are you placing your value in offensive stats only?
- DDM-Coga

Overall value to an NHL hockey team....
Obviously RoR is better in his own zone...

Not sure why you are going on trying to compare their skill sets though. Kessel @ 8mill is a better value than RoR @ 7mill just like JVR @ 4Mill is a better value than Phaneuf @ 7mill.

Just making observation that Kessel @8mill is a much better value than RoR @ 7Mill.

Thanks.
- Cooshie

Last season, Phil Kessel was paid $10,000,000 and he put up 25 goals. 61 points.

Last season, Phil Kessel was paid $10,000,000 and he put up 25 goals. 61 points.
- Pecafan Fan

Cap hit, baby, it's all about cap hit.

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- twiztedmike

Eww....



He's a Habs fan. No thank you.

Cap hit, baby, it's all about cap hit.
- Cooshie

25 goals for an 8 million cap hit isn't much better if you ask me.
It'S not really an issue if you can contribute in other areas, but we all know it isn't the case with Mr. Kessel.

25 goals for an 8 million cap hit isn't much better if you ask me.
It'S not really an issue if you can contribute in other areas, but we all know it isn't the case with Mr. Kessel.
- Pecafan Fan

So his one "down" year of 25 goals is in your mind what is representative of what his full contract should be worth. No consideration for any of his previous seasons?

25 goals for an 8 million cap hit isn't much better if you ask me.
It'S not really an issue if you can contribute in other areas, but we all know it isn't the case with Mr. Kessel.
- Pecafan Fan

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- NANO_23x19

Long time poster, first time reader. What the...?

it took all of 4 pages this time but welcome back to

Cap hit, baby, it's all about cap hit.
- Cooshie

I was king at caps.

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- jimi james

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O'rielly factor... should be interesting to hear these rumors for another season.

Overall value to an NHL hockey team....
Obviously RoR is better in his own zone...

Not sure why you are going on trying to compare their skill sets though. Kessel @ 8mill is a better value than RoR @ 7mill just like JVR @ 4Mill is a better value than Phaneuf @ 7mill.
- Cooshie

He is good in both ends of the ice...being a strong defensive player isnt just being good in your own zone.

The guy was 6th in Selke voting last year while again leading the league in take aways.

Hes a 20-25go 55pt kind of guy, but his skill set can be used in all three zones. He creates scoring chances bc of his defensive ability, striping the puck at mid ice or in the offensive zone and able to feather passes to pure scorers like Dutch or MacKinnon.

I just think you get a lot more miles out of a guy like ROR. PK, PP, offensive or defensive zone starts. To me that is better overall value to an NHL team

So his one "down" year of 25 goals is in your mind what is representative of what his full contract should be worth. No consideration for any of his previous seasons?
- Cooshie

Let's see what he does next season.

He'll be 28 when the season starts. And my good friend prock once told me that most players start to decline right around that age!

Eww....



He's a Habs fan. No thank you.
- NANO_23x19

You may want to change your avatar - naughty words mean the ban hammer comes out, and we wouldn't want that on your first day now, would we?

Let's see what he does next season.

He'll be 28 when the season starts. And my good friend prock once told me that most players start to decline right around that age!
- Pecafan Fan

One of the most knowledgeable hockeybuzzians.

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- Woderwick

That was my failed attempt at a joke.

He is good in both ends of the ice...being a strong defensive player isnt just being good in your own zone.

The guy was 6th in Selke voting last year while again leading the league in take aways.

Hes a 20-25go 55pt kind of guy, but his skill set can be used in all three zones. He creates scoring chances bc of his defensive ability, striping the puck at mid ice or in the offensive zone and able to feather passes to pure scorers like Dutch or MacKinnon.

I just think you get a lot more miles out of a guy like ROR. PK, PP, offensive or defensive zone starts. To me that is better overall value to an NHL team
- DDM-Coga

You don't have to sell me on RoR, I like him and would welcome him to Toronto.

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- Atomic Wedgie

Hi Wedge.

One of the most knowledgeable hockeybuzzians.
- A_Tree

Why do you think I used his infinite and unquestionable knowledge to make a point???

Hi Wedge.
- A_Tree

Hey Tree.

By the way, it's Hazel Mae.

Let's see what he does next season.

He'll be 28 when the season starts. And my good friend prock once told me that most players start to decline right around that age!
- Pecafan Fan

I have a sneaky suspicion that even when Kessel does return to his 35goal / 80+pt self, you will have some other reasoning to why his value should be deflated.

Call it a hunch!

That was my failed attempt at a joke.
- NANO_23x19

It was funny - I didn't even notice it

Why do you think I used his infinite and unquestionable knowledge to make a point???
- Pecafan Fan

It was very prudent.

I have a sneaky suspicion that even when Kessel does return to his 35goal / 80+pt self, you will have some other reasoning to why his value should be deflated.

Call it a hunch!

- Cooshie

No I think the Leafs would get a great return on Kessel.



I think you're the one undervaluing other aspects of the game (aspects that Phil Kessel doesn't possess)