When Kessel is skating, and driving to the net he is at his best. No one is expecting him to be Wendel Clark, he does have a tendency to avoid dirty areas. The Kostka giveaway was the result of Kessel not being on the boards to give a dman an outlet on the shoot around, he needs to get grittier, that's what the playoffs are going to be about. Simple gritty plays that make the difference in a game. I think he has it in him, one day he will show up against Boston.
He's a sniper he picks corners from the side and with his speed. He has never been a guy that goes crazy right upfront of his body. He's still learning that aspect, as people in the past learned to do it. You along with 4 others in this place are holding him for a goal that wasn't his fault, still making me laugh.
Kessel is not a goalscorer..people need to stop pigeonholing him into one. He's a complete offensive player whose playmaking abilities are off the charts.
I've no problem if Kessel doesn't score as long as he is in on the play. Him scoring is the same as him setting up JvR to score for me.
You know what's funny? Carlyle has called out almost every player when they have had a bad game, from Kadri to Jvr to gards to frattin, yet people here call out for Kessel regardless lol.
I still laugh when people claimed, and some still do, that Kessel can't producing under carlyle, yet he's 2 points away from a PPG pace. Selanne, Ryan, Sexton, Lupul, and so on. I mean lupul didn't even drive this much as a guy back in the WHL or duck days.
