Pears Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Datsyuk's 3 year in a row Selkes and his consistency before and after is not comparable to Kesler's career. Kesler was great in 2010-11, but not before and not after, and the outlook is very dismal. He is a good checking centre that on any elite team wouldn't make it passed 3rd line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaydar Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Kesler certainly isn't the same as he was when he scored 40. Could definitely regain Selke form but I think the 40 goal seasons are behind him. That said, I hope I'm wrong and feel free to make fun of me next season when he gets 42! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Well expecting a second line center to be a 40 goal scorer isn't that realistic anyways. Alot of teams don't even have a 40 goals scorer on their top line, let alone on their second line. If he can be a 25-30 goal scoring, 70+ point two way player again, that would be fantastic IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Datsyuk's 3 year in a row Selkes and his consistency before and after is not comparable to Kesler's career. Kesler was great in 2010-11, but not before and not after, and the outlook is very dismal. He is a good checking centre that on any elite team wouldn't make it passed 3rd line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 name 1 all star 3rd line center.... also wasn't good before 2010-11? he had more points in 09-10. and name 1 team that kesler would be 3rd line C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuck Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 name 1 all star 3rd line center.... also wasn't good before 2010-11? he had more points in 09-10. and name 1 team that kesler would be 3rd line C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Kesler certainly isn't the same as he was when he scored 40. Could definitely regain Selke form but I think the 40 goal seasons are behind him. That said, I hope I'm wrong and feel free to make fun of me next season when he gets 42! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Alot of Canucks fans mentality appears to be: Player has a career year. Doesn't reach that total the following season. That player sucks. He's on the decline. Trade him while we still can. Expecting him to reach the 40 goal plateau again is just naive and unrealistic. It's like fans put these players on pedestals when they have great seasons, and then tear them down when they don't match that season. Saying he'll never be back to his old form is ridiculous, when you think that 40 goals is his form. That was his career year. They call it a career year for a reason. Because that's the best they've ever put up, and in Kesler's case that very well could be the best he puts up in his career, which is fine. He's still likely going to be a 60-70 point shutdown centerman, which is great to have on any team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru_Knyte Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 In b4 we draft Drouin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garthsbutcher Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 NYR... they like totally need a goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrock-763 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think if Ottawa drops out of the playoff race, Gonchar and Alfredsson IMO are the two players that would put us over the top. Gonchar would be that veteran presence on the blueline and would give our PP a tremendous boost. And Alfie well, what do I need to say? Aging vet thats still producing, and he could finish his career off Ray Bourque style with a Cup. Sedin - Sedin - Alfredsson Booth - Kesler - Burrows Kassian - Schroeder - Raymond Higgins - Lapierre - Hansen Hamhuis - Bieksa Edler - Garrison Gonchar - Tanev Schneider Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prana16 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Alot of Canucks fans mentality appears to be: Player has a career year. Doesn't reach that total the following season. That player sucks. He's on the decline. Trade him while we still can. Expecting him to reach the 40 goal plateau again is just naive and unrealistic. It's like fans put these players on pedestals when they have great seasons, and then tear them down when they don't match that season. Saying he'll never be back to his old form is ridiculous, when you think that 40 goals is his form. That was his career year. They call it a career year for a reason. Because that's the best they've ever put up, and in Kesler's case that very well could be the best he puts up in his career, which is fine. He's still likely going to be a 60-70 point shutdown centerman, which is great to have on any team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I want this team to have to work for every point they get this year. I am hoping that Minny pushs them to the end of the season. They have to be able to close out a game. Shift from a puck possession/transition game to a up and down shutdown game. Playoff hockey in March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Seriously...? This bothers me a lot. Yes, Luongo has had a fair share of poor showings in the playoffs but it had a fair bit of the team quitting on him as well as the game and the D-core hanging him out to dry, that attributed to his "meltdowns" Also had two shutouts in the Finals though, lead us through the Nashville series (yes, the one Kesler gets ALL the credit for) and pretty much was going to win the Conn Smyth had his team showed up in game seven. Calling him a seive in the playoffs is laughable! But yes........what has he done for you lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riske1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Lets get Boyle out of NYR! big body, 3rd line center, has a bit of offesive upside and having a terrible year so im guessing we could get him on the cheap. The rangers are obviously panicking if they make moves like picking up hamerlick and that contract of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Our 1st and 2nd round draft picks should be considered untouchable IMO I am fine with almost anything else. Trade a left winger to a team that needs a left winger for a good 2 way center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 To the people that are hating on Luongo's playoff performances, even with all those blowouts his save percentage is still .917 in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Datsyuk's 3 year in a row Selkes and his consistency before and after is not comparable to Kesler's career. Kesler was great in 2010-11, but not before and not after, and the outlook is very dismal. He is a good checking centre that on any elite team wouldn't make it passed 3rd line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woot Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 ...name 1 team that kesler would be 3rd line C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allkill326 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Gillis should have drafted a goalie in around 2010, knowing Luongo's skills are diminishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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