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[Rumour] "Teams eyeing down Kesler & Edler" - Ownership prevented Kesler trade


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Yes cause torts was around when kes signed the offer sheet to philly. Lets face it kesler is not as loyal to the canucks as people choose to believe. He wants to go to the US and I don't blame him.

When somebody offers you an offersheet, you sign it. End of story.

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Maybe I am underestimating Pouliot and Despres as they both project as top 4 defencemen. Sutter on the other hand is what he is, a third line centre.

My concern with Pouliot and/or Despres is that in some of the info I've read up on them, they seem to both fall into the high risk/high reward category, and in my view, if we're trading a player of Kes' stature then we need to be getting back a future stud D-man or offensive prospect.

We also have enough third line centre's coming up through the system in Horvat and Gaunce, so I just don't see the need for a Sutter.

In my view, Gillis needs to be going big and maybe try to package Kes in the offseason with whatever pieces are necessary to get someone like Seth Jones or a couple of top offensive prospects...someone like Mantha.

With 29 other teams lining up for a shot at Kes, surely Gillis should be able to leverage that, especially with teams like the Pens and Flyers.

100% agree with you. And FTR, Holmgren would beat anything Pittsburgh would offer, including that proposed package. I have no doubt they would offer up Voracek and Couturier. Right away that beats Sutter, Pouliot and a 1st. Especially in this draft year. I just feel with Phili, if MG wants Couts bad enough, he could still do it but by another road. Either via a package with Edler or to a lesser extent with Tanev. Maybe we would have to add a sweetener. I know I would want Couts for his PK ability. I still say I HOPE Kes waives for Nashville. I could see Kes and Tanev for Jones, Legwand, and a 1st. If we re-sign Legwand, definitely worth it. And it would keep the team competitive throughout this season.
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To get a significant pay raise? He was also young and new to the league and Vancouver at the time.

Yea sorry but I don't see how people see him as being so loyal to this team he really has no reason to stay. We should have traded him instead of hodgson when his value was over the roof. Because once he becomes a ufa he will be gone and we will get nothing

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Torts is the only reason why Kesler wants out. Fire the coach.

Kesler (and Hamhuis, and Hansen, and everyone else Torts doesn't like) has proven himself to us over the years. What the F has Torts done for us?

Just for the record, Hamhuis and Torts get along great.

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Yea sorry but I don't see how people see him as being so loyal to this team he really has no reason to stay. We should have traded him instead of hodgson when his value was over the roof. Because once he becomes a ufa he will be gone and we will get nothing

Did you say this 2 deadlines ago? Cuz if you did everyone on this forum would've called you crazy.

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