According to almost any statistic, he is absolutely a defensive beast.

plus/minus, goal differential, corsi, you name it - he was among the better players league-wide.
- TommyDeVito

Love Turris. Amazing wheels, great defensive player.

Love Kessel as a player. Hate the trade and what the Leafs gave up to get him.

I spend time wondering if one day the Leafs might have a guy like Seguin as a #1 center. Or a prize young Dman like Hamilton or an all star goaltender like Tukka Rask.

Love Turris. Amazing wheels, great defensive player.

Love Kessel as a player. Hate the trade and what the Leafs gave up to get him.

I spend time wondering if one day the Leafs might have a guy like Seguin as a #1 center. Or a prize young Dman like Hamilton or an all star goaltender like Tukka Rask.
- spatso

You should try to get out more

Love Turris. Amazing wheels, great defensive player.

Love Kessel as a player. Hate the trade and what the Leafs gave up to get him.

I spend time wondering if one day the Leafs might have a guy like Seguin as a #1 center. Or a prize young Dman like Hamilton or an all star goaltender like Tukka Rask.
- spatso

What did Rask have to do with the Kessel trade?

While he's no Tuuka, I do like Bernier a lot.

Oh, and Rielly is a pretty nice "prize young Dman"

The #1C thing.. Well, we gave up on that pipe dream a long time ago

Spasto, Turris+MacA or Kessel?

God I love her.

Loving the distractions from the more rational fans

You say you love kessel but it shows you don't. He's a top five player in the league IMO

Well Kessel is better than either Turris, or MacAthur, but I doubt a non-Leaf fan would say that it is better to have Kessel instead of a Turris/MacArthur combo...

by the way I think a Bosak/Kessel combo is very comparable to the Turris/MacArthur combo. Both teams are well set up.
- GadesnSens

it is better to have Kessel instead of a Turris/MacArthur combo

Good to see this thread heading in a more sane direction now.

I really should be a hockeybuzz referee.

Finally a leaf fan who sees reason.
- TheCalSen

pretty sure that was sarcasm, at least, i really hope that was sarcasm

fixing threads...one hot girl GIF at a time...

it is better to have Kessel instead of a Turris/MacArthur combo
- SpoiledByOil

Speaking of sarcasm.

First comment, okay I agree.

Second comment, no...... Turris alone will be in the same category as Kessel this season; a top line player. Then you throw in Mac (who is a legitimate top 6 forward on a cup contender; a top line player on a lot of teams) then I'll take those two over Kessel; especially when contracts are considered
- AlfieisKing

So did we trade Mac and Turris for Kessel yet,so crazy.Kessel is one of the best scoring wingers in the game ,we add

First comment, okay I agree.

Second comment, no...... Turris alone will be in the same category as Kessel this season; a top line player. Then you throw in Mac (who is a legitimate top 6 forward on a cup contender; a top line player on a lot of teams) then I'll take those two over Kessel; especially when contracts are considered
- AlfieisKing

So did we trade Mac and Turris for Kessel yet,so crazy.Kessel is one of the best scoring wingers in the game ,we add
- top shelf 15

If that happens, Leafs will turn around and trade Turris + JVR for Crosby. Two first line players (puts them on the same level according to Alfie) for one and a bit of cap relief for the Buds. Book it!

If that happens, Leafs will turn around and trade Turris + JVR for Crosby. Two first line players (puts them on the same level according to Alfie) for one and a bit of cap relief for the Buds. Book it!
- 1979AD

everyone wins!!

everyone wins!!
- TheMike12

Everybody won on pages 3-4

I don't understand the comparison talks between Kessel and Turris they play different positions and have entirely different roles. If you want to compare best players from Leafs and Sens it would be a comparison between Karlsson and Kessel.

If you want an effective comparison model for Turris in terms of the game and role he plays with the Sens the player you should be looking at is Patrice Bergeron. That is what Turris wants to be when he is fully grown.

Everybody won on pages 3-4
- 1979AD

well page 4 at least...

it's very convenient that you want to compare him to a guy with similar offensive output in one season, but Bergeron was and is one of the best 2-way players in the league.

Everybody won on pages 3-4
- 1979AD

not anymore