KPD won't be happy until Phil is traded.

This reminds me of the days when Joe Thornton was still a Boston Bruin. I have to wonder if the KDP is the one creating some of these rumors? If this hadn't been on TSN I would have been skeptical. I swear; Dupont isn't going to be happy until the Bruins trade Kessel. So it looks like the Maple Leafs still might be interested in getting Phil Kessel. If the Maple Leafs add Kessel they would have a very nice mix of American College hockey players playing for the Maple Leafs. I.E. Jason Blake UND, Jeff Finger SCSU, Christian Hanson ND, Lee Stempniak Dartmouth College, Jamal Mayers WMU, Tim Stapleton UMD.

Personally; Kessel should talk to former Sioux Jason Blake and ask him about his experience in Toronto. While Blake ended up being the top scorer for the Maple Leafs last season, a big honor for an American player on a Canadian team, the comments about Blake by the Toronto fans on the message boards and newspaper articles this past season were brutal and down right vile. I wouldn't wish that trade on anyone.

KITCHENER, Ontario - Bruin Phil Kessel, almost dealt to the Maple Leafs in June, soon could be fitted for a Toronto sweater.

The question is: Will the Leafs once again try to pry Kessel away via a trade, or will Toronto general manager Brian Burke opt instead to extend an offer sheet to the fourth-year right wing, who last season scored a career-high 36 goals?

“I’ve got nothing to say about any of it,’’ said Burke, when asked if he were on the verge of adding Kessel, a restricted free agent, to his roster. “Sorry, I’m just not going to go there.’’

Burke yesterday made a deal to reacquire Toronto’s second-round pick in 2010 from the Blackhawks in exchange for a pair of 2011 picks - Toronto’s own third-rounder and a second-rounder via Calgary. If Burke were to hand Kessel something around $4.5 million a year or more via an offer sheet, then the Bruins would have to match the deal or take the compensation that would include first-, second-, and third-round picks. Until his deal yesterday, Burke didn’t have the necessary draft picks to be in position to make Kessel an offer.
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Of course not.