PHIL KESSEL

Created by: IgorKutchakokov

Team: 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 18, 2016

Published: Oct. 18, 2016

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

PHIL KESSEL IS A STANLEY CUP CHAMPION AND YOU WILL NEVER GET HIM BACK MUWHAHAHAHAHA

Buyouts

Tim Gleason: $1,333,333
Mikhail Grabovski: $0
Jared Cowen: -$650,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Phil Kessel: $1,200,000 (15%)

Buried

Brooks Laich: $3,550,000 ($4,500,000)
Colin Greening: $1,700,000 ($2,650,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2017
2018
2019

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
27	$73,000,000	$72,207,834	$512,000	$5,582,500	$792,166

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Lupul, Joffrey $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Kadri, Nazem $4,500,000$4,500,000 C UFA - 6	Horton, Nathan $5,300,000$5,300,000 RW NMC UFA - 4
van Riemsdyk, James $4,250,000$4,250,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Bozak, Tyler $4,200,000$4,200,000 C, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Brown, Connor $686,667$686,667 ($182,500$182K) RW, LW UFA - 1
Michalek, Milan $4,000,000$4,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Komarov, Leo $2,950,000$2,950,000 RW, LW, C UFA - 2	Griffith, Seth $625,000$625,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Martin, Matt $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4	Holland, Peter $1,300,000$1,300,000 C UFA - 1
Leivo, Josh $612,500$612,500 RW, LW UFA - 2	Matthews, Auston $925,000$925,000 ($2,850,000$3M) C UFA - 3
	Hyman, Zach $900,000$900,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Marner, Mitchell $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW UFA - 3
	Nylander, William $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Gardiner, Jake $4,050,000$4,050,000 LD UFA - 3	Rielly, Morgan $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD UFA - 6	Andersen, Frederik $5,000,000$5,000,000 G UFA - 5
Marincin, Martin $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD UFA - 2	Robidas, Stephane $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Enroth, Jhonas $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 1
Zaitsev, Nikita $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1	Polák, Roman $2,250,000$2,250,000 RD UFA - 1
	Hunwick, Matt $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD UFA - 1
	Carrick, Connor $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 2
	Corrado, Frank $600,000$600,000 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Oct. 18, 2016 at 2:59 p.m.

LeafsFan

Joined: Nov. 2015

Posts: 1,565

Likes: 89

As a Leafs Fan I'm happy he proved haters wrong! Such a good guy, I hope he gets 50 this year

Oct. 18, 2016 at 9:49 p.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

Joined: Jul. 2015

Posts: 59,712

Likes: 22,769

Yes, Igor that was the purpose of the trade, so the Leafs wouldn't get him back. I realize I'm being subjective, but many folks who did not watch Kessel as Leaf especially in later years thought he was the best player on the team. Gee, he was usually the worse forward on his line. Leafs were happy rid themselves of his play an contract and it appears the Pens are happy to have him...Well I guess that makes it a good trade.
My personal opinion of Phil is that he is a good guy, but I'm happy for him that something to him and he is playing better hockey and seems like a happier guy.
The fact that the Pens won a Stanley Cup with Phil, doesn't mean that much. They might have won the Cup without him. The record number of Cups won by a player is eleven. Doesn't make that player the greatest hockey player of all time.

Oct. 19, 2016 at 12:21 a.m.

MPMHammond

Joined: Oct. 2016

Posts: 6

Likes: 0

Quoting: palhal

The fact that the Pens won a Stanley Cup with Phil, doesn't mean that much. They might have won the Cup without him.

Well, I mean yes. TECHNICALLY, they could have won the Cup without him - anything is possible.
That being said Kessel was probably the number one reason - by quite a margin - that Pitt was able to overcome the best team in the NHL last year. In my opinion, he was a better candidate for the Conn Smythe and unfortunately got snubbed.

Oct. 19, 2016 at 8:35 a.m.

IgorKutchakokov

Joined: Mar. 2016

Posts: 561

Likes: 61

Quoting: palhal

Cheers for the unreal hockey analysis applaud

. But this was a friggen joke. Calm your tits rock on

Oct. 20, 2016 at 7:53 a.m.

palhal

LongtimeLeafsufferer

Joined: Jul. 2015

Posts: 59,712

Likes: 22,769

Sorry Igor, I was trying to factually inform that Kessel wasn't that good a hockey player as a Maple Leaf....well especially in the last year and half. Hence the reason for the trade.

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