Miss Korea Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Owen Nolan vibes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureQuickness Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DSVII said: Not signing Phil the Thrill hurts more than not making a move It's pretty much the same thing though. Kessel would've been good for the playoff injection, plus he's been said to be a good teammate. Now we have done nothing (besides Lindholm and Zaddy). Edited March 8 by PureQuickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Kessel was probably already told that they weren't going to sign him possibly days or weeks ago..Not like they said hey we will sign you last min. From the clips that I've seen I'd suspect that it was because of his conditioning..I'm sure if it wasn't some other team would have signed him especially today..So probably a good decision was made by the Nucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekker Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 All good. I trust this management and coaching group with their decisions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureQuickness Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 3 minutes ago, Canuck You said: Kessel was probably already told that they weren't going to sign him possibly days or weeks ago..Not like they said hey we will sign you last min. From the clips that I've seen I'd suspect that it was because of his conditioning..I'm sure if it wasn't some other team would have signed him especially today..So probably a good decision was made by the Nucks. Conditioning or not, he is 8 points away from 1000 points. That was when he was peak out of shape Kessel. The dude is insanely talented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmkk Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 11 minutes ago, Miss Korea said: Owen Nolan vibes Was this the year we made the SCF or after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuck1991 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 canucks didnt even sign him ....what a waste of time for poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Just now, Nuck1991 said: canucks didnt even sign him ....what a waste of time for poor guy. Maybe he signs an AHL contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureQuickness Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 minute ago, DeNiro said: Maybe he signs an AHL contract? The dude is better than the average AHLer, no disrespect to AHLers. Kessel should be no worse than Perry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 All those hot dog reacts for nothing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 My Vancouver Hot Dog Futures just went belly up. Not Thrilled... at ALL! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 It was worth a look but really he needs to play in an offensive role to be a viable guy and at this point he's probably not more than a 4 th liner and probably can't easily move up the lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integra250 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 22 minutes ago, Nuck1991 said: canucks didnt even sign him ....what a waste of time for poor guy. Poor guy. Don’t know what he’ll do with his millions of dollars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Phil the Thrill Dreams Killed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, mmkk said: Was this the year we made the SCF or after? It was September 2011, so after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Phil Kessel really just spent a month in the city of Abbotsford and didn't even get paid for it. Not even one glizzy. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Miss Korea said: Owen Nolan vibes Careful....this one still bugs me because him on the 4th line rag dolling marchand with rypien would have changed the entire series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hughes Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Hotdogs are lips and assholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 9 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Careful....this one still bugs me because him on the 4th line rag dolling marchand with rypien would have changed the entire series His try out was the training camp after the finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetliner Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Not signing kessel has restored my faith in management. signing an overweight, out of shape player would have been ridiculous this is not to fat shame but it’s just common sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miss Korea Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Jetliner said: Not signing kessel has restored my faith in management. signing an overweight, out of shape player would have been ridiculous this is not to fat shame but it’s just common sense It puzzled me why management went after him in the first place. When you think of our identity as a team, what is it? Fast forechecking - that's Tocchet's motto to a T. Phil Kessel is neither fast nor does he forecheck. He's a dynamic offensive talent (probably still is) with a long track record of success, but will he be aggressive on the forecheck? Hell no. So how would he fit into our bottom six, where they do nothing but forecheck like madmen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Face Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 4 hours ago, PureQuickness said: It's pretty much the same thing though. Kessel would've been good for the playoff injection, plus he's been said to be a good teammate. Now we have done nothing (besides Lindholm and Zaddy). Other club get 2 players it is something.We ad 2 too and it is nothing.Strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Face Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 5 minutes ago, Miss Korea said: It puzzled me why management went after him in the first place. When you think of our identity as a team, what is it? Fast forechecking - that's Tocchet's motto to a T. Phil Kessel is neither fast nor does he forecheck. He's a dynamic offensive talent (probably still is) with a long track record of success, but will he be aggressive on the forecheck? Hell no. So how would he fit into our bottom six, where they do nothing but forecheck like madmen? Maybe he is to old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Lemon Face said: Maybe he is to old? Age alone doesn't make you a poor forechecker. Look at some of the oldest guys in the league - Parise and Pavelski are definitely a lot slower now, but they always had a good reputation for two-way play even in their late 30s. Case in point: Edited March 9 by Miss Korea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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