Stringer Bell
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Dont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.And laying out Kadri
Woo backDont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.
and KadriDont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.
Say what you want about Kesler but as a Canuck for the most part was a brilliant two player. I remember when he broke in and his shot could not break a pane of glass lol. But like Hughes, over a summer his wrist shot became a lethal weapon as he had that desire to continuously improve. I still have Kesler's purple Vancouver millionaire jersey.
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He gave his heart and soul and sacrificed his body for Vancouver reminds me somewhat of another American center that currently plays for the Canucks. Hope Kesler signs a one day contract and retires a Canuck.
Ironically the greatest player ever to wear a Canucks Jersey.As a basically Nucks fan living in Vancouver (grew up in Toronto, Leafs fan first, but lived in Van the past 20 years and they're my 2nd fave team), this is nothing new, he's expressed regret about forcing his way off the team/how he handled it a number of times. Nucks fans hated Kesler for quite awhile after he forced a trade, but between him apologizing/expressing regret, and Bieksa speaking up for him a bunch, I think most Nucks fans are past the hate and back to liking him.
For example, he got tonnes of cheers and love at the Nucks game last night: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kesler-slams-beer-canucks-game
IMO the only ex-Nuck who is still particularly hated by Nucks fans is Messier.
Ironically the greatest player ever to wear a Canucks Jersey.
He negotiated trade rights into his contract, so I really don't like the notion that players shouldn't exercise them for the good of the team. Demanding a trade and exercising your NTC is rather unpalatable, but usually the NTC's are negotiated by discounting the contract money in one way or another.I'm just saying if he had cared about the Canucks team in any way at that time, he wouldn't have handcuffed the org that way. That being said, I still appreciated what he did for the team. He was a heart and soul guy that gave a lot when he was there and his past sacrifices shouldn't be dismissed or diminished.
IIRC it wasn't Kesler that blocked that trade to the Pens. It was ownership - they didn't want to "rebuild".If he would have won a cup, he wouldn't have regretted it
It's a "since I didn't win anyway, I would have preferred to stay" thought. He'd pick not winning in Vancouver over not winning anywhere else, but he at the time left Vancouver because he wanted to win.
Hilariously he blocked a trade to the Penguins at the 2014 deadline and the Penguins ended up winning 2 cups shortly after. Granted I don't know if that would have happened had the Kesler trade actually happened, they almost certainly couldn't have acquired Kessel had they traded for Kesler.
Canuck fans would also love to undo that trade Kes....
Sbisa lol.
Nobody is arguing that he shouldn't be exercising his rights. However, his trade demand and the restrictions he placed (again as is his right) demonstrated his concern or care for the team he was leaving. It's clear that he showed little concern or care for the team, organization, or city at that time when he made his decision he wanted out.He negotiated trade rights into his contract, so I really don't like the notion that players shouldn't exercise them for the good of the team. Demanding a trade and exercising your NTC is rather unpalatable, but usually the NTC's are negotiated by discounting the contract money in one way or another.
he was only willing to accept a trade to a couple teams, so its not like the canucks had room to negotiate. they were backed up against a wallanaheim’s assets in the summer of 2014
young forwards: rakell (21), w. karlsson (21), smith-pelly (22), etem (22), palmieri (23), silfverberg (23), bonino (26)
young d: lindholm (21), manson (22), fowler (22), despres (22), vatanen (23), sbisa (25)
picks: #10 (ritchie), #24 (mccann), #38 (marcus pettersson), #55 (montour)
so within 24 hours of the trade, anaheim was stocked with six young dmen better than sbisa, or seven if you count despres before concussions destroyed his career
i mean, how do you get the lesser asset in all three categories?
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The feeling is mutual. I watched the guy look at a fan who tried to get him to sign a photo of him in the Nucks uniform and then say "I'm not signing that shit"As a basically Nucks fan living in Vancouver (grew up in Toronto, Leafs fan first, but lived in Van the past 20 years and they're my 2nd fave team), this is nothing new, he's expressed regret about forcing his way off the team/how he handled it a number of times. Nucks fans hated Kesler for quite awhile after he forced a trade, but between him apologizing/expressing regret, and Bieksa speaking up for him a bunch, I think most Nucks fans are past the hate and back to liking him.
For example, he got tonnes of cheers and love at the Nucks game last night: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kesler-slams-beer-canucks-game
IMO the only ex-Nuck who is still particularly hated by Nucks fans is Messier.
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