Blob Mckenzie wrote:Yeah..no Kesler was clearly a scumbag when it came to his trade demand rumors and the lying and the bullshit afterwards. There was a way to handle the situation like a man and he didn't. He acted like a bitch and anyone looking at it objectively gets it. However it isn't surprising that some folks seem to struggle with reality .
Contrast the way Kesler handled it and Spezza. When rumours began to surface that he asked for a trade, when asked, he owned it, then went silent. Kesler acted insulted and spun a tale of loving Vancouver, his kids in school, married to a Vancouver girl etc etc etc. lied to his teammates. I remember Bieksa defending him on After Hours. Something along the lines of " I asked him, he denied it to my face, I believe him" one example of how he treated his teammates.
Then he lies last week saying new management told him they were doing a rebuild and THEN he decided it was time to move on. All along Benning and company have been saying no rebuild and Benning's actions would seem to support that.
I loved what Kesler did for us when he was here. No question he plays with heart and gigantic balls. I hate how Kesler left. In a cloud of lies,whining and blaming everyone else. Hope he never gets his name on a cup. Hope he never wins gold at the Olympics. Hope in two years he jumps ship from Anaheim chasing teams he thinks will win.