captain insano

whats the latest with kessel. sign him up already.

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goldenaleus

We don't have the Cap room to sign him(4.5 mil/season) and we may end up trading him to Toronto who may be willing to overpay for him.

The Bruins have $1.7 million in cap space and could clear the necessary room for Kessel by moving some combination of Michael Ryder, Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew, but that becomes a moot point if contract talks remain stalemated.

ghost_of_steve_grogan

When the Bruins signed Krejci, it became obvious that they simply dont want Kessel. They just dont have the cap space. My guess is that they're going to trade his rights (probably to Toronto) for a draft pick.

IcyPatriot

I like Kessel but he's all but gone. It's the old system thing which makes it suck even more. Phil will lite up the net if he's on a team where he only has to worry about scoring. In Clload we trust ... Clode.

JAYHAWKS34

indeed goodbye Kessel

Kessel deal inevitable - The Boston Globe

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Patriot Missile

It was nice while it lasted. So short a reign of being an upper echelon team.

Real World

Kessel is as good as gone. The only question is to whom, and what will the Bruins get for him. Two teams are in the mix, with a 3rd trying to put something together. The big 2 are Nashville & Toronto. The outside chance is the Rangers. The Rangers are offering Dubinksy, who a restricted FA as well, and a couple of picks (1st & 2nd I believe). Toronto is offering a player/prospect (no word on who/which) plus two 1st round picks, and a 2nd (they want the B's to give them a 3rd rounder with Kessel). The best deal IMO is Nashville's, as they are rumored to have offered a 1st round pick, the rights to Alexander Radulov (playing in Russia), and their top defensive prospect Jonathon Blum.

I like both the Toronto, and Nashville offers. The Rangers offer I'm not crazy about. Dubinsky is a grinder. You can find those guys pretty easily. The Leafs offer is attractive cuz of the two firsts. The Leafs could suck, which could make those picks top 15, or better. Obviously adding Kessel makes them better, but there are no guarantees. The Nashville offer ranks best cuz you get a 1st rounder for the future, a 20 year old defensive prospect in Blum, and the rights to a 26 goal scorer in Radulov. The risk here is that Radulov is playing in Russia, as he left the Preds and went back, after the 2007-08 season. He's only 23 btw.

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Stokes

Just heard during the sox game its a done deal he's been traded to Toronto. Don't know what they got yet.

IcyPatriot

Well Toronto gets him for 2 1st round picks and a 2nd.

Kessel signs a 5 year $27 million dollar contract.

Sorry to see him go but he did not fit in with the Bruins style or cap.

Traded in the same division ... that takes big stones.

Source: Boston Bruins trade Phil Kessel to Toronto Maple Leafs for draft picks - ESPN

Stokes

Well I was hopeful they would get maybe some defensive help for him rather than future picks, but 2 #1s and a 2 is pretty good I have to say. Think they'll turn those around for a player or does their cap situation pretty much necessitate them standing pat?