Mike Augello: Kessel Receives NHL Weekly Honor

40 goal scorer

I'm first


or so I thought

Mike Augello: Kessel Receives NHL Weekly Honor
- mikeinbuffalo

player of the month?

40 goal scorer
- Aetherial

Future Hall of Famer

40 goal scorer
- Aetherial

Nice to see him stay hot down the stretch and get to 50..

Future Hall of Famer
- faceto27

What a terrible trade by Burke.

thank you....kessel!

What a terrible trade by Burke.
- Bigzby

Burke ruined a really good team

Id honestly take Kessel Bozak JVR over most lines in the NHL

Burke ruined a really good team
- faceto27

I know.. We all miss him..

thank you....kessel!
- LeafsFan1205

23 points in his last 12 games.

Id honestly take Kessel Bozak JVR over most lines in the NHL
- lotempio8119

And they are still young. They can be together for a while, even if one of them gets replaced.

Id honestly take Kessel Bozak JVR over most lines in the NHL
- lotempio8119

They have been outstanding this year.

And they are still young. They can be together for a while, even if one of them gets replaced.
- bixll

For sure. What some people might not know is we have JVR locked up for a pretty low cap hit given the production he has been producing. Its a steal

They have been outstanding this year.
- Yeti1181

31 % of team offense. Id say so

For sure. What some people might not know is we have JVR locked up for a pretty low cap hit given the production he has been producing. Its a steal
- lotempio8119

Even next year, they are only 16.5 mill. Not bad for a #1 line in the NHL.

Kulemin for Niskanen

Toronto needs defense badly and can score plenty goals so they can give up a forward for a top 4 defenseman. Both players are 'rentals' andcould be resigned by both teams at a fair rate.

Maple Leafs aren't going to get a top pairing guy so stop dreaming about Shea Weber because the asking price will be extreme (Top6 forward with term/Top4 defenseman - which they don't have/Level-A prospect/1st rd pick).

Id honestly take Kessel Bozak JVR over most lines in the NHL
- lotempio8119

Leafs 2nd line> sens 1st

23 points in his last 12 games.
- Woderwick

Hopefully those numbers keep and so do the wins! Getting into the final stretch now, time keep looking forward. Tampa can certainly be passed

Kulemin for Niskanen

Toronto needs defense badly and can score plenty goals so they can give up a forward for a top 4 defenseman. Both players are 'rentals' andcould be resigned by both teams at a fair rate.

Maple Leafs aren't going to get a top pairing guy so stop dreaming about Shea Weber because the asking price will be extreme (Top6 forward with term/Top4 defenseman - which they don't have/Level-A prospect/1st rd pick).
- quinnjj

I'd do that for sure

Kulemin for Niskanen

Toronto needs defense badly and can score plenty goals so they can give up a forward for a top 4 defenseman. Both players are 'rentals' andcould be resigned by both teams at a fair rate.

Maple Leafs aren't going to get a top pairing guy so stop dreaming about Shea Weber because the asking price will be extreme (Top6 forward with term/Top4 defenseman - which they don't have/Level-A prospect/1st rd pick).
- quinnjj

the leafs already have this type of d-man and plenty of them

other than that its a reasonable proposal.

we need guys who are good in their own end.. we already have rielly, gardiner and franson who are all offense first guys

Kulemin for Niskanen

Toronto needs defense badly and can score plenty goals so they can give up a forward for a top 4 defenseman. Both players are 'rentals' andcould be resigned by both teams at a fair rate.

Maple Leafs aren't going to get a top pairing guy so stop dreaming about Shea Weber because the asking price will be extreme (Top6 forward with term/Top4 defenseman - which they don't have/Level-A prospect/1st rd pick).
- quinnjj

Agree that would be a good trade for both.

Was the bolded necessary?

I'd do that for sure
- burn

really? another puck mover who is a liability in his own end?

i think we have enough of those lol

Kulemin for Niskanen

Toronto needs defense badly and can score plenty goals so they can give up a forward for a top 4 defenseman. Both players are 'rentals' andcould be resigned by both teams at a fair rate.

Maple Leafs aren't going to get a top pairing guy so stop dreaming about Shea Weber because the asking price will be extreme (Top6 forward with term/Top4 defenseman - which they don't have/Level-A prospect/1st rd pick).
- quinnjj

Firstly, everybody is "dreaming" about Weber. I don't think any sensible person believes that Weber is an option for trade. That being said Toronto can definitely look to improve defense but Niskanen is certainly not the answer. He's more or less an offense first defenseman and Toronto needs to look for a defenseman similar to Gleasons skill set - if they look at a defenseman at all. Kulemin, right now, is more valuable to Toronto than Niskanen.