Riviera82 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 No problem with Kesler at all. He did what any competitive athlete should do in my opinion. He tried his best to win a championship with us and when it was clear that wasn't going to happen then he moved on to where he thought he could. If he was openly willing to "go down with the ship" like certain other players I'd have questioned his value to the Canucks had he stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Never liked his douchey ways. dead to me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swizzey Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, J-Dizzle said: Who? He is still an asshole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I have a lot more respect for Kesler than I do players who accept losing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I never totally hated on him. He's competitive, and I get that. I was just grateful for the 10 amazing years he gave us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Riviera82 said: No problem with Kesler at all. He did what any competitive athlete should do in my opinion. He tried his best to win a championship with us and when it was clear that wasn't going to happen then he moved on to where he thought he could. If he was openly willing to "go down with the ship" like certain other players I'd have questioned his value to the Canucks had he stayed. This, it's a tale of two attitudes, I know players have families, and that sometimes winning isn't all that important to them, but as a fan, you want the players who will give anything to win the cup, and that is Kesler to a tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6YPE Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Rats always desert a sinking ship. **** Kesler. Maybe I'd feel different if he didn't tie Benning's hands when he himself asked to be dealt. This sums it up for me right here.... I never had a problem with him until this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKirk888 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 All the best to Kes, was a warrior for us. But, don't care anymore, he's a part of our past, not our present or future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmetts Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Love him when he plays as a team and doesnt wrist the puck from just over blue line. So loved him 1/10 of the time hes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 He was my favourite Canuck for years, and while the way he left was kind of ugly I still root for him. Not against us, but against everyone else. He gave us his best years, he busted his ass out there. He could be a douche but he was our douche. Players move on sometimes, it's just how it goes. Yeah, he could have handled the trade bit better and perhaps he should have but he didn't. Being bitter over it forever ain't gonna do me or the team any good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMillerTime Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Loved Kesler bought his jersey I think were just mad since he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeard Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, 6YPE said: This sums it up for me right here.... I never had a problem with him until this. Can't blame him, he wants to be on a team where he feels he has the best chance of winning the cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynwa Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Professional sports teams are businesses, they're trying to be successful and win stuff in order to put bums in seats and make lots of lovely money. They think nothing of trading their assets around the league like cattle in order to accomplish this. So if some of those assets decide to play the same game, so what? With a few exceptions, the bulk of the athletes don't really care about which team they represent, so long as the money rolls in and they can establish a good life for themselves and their family and perhaps get their name on a piece of history. Who can blame them for that? C'est la vie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockhart Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Kesler in his prime was probably our most dominant player in the last 15 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 1 hour ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Getting Jovocop in the Bure trade helped lessen some of the hurt. Plus didn't Bure have some legitimate beef with management (re: the way his contracts were often handled)? Kesler was always well paid by the organization. Actually I thought we got robbed in that trade at the time and it was way more upsetting than Kesler wanting out of the Gillis scuttling shipwreck. Bure was still in his prime and like a lot of fans we wanted him forever..And to actually have Mogilny and Bure together healthy for at least a couple seasons. Eventually Jovo grew on me and whats not to like really...But those years Bure was ripping it up in Florida were hard to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 With Tryamkin on a mission of seek and destroy lately I cant wait to play the Ducks again......lol cut Kesler some slack lol....whats next....maybe Brad Marchand is just misunderstood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 F**k that guy. Douche canoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Loved Kesler. My favorite Canucks player still to this day. I enjoyed watching his aggressive and never back down attitude when he plays the game. Only Canucks player jersey I ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKnight Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 3 hours ago, orcasgonewild said: I agree with you, although he does play a hardnosed game he really did love our city and team. He really loved his teammates woman also.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Handcuffed the team to one option while demanding a trade. Such a piece of $&!# move. I can get wanting out.....but for &^@#s sake don't act like a spoiled brat and demand your way or nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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