Time to get Phil Kessel signed to an NHL contract, the season is slowly approaching and goal scorers are not a dime a dozen. I have read a lot of comments from other Bruins fans that say, 'oh we don't need Kessel we will be fine, Sturm and Bergeron can pick up the slack.' Yeah, ok! It takes brute force and offensive imagination to win hockey games, we can not beat every opponent into submission. Not everyone can score goals at a 30-40 point clip and not everyone can check their opponent through the boards and drop the gloves. I would love to come home from my vaction and see that the Bruins have everyone signed up for the 2009-2010 season.
The problem is that they've got to move someone because Kessel ain't signing for 2.8 million cap hit contract unless it's a thirty year contract that tapers off hard at the end. Which would be kind of awesome, assuming he keeps producing for at least the next 10-15 years.
ReplyDeleteHis goal against Wisconsin where he holds his hand to his ear right after was pretty damn cool, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBFk3Ygg0fc
Cornelius, Kessel made a big buzz about putting hand to his ear. I still remember it. They talked about it on the messages boards for some time.
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