I'm not asking Kessel to be Bergeron, I'm not asking him to to hit,block shots or even dig the puck out of the corner. Kessel has scored 30+ goals now for how many years and we stink. We haven't been a playoff team. So what's the answer? Score 40? 50? No use your speed without the puck to take away passing lanes, force players into your D like Polak etc. at 27 now, not 22, maturity. Realize that there is a time to drive for goals and a time not to. We don't need to win games 5-4. 2-1 is acceptable. Reduce the Goals against you are on for. I'd rather make the playoffs with Kessel scoring 25 than miss them with him scoring 37. Not just Kessel lets be fair. This goes for Bozak,Lupul,JVR etc.
hell trapper, I'm pulling my expectations even farther back then you
I think we need to go back to the basics here
how about we try this
show up to camp in game shape?
no fat phil? camp is too high of expectations?
ok how about game 1 then ?
oh wait he got a boo boo 5 days before the opener, of course all his pre conditioning went out the window and he played so hurt that he looked totally gasses out there, yet the entire coaching staff road him to 20+ minutes, ummm what?
but relax folks it's only game 1 , we can afford to sluff off some games, look at our track record, have faith in us.