Phil Kessel
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BlueWhiteBlood
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Arn said:
Hell no!
Now look what Cox has done: Make up a story and watch other outlets pick up on it
BlueWhiteBlood
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Derk said:
It's actually everywhere, incredible how real journalism is now stuff of fairy tales. One writer comes up with an idea and it's on every site and a talking point for weeks.
I wonder where Nonis is planning on sending Kessel? Does Nonis even know he's now trading him?
ZBBM
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Derk said:
How is Cox "making up a story"? (I assume by "story" you man a news story, that is, one based on an objective reporting of facts without added commentary.) His article, like all his articles, was an opinion piece. If other lazy bloggers want to recycle his opinion, it's on them.
Britishbulldog
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Lee-bo said:
He doesn't have 'compete level'??
GhostofPotvin29
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He's on pace for over 200 shots right now. At his lowest career sv% he'd be due for around 14-15 goals. If he shoots his career high the rest of the way he'd be over 30.
I expect his luck to change very soon.
I expect his luck to change very soon.
He had that really good chance on Miller when he ducked into the slot, and Miller read him all the way. Credit Miller with being an experienced goalie and knowing Kessel's tendencies, but I felt that Kessel was pressing on that chance and never really took a look at where Miller was. Under more relaxed circumstances, I think Kessel takes that extra split second to look up and go far side.
Kin
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OldTimeHockey said:
You're right. That does present a conundrum. I suppose to come up with an example that might convince you of the potential wisdom of such a move I'd have to think of a situation where a young, Phil Kessel-type sniper was traded by a team for draft picks and it ended up working out pretty well for them.
So let me put my thinking cap on. Has a talented young sniper, very much like the Maple Leafs' own Phil Kessel, ever been traded for Draft Picks and had it work out well for the team trading him...gosh, that's a tricky one. If only there were a recent and obvious example that hit close to home of a player, who plays like Phil Kessel, that was traded for a bunch of valuable draft picks.
Well, I'm stumped.
Kin
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TML fan said:
I'd say that your hypothetical plan doesn't make a lot of sense. In as much it would have a team that has developed a system that has a constant stream of well developed players having come through it for years but was also at some point bad enough for a sustained period of time to add the sort of elite high level talent through the draft that can then be used as the backbone for a championship club.
"Building while being competitive" is essentially the same thing we've heard since before even the JFJ era started and though it's something that's gone under a few PR shake-ups since all we've really seen is the unending accumulation of proof that it doesn't really work, regardless of how well-regarded a GM you have.
So it's not just a plan the Leafs need but a good plan.
Nik Pollock said:
This is true, but to rely on stocking your team with players so bad that you're guaranteed a bottom five finish doesn't seem feasible. I can't imagine a GM actually trying to sell that plan and having their employers feel ok about it generally. Also, if we're looking at ways to build a team, Chiarelli didn't go that route in Boston. Thornton was traded for a pile of garbage essentially before he came. They picked well and four of their players (all picked in the second round) panned out.