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Could Kessel Be Dealt?
by Patrick Hoffman on 06/25/09 at 12:58 PM ET
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From Michael Russo at The Minneapolis Star Tribune:
The players on the market seem to be fitting into two categories: marginal players with exorbitant salaries, such as Philadelphia’s Joffrey Lupul (four more years at $4.25 million) and Buffalo’s Jochen Hecht (three more years at $3.53 million), and top players who warrant big raises on expiring or soon-to-be-expiring contracts.
One player who falls into the latter category—and one who might intrigue the Wild—is Bruins sniper Phil Kessel, the former Gopher who scored 36 goals in 70 games last season.
The 21-year-old Madison native is a restricted free agent and seeking a deal worth between $4.5 and $5 million a season. While the Bruins plan to meet this week with agent Wade Arnott in hopes of re-signing Kessel, the Bruins are $6 million shy of the anticipated salary cap for next season, and have several other key players to re-sign.
According to numerous sources, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is fielding offers, but because he can’t take hefty salaries back, he’s looking for a first-round pick and at least one top young player. If the Wild was to enter the fray, it would likely cost at least the 12th overall pick and James Sheppard or Tyler Cuma.
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I think that Boston should try and move Bergeron and Sturm and keep Kessel.
Posted by goon from Grand Forks, ND on 06/25/09 at 09:36 PM ET
gotta keep kessel….the guy is going to be a gola scoring machine….if he wasnt hurt this year he’d easily have had over 40 goals
Posted by denis from space on 06/26/09 at 12:50 AM ET
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Last time I checked Minny had zero prospects….I would want a top 5 pick for Kessel not #12…..I would take your Dman Burns straight up for Kessel otherwise forget it
Posted by kevin from boston on 06/25/09 at 02:00 PM ET