I heard a package including Zucker from Minn... and this one is in the works
I think Arz is more speculation due to Tochett's relationship to Kessel when he was in Pitts. vs. an actual offer on the table
Lots of buzz around Kessel. It's been building for a few weeks.
LeBrun says its a matter of when not if hes traded. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/st...44448167927808
Minnesota, Arizona have come up as potential trade partners. Interesting stuff
12 team H2H Most Cats Wins; Keep 6/winner keeps 7; G A PPP +/- SHP SOG HIT BLK PIM // W SV GAA SV% SHO
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 6D, 2G, 5 bench
C - McDavid, Crosby, Tavares
LW - DeBrincat
RW - Meier, Miller
D -
G - Jarry
I heard a package including Zucker from Minn... and this one is in the works
I think Arz is more speculation due to Tochett's relationship to Kessel when he was in Pitts. vs. an actual offer on the table
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Can someone explain to me the desire to trade Kessel? Guy is a 92/82 point player last 2 seasons with a cap hit of $6.8m (to the Penguins). I get that his defensive play and effort are not always lights out but dude just goes about his work and has steady results year in and year out. He's got the production of a $9-10 million winger. I did not see much of the first round and the Penguins were swept but Kessel was also a key part of back-to-back Cups 2/3 years ago and probably should have won at least 1 Conn Smythe Trophy from those 2 Cups.
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR
shit hit the fan between him and malkin this year apparently...
who do you trade of the two?
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It all comes down to winning. Kessel's apparent locker room killing personality won two Stanley Cups and there was no bitching about him back then. They haven't met expectations recently so they're more open to change.
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Penguins, #mnwild in trade talks surrounding Phil Kessel.
@JoshYohe_PGH has confirmed what I reported Tuesday about potential Jason Zucker-Victor Rask for Kessel-Jack Johnson swap. Lots of details in this story + other possible landing spots for Zucker
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR
12 team H2H Most Cats Wins; Keep 6/winner keeps 7; G A PPP +/- SHP SOG HIT BLK PIM // W SV GAA SV% SHO
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 6D, 2G, 5 bench
C - McDavid, Crosby, Tavares
LW - DeBrincat
RW - Meier, Miller
D -
G - Jarry
Ya, Russo is probably the best media source for Wild information.
That would be a bit of an underwhelming return for Kessel/Johnson IMO.
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Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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I would imagine there's other pieces in addition to Zucker/Rask
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I can only guess, but I suspect the main reason they are entertaining the idea of dealing Kessel is to shake things up off the ice/in the locker room. Obviously we don't know the whole story, but Kessel's reputation is that he doesn't put in a lot of effort off the ice and I can only imagine that that would bother certain players on the Pens. This reminds me of the Dougie Hamilton rumors after he was dealt from Calgary (due to his introverted nature). Locker room chemistry is a real thing and can be a distraction, especially if teams are losing. If the team is winning, everyone can put up with these sort of issues. However, when a team isn't meeting its expectations, the first person to go is usually the odd-ball type player.
I will add that, like Hamilton, Kessel has outstayed his welcome now at three teams, despite being relatively successful (in terms of on ice production) with all those teams. More than likely, there is a personality issue at play here, I think.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
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I would rather see Malkin + JJ for Subban + Bonino & NSh 2020 1st
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3C , 3R , 3L, 4D, 1SKT, 2G , 4B , 5Farm
G,A,SPT,HT,BLK,SHOTS,FOW... W,SV,SV%,GAA
C: E.Kuznetsov. B.Neilson, B.Hayton
LW: J.Huberdeau, J.Kyrou, D.Heinen
RW: J.Virtanen, V.Hinostraza, E.Tolvanen
D: C.Makar, T.Chabot, M.Dumba, M.Matheson,
SKT:C.Sissons
G: B.Bishop, A.Raanta
B: A.Anisimov, C.Fischer, T.Pitlick, A.Martinez, N.Zaitsev
Farm: V.Kravtsov, J.Gauthier, R.Lavoie, I.Konovalov, M.Berdin
2021 picks: 2/1'st , 3/2nd's
Sounds like Kessel squashed the Minn deal.. not on his list of 8.
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