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by Paul on 07/19/09 at 08:42 AM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, So, with about eight weeks to go before the start of training camp, here’s how it’s shaping up for the 21-year-old winger, who potted 36 goals last season. Kessel can:
►Cut a one-year deal, accepting only a slight bump over his 2008-09 wages, and use it as a bridge to arbitration as of next July 1. If he popped in another 36 goals or more in 2009-10, he could ring up the Causeway cash drawer for $5 million per year or more next summer. Remember, the players who scored more than Kessel last year will average $6.5 million in the coming season.
►Take something akin to David Krejci money (three years/$11.25 million), forget about finances for 36 months, and come to the table in the spring of 2012, ideally with a more mature and proven overall game.
►Force his way out of town, either by requesting a trade or refusing to sign, leading Chiarelli to deal away a non-performing asset (probably at the post-Olympic trading deadline).
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Maybe Phil Kessel is the new Joe Thornton, as far as he is concerned.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/19/09 at 06:41 PM ET
The funny thing is, the Bruins have won the same number of Cups without Joe as they had with him. You’d think they maybe would have learned from their mistake—no matter how you spin the Thornton trade, the Bruins didn’t make out very well.
If they’re smart they’d get a deal done with Kessel and get it over with.
Posted by Primis on 07/19/09 at 09:14 PM ET
I agree it’s time to stop screwing around and sign Kessel.
Posted by goon from Grand Forks, ND on 07/19/09 at 10:42 PM ET
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I get the feeling at times that Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe doesn’t like Phil Kessel and would want nothing more than to see Phil shipped out of Boston.
Posted by Goon from Grand Forks, ND on 07/19/09 at 12:21 PM ET