Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Now Ryan Kesler was my favourite player. Key word "was". But could you imagine Kesler being on this team? Just picture this top 6: Sedin Sedin Burrows Higgins Kesler Vrbata Would help a lot with out faceoff problems. Would be a great physical presence. Him and Vrbata together would be deadly. Powerplay and PK would be a lot better. Lets face it. He may be that peice we're missing come playoff time. (Fingers crossed that I am wrong) If Kesler thought we would be this competitive he would have agreed to stay here. He thought the same way a lot of us thought after last season ended. That we would be in a rebuild mode with no real hope at a cup run. At the beginning of the season i figured at best we would make a wildcard spot. Ana Lak Sjs Van Edm Cal Arz That was my prediction on the division standings. Who knows, maybe Kesler comes back when he is a UFA. If we prove we are contenders next year it very well could happen. If we still had Kesler i think we would be leading the division. Heck we would be talking about another possible Presidents Trophy. Hopefully we take out Anahiem in both this year and next years playoffs. Then Kesler would have to come back, right?? How do you guys think we would do if we still had Kesler? SC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yea no one on the second line would see any passing. Sbisa, Bonino are more valuable to us than kesler. Not to mention the cap space... Which let us fit in the real #17 Imagine this team with Bonino and sbisa instead of kesler... Droooooool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If we still have Kesler we would not have the cap space to sign Vrbata or Miller. So this would be a different team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yea no one on the second line would see any passing. Sbisa, Bonino are more valuable to us than kesler. Not to mention the cap space... Which let us fit in the real #17 Imagine this team with Bonino and sbisa instead of kesler... Droooooool. Wrong. Sbisa and Bonino are not more valuable to us than Kesler. McCann is what makes it a decent, but not great trade. McCann could turn into a Kesler type player making it a steal of a trade. But were talking roster as it is right now. I dont know about anyone else, but i would much rather a Kesler than a Bonino/Sbisa on my team. Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Clock is ticking on Kesler, time to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 If we still have Kesler we would not have the cap space to sign Vrbata or Miller. So this would be a different team. Sbisa- 2.175M Bonino- 1.9M Both- 4.075 Only less than 1M less than Keslers contract. Benning could have still signed both wether it was for a bit cheaper (Miller wanting to be close to wife) or trade 1 for 1 to free a bit of cap, or dump a contract for a pick. It could be basically the same team with Kesler in and Bonino/Sbisa out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Wrong. Sbisa and Bonino are not more valuable to us than Kesler. McCann is what makes it a decent, but not great trade. McCann could turn into a Kesler type player making it a steal of a trade. But were talking roster as it is right now. I dont know about anyone else, but i would much rather a Kesler than a Bonino/Sbisa on my team. Just my opinion. Nope. Disagreed. Sbisa brings fear into opposition with his hits. Solid since second half, he's been great. Bonino is producing more points per 60 minutes played even strength... Both for less of a Cap hit Vancouver won the Bonino/sbisa trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We don't know that he'd play the same here as he has in Anaheim. He was unhappy here and wanted out. People don't do as well when they're doing something that they don't want to do. Also, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Nope. Disagreed. Sbisa brings fear into opposition with his hits. Solid since second half, he's been great. Bonino is producing more points per 60 minutes played even strength... Both for less of a Cap hit Vancouver won the Bonino/sbisa trade. Kesler doesn't put fear into opponents? Kesler is a superstar. Sbisa/Bonino are not. McCann is the hit or miss in this trade. If he dont pan out, we lost the trade. However he is one of our most exiting prospects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MNaslund?? Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Wrong. Sbisa and Bonino are not more valuable to us than Kesler. McCann is what makes it a decent, but not great trade. McCann could turn into a Kesler type player making it a steal of a trade. But were talking roster as it is right now. I dont know about anyone else, but i would much rather a Kesler than a Bonino/Sbisa on my team. Just my opinion. Yeah I agree the only thing that was good for us in that trade was McCann. Kesler is a beast we would be way better off with him on our team this year, he would also probably have a better attitude because we are doing so well. Bonino only shows up 'sometimes' and Sbisa is Mr give away but I'll give him credit he's been playing better lately, both of them have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliewud Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 yeah i think we would be a legit contender with kesler and vrbata...it's too bad the coward jumped ship before he let benning work his magic. with that being said bonino should be entering his prime next year and mccann looks real promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dura_mater Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ryan Kesler didn't want to be here. RYAN KESLER DID NOT WANT TO BE HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dura_mater Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If we still have Kesler we would not have the cap space to sign Vrbata or Miller. So this would be a different team. ^This. Would you rather have Kesler or Vrbata and Miller? I'd rather have the guys who WANT to play here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 ^This. Would you rather have Kesler or Vrbata and Miller? I'd rather have the guys who WANT to play here. We could still have Vrbata and miller if we kept kesler. I explained it already!! Its in the 6th comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorvat Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ryan Kesler didn't want to be here. RYAN KESLER DID NOT WANT TO BE HERE. I also explained this to!! If he thought we would be competitive he would have wanted to stay. Did you read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishnapper Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There would also be no Horvat. As he would be in junior still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The salary cap says hi. Also, with his pouty mood that he had during the end of his time here, it might bring the locker room down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCKAHOLIC_9 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 kes has 5 goals more than bones on a better team kes is on decline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We could still have Vrbata and miller if we kept kesler. I explained it already!! Its in the 6th comment. Your logic was off though. Yes the cap difference between Kesler -Sbisa/Bones is less than a million, but it is also for 2 players. Less money spent on two roster spots even at equal dollars (Kesler vs Higgins/Hansen) is money better spent and allocated around the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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