tayloreg Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I saw a couple stories before the playoffs started of Kesler saying he came back too soon from injury and was still expeirencing pain. What I dont understand is why he didn't take a week off or so before the playoffs started for some rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Did Bredan also shoot on 2 on 0s? Did he always try to go through all five other players instead of passing the puck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Kesler=Heart and Soul of the Vancouver Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomorelosers Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 He was 100% enough to embarrass himself (and his team) by diving at skating speed, and flopping around on the ice like a fish having a seizure. Does someone with a real hip injury do that? No. He's a complete waste of time and money...no guts, no heart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank&dan Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Lets be honest, Kesler has only had ONE good playoff series in his career. Not many centers can be effective if they suck at passing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WL Canuck Fan Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 That is one of the most stupid posts I've seen tonight. Ryan Kesler is a franchise player. His price tag is that high for valid reason. He IS a team player, this guy could be Captain, heck, in my opinion, should be captain. Kes is a warrior, a workhorse, when he doesn't score goals, he makes all those simple unnoticeable plays that he doesn't get enough credit for. There is a reason he won the Selke trophy last year. ANY team other than the Canucks hates to play against Kesler, but in a heartbeat would trade for him. Ryan Kesler is my favourite player, and always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkyway Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Kes was definitely a slower this year; in my opinion a lot slower. His game is speed and if he doesn't have it you see the results. - Will he get back to top speed? I obviously don't know; but if the operation was a success why isn't he there now? - most of the veterans looked mentally weary. (Not enough young blood in my opinion.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Kes played like **** this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesler_is_clutch Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 he came back a month early! he rushed it when he shouldnt of! it was dumb of the management to let that happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I was very disappointed in Kesler's play this year. He was a warrior, playing through injury last year. I'd like to think injuries is the story? But I remember AV making a quote that essentially said Ryan needed to pick it up midway through the year. Keslers response was, geez, "maybe the coach ought to come to me to say that!" Both player (thats a wanker response; he was playing crappy) and coach (who should not be calling out players in the media) were in the wrong. It was the best indicator, the Hodgson trade aside, that the year was going the wrong direction. Hi all, I don't know about you, I have the feeling that Kesler was playing injured the entire season. I don't think he ever fully recovered from his off season surgery. To me, he never seemed to get his legs back and he was a step behind where he was last year. Hopefully a long break this summer will have him back to the Kes we all know and love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I see you got plus 3 from the other Kesler fans. I like Kesler too, but warrior, workhorse, franchise player? Not this year. I am not advocating trading him, or any such thing, simply responding to your post. 1) Puck hog He did not center a line, he played all year like a winger leaving 2 players out in the cold. When Higgins was hot on the 2nd, he was hot alone. Kesler had potentially great wingers, but never used them. Booth for instance. Anyone else notice Booth was starting to pick up the Twins style of play, finding them open and making passes? Ever see Kesler doing this? No, not this year. 2) No clutch plays Hank scored this last game. Found a way. Played without his brother very well regular season. Kesler, no goals in 17 games. 5 assists in the same 17 games. (that's on pace for a 25 point season BTW, Raymond was getting more points than that, Pahlsson and Lapiere were close to that) 3) Embellishment The game 1 diving antics were not the actions of captain material. They were the frustrated antics of someone who needed a captain to talk him out of his ridiculous ways. 4) Back check Anyone remeber the Kesler of old who was stealing pucks from the other team? I didn't see him this year. I saw Raymond, Pahlsson, Hansen, Booth and Higgins and Burrows pulling it off, but Kesler, not this year. Lets face it, Kes disappeared. Now, I hope it was just a bad year. Possibly fatigue left over from last year, maybe he never got back to true form after surgery. I also hope this longer rest gives the whole team renewed longevity next year, but this year, Kes was nowhere near the attributes you accredited to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomorelosers Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 he came back a month early! he rushed it when he shouldnt of! it was dumb of the management to let that happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthANGER Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Kesler=Heart and Soul of the Vancouver Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EV604 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 His EGO was at a Million Percent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsCanuck Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 IMO, he was back too soon. Too big of a surgery with not enough rehab time. Kesler wasn't the same this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono2009 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 he needs to relax, get better this off season, he was not 100%! he was not needed to come back so early, that was supposed to be codys chance to slot in and he never really got the fair shot, so we shall see how he gets 100% in the off season. i don't think his season was a one hit wonder last year. we all know kes is very talented and needs the rest to get better. high expectations for a rebound year next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Kesler is a goof...his online antics in game one SAD! His constant pouting was very distracting. Thought Booth and he played similiar I never had worry about booth taking a dive or been reactionary on the ice and skate off with ugly looks on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 If Kesler was 100% we would've won the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomorelosers Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 If Kesler was 100% we would've won the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onions Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 No. he wasn't 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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