Michael8771*
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He may wave his NTC, However that doesn't guarantee DB will use him properly. His role would likely not be well defined and that could lead to a lot of chaos and unrest. I'd prefer a guy who comes in and knows exactly where he's playing and why. I don't think initially that would be the case with Kesler.First line, third line...Kesler might just want to go to a work environment where he isn't treated like garbage.
In Vancouver, he's been subjected to Crawford, Vigneault, and now Tortorella. Apart from Vigneault (who Kesler apparently despises), the other two aren't just not player coaches; they're completely unreasonable a holes. Tortorella's guys probably leave the game with Stockholm Syndrome and Crawford is whispered to be playing blackjack with a deck full of jokers. Bark at the moon, throw a tea party for his 5 imaginary friends bonkers.
I mean, I don't like this Get Along Gang **** any more than anyone else, but if I were a player, which Kesler is, I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't jump at the chance to trade Torts' work environment for DB's.
Go from a place where, when a buddy asks for a trade, he gets traded where he wants to go, instead of jerked around for a year only to have the owner show up unannounced at his house during his vacation to tell him he isn't getting that transfer he was promised.
Pittsburgh's in Kesler's native country. Pittsburgh's going to win its division and Vancouver is starting a rebuild. Pittsburgh's a safer city than Vancouver. Pennsylvania, US has lower taxes than BC Canada...
He'll waive. They could tell him they'd use him on left D and he'd still waive.
It's not worth talking about him not waiving his NTC for this reason or that reason because he'll waive (unless he's dead set on Michigan or bust or wifey hates Pitt for some reason).
Whether Vancouver is going to like our offer as much as other teams...where he should theoretically be used...whether this should be done at all...
All that stuff's worth discussing.
Whether he'll waive is not.
He'll waive.