sick article

Man that kid is ugly…

Be shame to lose his stick regardless of whether or not he is a prima donna.

The B’S are gutless. Kessel stops negotiating so they throw him under the bus. Leafs win will be Bruins loss. Suckas..

It’s a shame. He really should have taken a “discount” of sorts, taken a Krejci-like salary, and stuck around. The Bruins are a team that, with Kessel, are quite worthy of a Cup run. They quite frankly should have at least made it to the ECF last year, but injuries and a hungry Carolina team stopped them. With a full-strength Kessel and Krejci, this is a dangerous team, and had a ton of potential. But like most high-profile goal-scorers, he wanted the money. It’s a shame that’s how things work in the NHL.

I’m at least glad the Bruins made the right decision here. Krejci is a more valuable player, he has the ability to score, get assists, and play defense when needed. He’s a complete two-way player, and if he continues swinging upward like he did last year, he could be the next Savard, or even better because of his defensive skill.

I really liked Kessel. But it’s unfortunate that things have turned out like they have.

I agree with you to a point, Shane…but goal-scorers always get the big money because it’s such a rare skill. Krejci will by all rights become a great all-around player, and help the hockey team win in many ways over the next three years. But you need a pure sniper just as much — if note more — on your roster, and their price rises higher when the supply (natural scorers) is far outweighed by the demand. It would have been a pretty big “discount” for Kessel, and I don’t blame him for not wanting to take it. His worth/value as a player is exactly what he can get from another team with more cap room than the Bruins. I imagine that will be somewhere around $4.5 million a year.

His agent told me multiple times earlier this summer that he was instructed to work something out with the Bruins, and there was very little movement in that regard this summer. It should be just as disappointing that there weren’t more talks between the two sides leading up to this scenario unfolding.

I think it’s obvious that the Bruins were conflicted about Kessel throughout his tenure, and it’s probably best for both parties if they move on. One area of concern: there isn’t a natural, pure goal-scorer on the roster if/when Kessel moves on. You can’t replace those.

–Haggs

In a way, this article doesn’t really surprise me. He’s a young and immature kid like a lot of people his age. I can see how that would annoy his teammates. It so happens that he’s also a world class hockey talent. And not wanting to play in the playoffs shows that he is more of a me-first guy, obviously not appreciating the importance of a good playoff run for this city. That being said, Joe is right, this guy could very well be putting up 50 in a couple of years. Peter may do best by trading him somewhere where he can’t bite the Bruins. Nashville comes to mind if they have the assets. I think they should move him out of the East if at all possible. If the best package comes from an Eastern team, that is going to be a tough decision.

I still feel like the B’s could have worked harder to keep Kessel. I’m sure he’s not the fist immature player to enter the NHL and it’s not as if first-round goal scorers like these grow on trees. I also can’t blame Kessel for refusing Krecji $$$. Unfortunatley, I expect a sizeable drop in goal production, enough for the team to slip out of contention this season.
Really not liking Chiarelli & Co. much these days.

Haggs, thanks for the balanced article instead of the hatchet jobs that have been done on Kessel over the years.

Management seems to be like M Milbury’s famous comment a year or two ago…”the die is cast on this kid”. He was 19 or 20 at the time!! What a stupid comment!! HE IS ONLY 22 RIGHT NOW! Almost every human being grows by leaps and bounds from that young, and somewhat ignorant age. He literally doesn’t know what he doesn’t know!!!

Considering the testicular cancer, mono, etc and his still young age, I find it amazing he is doing what he is doing. I’m sure he just has to mature….just like we all did from age 22!!!!!

His biggest crime is being as good as he is at so young of an age. Most guys are still in college or junior and then go mature in the minors for two to three years before they even sniff the NHL. He scores 36 goals with no PP time and being hurt from 3/10/09 on, and he gets a rash of stuff for being, of all things. immature!!

This team has no one with his skill level in the minors(or the NHL for that matter) and may I add, the draft picks of this new crew are not exactly impressing to date. Hamill hopefully will come around but is light years behind Kessel at his age. I watched Colborne last year and watched him closely on and off the puck. He skates, works and looks like Phil Esposito in a Old timers charity game. Talk about a lack of grit!!! Almost every player on Denver that I watched worked much harder than Colborne. So because Colborne can’t even sniff the NHL now and Kessel impressed from the get-go, Colborn(and Hamill for that matter) get a pass because they are ‘developing’!!!!

If they let Kessel go, and probably let Savard Go after next season, then that will be two giant cogs gone from the Bruins that won’t be able to be replaced for awhile. If Kessel is here next year, they are a Cup contender. If not, and we get just one significant injury, I’m afraid we won’t be a contender. With the signing of an career long under achiever like D. Morris for $3 million, the B’s needlessly created this salary bottle neck……almost like they did it on purpose. They could have paid Kessel 4.3 million a year and still had emergency money left over.

Cam Neely was a great player but you do need other types of players…..and that was the reason why those Neely teams never won anything!!! As much as I like Bergeron, he is one hit away from joining Lindros on the sidelines. At his $4 million plus salary, I’d take Kessel over him in a heartbeat. 22 year old 36 goal scorers don’t get dropped into your lap very often. Savard was getting flak just a couple of years ago for his immaturity. Can you imagine what he was like at 22????

Haggs, please grab Chiarelli and slap him before gives away the future cornerstone of the Bruins team for many years to come….or at least show him your article and some of the intelligent posts by your readers above.

Sorry about the long message but my blood is boiling right now. I’ve seen the good and the bad over the last 38 years of being a Bruin fan, and this just turns my stomach.

You can’t teach goal scoring. The B’s will be the losers in this one if they let him go. Not too high on the Bruins this season. What have they done to improve? They gave Morris too much money, & now have to lose Kessel as a result?

Kessel has a knack that you can’t teach… It’s instinctive and he’s got it. Always around the puck when it counts… Heck, if Boston can’t afford him there’s a bunch of teams with donero left on their salary cap… Sure would love to see him in a Ranger’s sweater.

I’m not sure who is calling the shots in Boston, but they need their head looked at…. Steve Begin?? Derek Morris???? Who is next?????

attention all nhl teams…when you come to Toronto this year bring extra band-aids.

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