Pukky and Phil Kessel

[mrquincy]

One of these two is being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins..

 

[Mudcat]

I have been hearing the Kessel-to-Pittsburgh talk for awhile. I guess it all depends on the details - maybe the Leafs would gobble up a lot of $$$ of that contract - but conceptually, it seems to me like it would be a real bad move by Pitt.

So many dollars tied up long term on a few forwards.

Seems like the plan is to make the playoffs then lose in the first round on a bunch of 7-5 games.

 

[mrquincy]

The report is that the Leafs are trading Kessel and two other contract players and will eat 1.2 million of Kessel's salary in return for 3 Pitt players and two draft picks..

 

[Matty]

Kessel does make a lot more sense in Pittsburgh.

Get fed by Crosby, score 50, pull your tongue at Randy Carlyle.

 

[bacon]

and if it don't make dollaz it don't make sense

 

[Mudcat]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded right wing Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the teams announced.

The Penguins receive Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a 2016 second-round pick, while the Leafs receive Nick Spaling, Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, a 2016 first-round pick and a 2016 third-round pick.



To my way of thinking, which is that depth and defense is very important, a good deal for the Leafs.

Penguins have fucked themselves.

 

[reno cool]

I think it's the right team for him to be on.

 

[Mudcat]

I couldn't agree more that it's a good deal for Kessel. He's not a guy to get too caught up in team results. That dopey twat should be happy as a pig in shit.

 

[Mudcat]

Ah. Leafs are eating $1.2 million per year for the remainder of Kessel's contract.

That makes more sense.

 

[mrquincy]

The report is that the Leafs are trading Kessel and two other contract players and will eat 1.2 million of Kessel's salary in return for 3 Pitt players and two draft picks..

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[Matty]

Kessel is going to be paid 10 fokkin' million this year. Y'all dodged an 8.8-million-dollor bullet.

 

[mrquincy]

The reason they waited til July 1st to sign Kessel is he had a $4 million dollar signing bonus that kicked in on July 1st. The Leafs had to eat that too.

 

[Mudcat]

Sorry MrQ, missed your post there.

This is a weird one for me. I like Pittsburgh quite a bit more than Toronto - at least in recent years - but I have developed a genuine disrespect for Kessel. Really hard to see wanting to see him succeed at all.

Mind you, my interest in Pitt is sliding off the table anyway. Their relevance has been dwindling for awhile now.

 

[PuckOff]

Kessel will explode in Pittsburgh. Explode in goals scored that is. There's no way he cannot be a consistent 40+ goal scorer with Crosby OR Malkin feeding him the puck. It's a good deal for both teams. We get rid of the contract and lazy, inconsistent play and we get prospects, picks, players in return.

 

[Matty]

Mon ami Pucky gets it.

Hi Pucky, mon ami.

 

[mrquincy]

Mon ami Pucky gets it.

Hi Pucky, mon ami.

+1

 

[PuckOff]

Mon ami Pucky gets it.

Hi Pucky, mon ami.

I miss you, mon ami.

 

[PuckOff]

+1

My thoughts are with you, brutha Q. I hope you are doing well.