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There's been an update on him.9 days later
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There's been an update on him.
Pretty much, he's expected to sign and he's trending in the right direction with his fitness. Management is confident on bringing him in. Not sure where the exact tweet is, but that's pretty much it summed up.
Abbotsford hot dog shortage.9 days later
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Abbotsford hot dog shortage.
Even if they sign Kessel for somewhere around the league minimum, it's going to cut into what else they can do at the deadline.There's been an update on him.
Pretty much, he's expected to sign and he's trending in the right direction with his fitness. Management is confident on bringing him in. Not sure where the exact tweet is, but that's pretty much it summed up.
He honestly might need more time than that to even get in shape. If he isn't firing on all cylinders or is tracking to not be a skating liability then sign him but otherwise I don't want him tbhEven if they sign Kessel for somewhere around the league minimum, it's going to cut into what else they can do at the deadline.
So my suspicion is that they'll wait until the 11th hour on TDL day, and if nothing major develops, they'll sign him on his last day of eligibility for the season.
Send this info to his agent.Abbotsford hot dog shortage.
It could be that Kessel always wanted to wait and "pick his battle" so to speak, being that a long 82 game season isn't ideal at his age - like Sundin & Niedermayer and many since.Given the number of NHL teams just crying out for veteran, scoring help, it has to be a little disconcerting that nobody around the league has come up with even a one-year contract offer for Kessel.
I guess his play in Vegas really tailed off last season, and he was almost a complete non-factor in their Stanley Cup playoff run. But still, with guys like Zack Parise, Corey Perry and Joe Pavelski, who are older and still finding teams to play on, you'd have thought Kessel would be in the mix.
I guess the Canucks are being prudent......he's probably working with the Sedins' and the Abbotsford coaching staff to assess what he has left in the tank, before a contract offer comes.
A healthy and refreshed Kessel could definitely help the Canucks......but the guy who wound up his season in Vegas, probably not.
Probably not. He loves to play and the reports all along was that he wanted to continue playing and told teams he was willing to sit out games. There’s really no comparison to Sundin and Niedermayer. Both were much better players when they were contemplating retirement than Kessel. Sundin in particular wanted to retire as a Leaf and wishes that he had retired instead of signing with the Canucks.It could be that Kessel always wanted to wait and "pick his battle" so to speak, being that a long 82 game season isn't ideal at his age - like Sundin & Niedermayer and many since.
The only restriction for playoff eligibility is that he signs ahead of the trade deadline.
But then he remembers the $ and the regret dissipates quite quickly.Probably not. He loves to play and the reports all along was that he wanted to continue playing and told teams he was willing to sit out games. There’s really no comparison to Sundin and Niedermayer. Both were much better players when they were contemplating retirement than Kessel. Sundin in particular wanted to retire as a Leaf and wishes that he had retired instead of signing with the Canucks.
None of the teams that would sign him have much in the way of cap space. So what would he be quibbling over? A couple of hundred K at most? Someone with nearly 100M in career earnings would probably prioritize fit and likelihood to win a Cup, no?We're coming down to it with Kessel......If he isn't signed by the end of the day on March 8th, he can't play anywhere in the NHL this season.
I can't believe Kessel and his agent would be playing 'Russian Roulette' this late in the game. Surely, they have to have reached some understanding with the Canucks.
But I'm wondering if maybe a few other NHL pro scouts are getting reports on his progress in Abbotsford, and if he might end up somewhere else.
Sundin didn't owe the Leafs anything. They had already moved on. Did it taint Ray Bourque when he won the cup in Colorado?Probably not. He loves to play and the reports all along was that he wanted to continue playing and told teams he was willing to sit out games. There’s really no comparison to Sundin and Niedermayer. Both were much better players when they were contemplating retirement than Kessel. Sundin in particular wanted to retire as a Leaf and wishes that he had retired instead of signing with the Canucks.
Are you talking about Sundin? I would give him the benefit of the doubt. He wanted to retire as a Leaf but he wasn’t quite ready to retire. It’s the same with Naslund. I don’t think his heart ever left Vancouver.But then he remembers the $ and the regret dissipates quite quickly.
Got to assume at this point that the media has been told "hands-off and look the other way" so his rehabilitation can stay low-key and out of the spotlights.
...which is a good idea in this market. Let the man do his work wherever it ends well see.