Kessel to get 8yr/$64M deal

[Mr. Make-Believe]

So... What's the point though?

Perspective.

Although a lot of people thought the Bruins were crazy when they signed Savard and Chara at that time too.

Maybe overall point being, sometimes one has to overspend a little bit to get your franchise to where it needs to be. To get to the point where you don't have to make decisions like that. Look at the Blackhawks when they signed Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet to big contracts that one season... May not have been good value, but it went a long way to promoting a winning ambition and culture in Chicago.

 

[THE ARS*]

Good for you, Phil.

BTW, if anyone is in Connecticut, can you swing by and tell Barry Melrose there are not 80 games in a season and the Ross trophy is not for the regular season goal leader?

He keeps saying these things and he's making me crazy.

 

[BIG BAD BRUINS]

Wow that will by a lot of Timbits

 

[Over the volcano]

Someone was going to give him 8 mil, I'm just glad it wasn't Boston.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Someone was going to give him 8 mil, I'm just glad it wasn't Boston.

Lol, seriously.

 

[Ron Quixote]

Good for you, Phil.

BTW, if anyone is in Connecticut, can you swing by and tell Barry Melrose there are not 80 games in a season and the Ross trophy is not for the regular season goal leader?

He keeps saying these things and he's making me crazy.

I'm in CT, where are you? I'll swing by and smack you for actually listening to that tool.

*Bonus Smaxâ„¢ if you drive a car with a dog in your lap...

 

[LSCII]

I'm in CT, where are you? I'll swing by and smack you for actually listening to that tool.

*Bonus Smaxâ„¢ if you drive a car with a dog in your lap...

Close down the internet, it's been won for today. Well done, sir, well done...

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

And Barry Melrose picked us to win the Cup this year.

Nevermind he picked LA, phew.

 

[patty59]

#iRONic

 

[Ron Quixote]

You hash tagged me?! Dude...

 

[member 96824]

I'm in CT, where are you? I'll swing by and smack you for actually listening to that tool.

*Bonus Smaxâ„¢ if you drive a car with a dog in your lap...

Better hope you don't run into a light or THE ARS can rest assured his face is safe.

 

[Ron Quixote]

Close down the internet, it's been won for today. Well done, sir, well done...

Congress' failure to pass a spending plan for the new fiscal year has essentially caused all internet-related winning shut down.

Figures...

 

[Ron Quixote]

Better hope you don't run into a light or THE ARS can rest assured his face is safe.

I'll get there eventually. CT is small.

 

[BruinDust]

Look at it this way.

For what they pay for Kessel and Clarkson (8.0 + 5.25 = 13.25)

We get basically get Bergeron and Chara(6.5 + 6.991.667 = 13.491667) for roughly the same price.

I know who I would rather have.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Look at it this way.

For what they pay for Kessel and Clarkson (8.0 + 5.25 = 13.25)

We get basically get Bergeron and Chara(6.5 + 6.991.667 = 13.491667) for roughly the same price.

I know who I would rather have.

The thing is that you'll still have a 40 year old Chara at 7 M.

 

[RustyBruins72]

Congress' failure to pass a spending plan for the new fiscal year has essentially caused all internet-related winning shut down.

Figures...

both sides of the innernets?

 

[BruinsBtn]

The thing is that you'll still have a 40 year old Chara at 7 M.

He'll be better than a 35-year-old Kessel at $8m will be... or Clarkson at any age.

 

[TD Charlie]

Look at it this way.

For what they pay for Kessel and Clarkson (8.0 + 5.25 = 13.25)

We get basically get Bergeron and Chara(6.5 + 6.991.667 = 13.491667) for roughly the same price.

I know who I would rather have.

Not exactly a fair comparison, cuz you're taking two stars on Boston and using one of the worst contracts in the league from the Toronto side. Why not use Kessel and Kadri, or Gardiner or something?

 

[EverettMike]

Not exactly a fair comparison, cuz you're taking two stars on Boston and using one of the worst contracts in the league from the Toronto side. Why not use Kessel and Kadri, or Gardiner or something?

I think he is looking at the two longest contracts on each team.

 

[BruinDust]

I think he is looking at the two longest contracts on each team.

Exactly, I didn't want to use Rask instead of Chara as a comparable simply because he is a goaltender.

 

[Ron Quixote]

both sides of the innernets?

Your side is still good to go, mang.

 

[LyricalLyricist]

not a fan of 8 year deals.

good for PK cashing in.

I wouldn't want that contract on the Bruins and wouldn't want my manger building a team around that type of player but again good for him.

As opposed to Rask's 8 year 7 mil per?

Honestly, seems as if some young guys are getting both term and money. You'd think there would be a discount in one or the other.

Kessel is a great player but 7-7.5 would've been more cap friendly. Oh well.

 

[Scotto74]

As opposed to Rask's 8 year 7 mil per?

Honestly, seems as if some young guys are getting both term and money. You'd think there would be a discount in one or the other.

Kessel is a great player but 7-7.5 would've been more cap friendly. Oh well.

I don't like Rask's 8 years either and said it when he was signed. I agree should be money or term for young guys not both.

If I had to choose one of them though I would take Rask at 8 years over Kessel at 8 years only because I believe Goalie means more then winger overall. You can build around a goalie with the potential of Rask you can't build around a guy with Kessels game. While he is a great goal scorer his all around game is not something you can build around in my opinion.

 

[pucci2001]

he's a damn good player but 8 is insane. Like others have said, though, this is a forward-thinking deal...it will be more reasonable as the cap rises.

But really it makes Bergeron's 6.5 look pretty great in comparison. Obviously comparing those 2 as players is like apples to oranges, but I'll take Bergeron at that money any day.

I continue to be impressed with Kessel though. He has proved a lot of people wrong. To produce that consistently with Tyler Bozak as his center is remarkable. If he had the supporting cast of someone like Stamkos I'd argue that Kessel could be a 50 goal scorer as well. And the way he rose to the occasion in the playoffs this year spoke volumes about his character IMO.

inb4 tired fat jokes (b/c apparently this board is full of people in better shape than a world class athlete)

Leaf fan coming in peace, I am surprised by the honesty most of your members have shown about Kessel, I just wanted to post and say I agree with pretty much everything that you say also I think the 8 is even justifiable now after watching Perry, Giroux, Nash, others sign similar deals. Its just the going price throughout the league now wait until Kane and Toews are up for an extension, I am thinking north of 9 mil. Anyways much respect for most of you guys being true hockey fans and open minded about a much debated player in the recent history of both our teams. Good luck this season, but not too much lol.

 

[KrejciMVP]

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