News Article: Phil Kessel in Vancouver, working out in Abbotsford
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LuckyDay
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Jagr next. Then put them on a line together with Mikhayev or Lindholm.
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Again, I will state I am not comparing Mats Sundin to Phil Kessel. Both are/were different players at their peaks and different players coming into Vancouver.
The aspect that's similar is that both players joining a team mid-season after being away from the game for an extended period. At age 36-37, it's very hard. I remember Sundin coming in and looking like a pathetic joke in a January (we also lost 8 in a row which made our fanbase go nuts). We were ready to form a lynch mob on here....It took Sundin a good 4 weeks before he really came on.
This will be a lengthy process with Kessel. Not surprised he was struggling in the 1st practice. Doing skate drills on your own vs doing drills in practice are 2 vastly different things.
In conclusion, life stinks being in your late 30s. Enjoy your 20s!
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It's your luckyday, he shoot and miss
Back to topic, his skating seems to be fine? I still believe having player like him on the fourth line is very beneficial, he is one of the few players on the team that has stanley cup final experience.
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It’s as high as it can probably go. Trading him would be where I end it all as a Canucks fan - which says a lot given the torture Benning gave.
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Yea, I think he definitely need a few games in the AHL. You don't want him to "get up to speed" playing in meaningful NHL games.
The good thing is, it is mid-February right now. Playoff is 2 months away, he should be ready to go when the "real season" begins. And he should be fresh come playoff time, having play less than 30 games this season and avoided the worst of the travel. Should be good for an older player.
I'd bring in Jagr for the hair alone. We need some more flow.
Be good for Abbotsford as well. You'd imagine the Thrill might increase ticket sales for a bit, and he'd be a good guy to have around the players even for a week or so.
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Ernie
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Paterson points out that getting Kessel onto the Canucks roster could result in them losing another player to waivers:
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It could also limit what moves they can make before the deadline.
I'm not sure that I would be willing to depart with any of the existing depth at this time.
Can Canucks get both Kessel and Soucy on active roster without losing a player to waivers?
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It could also limit what moves they can make before the deadline.
I'm not sure that I would be willing to depart with any of the existing depth at this time.
Paterson points out that getting Kessel onto the Canucks roster could result in them losing another player to waivers:
Can Canucks get both Kessel and Soucy on active roster without losing a player to waivers?
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/...
It could also limit what moves they can make before the deadline.
I'm not sure that I would be willing to depart with any of the existing depth at this time.
It was part of my concern as well. There is the deadline factor where who knows what's going on. If the Canucks make no moves and Soucy remains on IR, which is fully possible, they can just send down Woo and sign Kessel. No one gets waived and Soucy can be activated right away.
If they make any moves at the deadline, someone has to get moved out, waived, or LTIRed anyway.
Ernie
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Perhaps they can hold of signing him until right before the deadline to see how things shake out. Sounds like he needs to work on his conditioning anyhow.
If they do sign him before they deadline, and they need that roster spot, I supposed they can always waive him, though he may not be too keen on that.
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They already have his roster spot because he's on IR. If they LTIR him it will because they don't think he'll be ready until the playoffs and want to utilize that capspace for a trade.
i would expect any signing of Kessel would be prefaced by other transactions.
Not to mention i expect Kessel is here because there's another transaction planned and he's going to pinch in and fill whatever hole is left.
Not to mention i expect Kessel is here because there's another transaction planned and he's going to pinch in and fill whatever hole is left.
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Can I bring your attention to the multi quote function. Its to the left of the reply button.
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TruGr1t
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I mean, anyone losing a top-pairing defensemen is in trouble (see: 2011 - Hamhuis), let alone Hughes, but yeah the defense needs more depth and you should be able to replace a guy like Soucy.
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Most teams are in a similar position. Part of a good playoff story is players steeping up beyond what you expect.
But yeah, get better players if you can.
Edit. Lol, I he beat me to it.
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Gotta wonder what this means for Steamers hot dogs. Will they be adding a 9th signature creation to honor him?
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