“Get rid of kessel” yeah no thanks

I get it, man.. I do. But what the heck are they going to do. He can't play with Sid. He can't play with Geno and there are rumors that Geno is tired of him...

That leaves you with a very pricey 3RW. My post earlier demonstrated that they aren't going to change the team much without a pretty big move.. They need cap and more than just shaving a million off here or there.. Unless they trade for another good asset and likely give up a lot.

I just don't know what else they can do. This is better than leaving the roster as is, (assuming they resign Blueger, ZAR, and Petersson).

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I’m all for trading Kessel. The data proves he’s more of a detriment to the team than a positive figure and he handcuffs all of the lines by forcing the coaching staff to play him with Malkin. BUT. If you’re going to trade him just so you can afford Donskoi and an older 3LW, then it’s not worth it. I’d rather just trade him for multiple high picks and go for a (preferably younger) big fish UFA (Ferland, Dzingel, etc.)

I agree that getting Dzingle would be the best option only he will get more than 5 or 6 million. They would have to dump a lot of salary.