Edited Aug. 2, 2021 at 5:10 p.m.
Quoting: Richard88
What? Why?
Kessel would be fine as the scoring threat on our 3rd line next to Nichuskin and Jost. Or in the top 6. Either way he'd provide affordable secondary scoring.
The gap between the player people THINK Kessel is and who he actually is is astounding.
Unless you have a system that lets him cherry pick constantly and can feed him top end PP time the dude will just be a large net negative. Col can do neither of those things
Quoting: Belgican
Could you elaborate why ? Kassel would add some needed depth and he can score, he’s probably older and slower, but he’s much better than Compher anyway.
I understand saying this will make people who don't understand Kessel super well, completely disregard everything I say, BUT I actually think Compher would provide a better chance of winning than Kessel would
The guy is at the absolute bottom on the league in PP contribution, Penalty issues and is one of the biggest defensive liabilities in the entire NHL. He is a guy who provides nothing other than his shot and is a massive detriment everywhere else. IF you are a team completely devoid of talent like ARZ then that can provide some use, but for good contending teams they can't take that trade off
I guess an example for Colorado fans to better understand the reality of the situation here. Imagine Iginla in the last year of his deal but worse