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lamajama said:http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/08/21/can_phil_kessel_step_out_from_shadows_sochi_games_should_be_rainbow_olympics_cox.html
Cox speculates Phil wants to stay and the deal is in the 8 years $70 mil range.
Yeah I'd want to stay too for that dough.
oakl0008 said:http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/johnston-kessel-has-no-room-for-distractions/#community
The winger watched good friend Tyler Bozak go through a contract year last season and knows how stressful it can be. Speaking generally, he noted that most players who hit the open market ? as Bozak did ? end up signing elsewhere.
?When you get to that point, a lot of guys don?t stay,? said Kessel. ?If you look throughout the league I don?t think that that happens (very often).?
axman15 said:If I were the Leafs, I'd offer him something like 8 years/60 million; which is about 7.5 per year. Even though he can be streaky, he is our best offensive player.
axman15 said:If I were the Leafs, I'd offer him something like 8 years/60 million; which is about 7.5 per year. Even though he can be streaky, he is our best offensive player.
Dr. Bobby Leafer said:I'm confused. Why makes Kessel a more valuable player than say, Patrice Bergeron who signed for 6.5 mil X 8? Everyone says centers are worth more too.
bustaheims said:Dr. Bobby Leafer said:I'm confused. Why makes Kessel a more valuable player than say, Patrice Bergeron who signed for 6.5 mil X 8? Everyone says centers are worth more too.
Because of the massive difference in offensive production between the two. Over the past 2 seasons, Bergeron has 32 goals and 96 points. Kessel has 57 goals and 134 points.
Bergeron's a very good player, but, over the last couple seasons, Kessel has been one of the top 10 offensive threats in the league.
Dr. Bobby Leafer said:I'm confused. What makes Kessel a more valuable player than say, Patrice Bergeron who signed for 6.5 mil X 8? Everyone says centers are worth more too.
Nik the Trik said:Dr. Bobby Leafer said:I'm confused. What makes Kessel a more valuable player than say, Patrice Bergeron who signed for 6.5 mil X 8? Everyone says centers are worth more too.
One player taking a below market contract doesn't set the salary scale. What good does the Bergeron contract do the Leafs if Kessel, a pending UFA, wants to be paid like Corey Perry?
Dr. Bobby Leafer said:I'm not sure that's "massive." I love Kessel but to be honest, I'd rather have Bergeron as the cornerstone of my team. I just think he's more "valuable" to a team in many ways.
Dr. Bobby Leafer said:Well, if I'm the Leafs, I absolutely use the Bergeron contract as an example in negotiations.