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...except he did have that letter ripped off his jersey for a reason.

I think it's a case of how old you are when you're there. And most important a case of your own mind. As a tourist i was in Calgary during the 2000 Stampede....legendary days i'll always remember... I was at Stampede around 2005, absolutely a great time! Nothing but friendly people having a good ti...

The other thing is, Kesler lied. He straight up said he didn't request a trade & was shocked & hurt these rumours were coming out in the media. He then when on to talk about teammates & turning things around here. Hell, even Bieksa believed him. Turns out, it was all a lie. Was going to mention thi...

I think it's a case of how old you are when you're there. And most important a case of your own mind. As a tourist i was in Calgary during the 2000 Stampede....legendary days i'll always remember... I was at Stampede around 2005, absolutely a great time! Nothing but friendly people having a good ti...

Apples & oranges here mathonwy. Lu also handcuffed the Canucks no doubt about it. A bit of a different situation though because in that case initially it was the Canucks who were trying to trade him as Cory had taken over the #1 position. The other thing is, Kesler lied. He straight up said he didn'...

Do you really believe that? IF it was Gillis and not Kesler, then why did Kesler tell Benning he wanted out? It was a new regime, a fresh start yet he wanted nothing to do with the team. It would appear it was Kesler who requested the trade and not Gillis wanting to move him. Kesler had a contract &...

How about honouring the contract?

He's made enough money, he could have sucked it up and stayed true to the contract he signed. Could you imagine Tim Duncan, Super Mario or even our very own Trevor Linden or Markus Naslund demanding a trade to one team only when things got rough? The fact is he wanted to go to the Ducks much more t...

...$18M over 2 for one 63pt season? I would like to think you two were being facetious but you're not. We're not talking a superstar here folks. This is a very good young player with upside. Those $numbers are insane. Something in the middle would make more sense, $5.5-6M is fair. Sign the deal the...

Seems like he wants to blame the media talking about all the negative shit, yes he is accurate, but Mr. Kesler has had more than his share of very positive press from Vancouver. The media, fans and Canucks organization in Vancouver treated Kesler like like a rock star far more than he got flack for...

He never addressed whether he did demand a trade before the trade deadline and whether the rumours coming out of Sochi were true or not. He makes it sound like he only asked for a trade with the coaching and management changes and he was told there was a rebuild on. I think revisionist history inte...

He would be an idiot to sign for 8 seasons and 46 million. The guy will be a stud , why tie yourself up for that long for what amounts to 2nd line money ? The Blue Jackets look like idiots here by playing hardball with their best player. The Jackets offered a 2 year bridge deal for 3 million per ye...

I didn't think it warranted 5 and a game TBH. Looked like a little dive. Same fans who thought Alberts took a dive. What can you say. Any suspension Corrado may get won't hurt us so meh... That's just it HW. The board is a joke among forums all over the net and they proved it in spades after Mcgrat...

Fair enough, I'm no fan of airing this stuff publicly. Doesn't help anything.
That said, the greed of it all is a tad hard to swallow. Sign a bridge deal, get on w/ it.

Yeah, compare him to Nathan Horton, and the contract you signed *him to* because that's a great way to make your point. Compare him to a player who hasn't score 63 points in his entire fucking career. Good job. Sound reasoning. :thumbs: I understand asking for $6.5 (which is rumored) is too much, b...