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    Couturier for Kesler would be a very intriguing hockey deal. Kesler is likely to be the better player for the first 2-3 years, but Couturier could certainly have something to say about that. For a team pushing to become a Cup contender, Kesler makes sense, but for a team that is looking to put some longer term pieces together, like the Canucks, Couturier is a nice fit. Seems to make some sense for both sides.

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    Taking on Kesler would mean that we would be invested in his 5 million salary for the next two years. That is fairly prohibitive as we have more problems on defense than we do in our top 6 forwards. What we really need is a top pairing, minute munching hulk of a defenceman. We need another Pronger. Couturier is valuable to us as his cap hit is very good and he has the ability to grow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic Wedgy View Post
    Taking on Kesler would mean that we would be invested in his 5 million salary for the next two years. That is fairly prohibitive as we have more problems on defense than we do in our top 6 forwards. What we really need is a top pairing, minute munching hulk of a defenceman. We need another Pronger. Couturier is valuable to us as his cap hit is very good and he has the ability to grow.
    5 million isn't all that bad considering the cap increases over the next couple seasons and what Kesler can bring to the table. Every team would love a Pronger type defenseman though for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    I didn't mean it to say he literally can't skate but a guy who is a weak skater for the NHL level normally doesn't stick around the NHL level. There are plenty of guys who have high offensive abilities with poor skating habits in the AHL or Europe. That's why they aren't in the NHL. His skating isn't the issue, nor is his hands. Its the situation he is in when it comes to Philly. He is a 3rd line player there who is relied on to shut down the opponents top lines and he also is mainly used to kill penalties.

    Put him on a team like Vancouver who would use him in a 2nd line role and give him some decent PP time and watch the difference in his offensive numbers.

    His skating isn't the problem when it comes to Couturier; it's the situations that Philly rolls him into that holds him back from making that next step offensively.

    Haven't we had this dance before? LOL!
    i think if couturier was good enough offensively he would have secured the #2 center role already. philly has been weak at that position for a couple of years now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic Wedgy View Post
    If Hextall trades Couturier for Kesler, I'll be very surprised. Couturier had mono during his draft year which is why he fell to 8th overall. His game didn't progress as much as he should have in his last year of Junior as a result of him recovering from mono. I dont expect him to be a point per game player every year, but he will flirt with it often when he hits his stride. He scored 39 points this past year making $1.75 million as a 21 year old for the next two years. Kesler scored 43 points and he is the finished product making 5 million over the next two years.

    Explain to me the upside of trading Couturier for Kesler again?
    if by flirting with ppg you mean about .5ppg then i think youre right.
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    LW: Kunitz, MacArthur, Pacioretty, ____
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