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Food for thought: A source also told ESPN.com that the Calgary Flames kicked the tires on Kessel last week at the draft, but in their talks with the Leafs, Toronto didn’t want to retain any salary. The Leafs were willing to take on player(s) from Calgary to alleviate Kessel’s $8-million salary, but they were not willing to actually retain any of Kessel’s salary, the source said.
I’m willing to be proven wrong but I just can’t believe the Leafs will ever be successful in moving Kessel unless they retain at least some of his salary.
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