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lol I found this gem on HFboards

Jeff Tambellini - HFBoards

the best post..

My understanding was that Kesler was a more "sure thing" to actually play in the NHL. I thought and still think that this line of reasoning is a load a crock. It is this mentality that has eroded the talent in the NHL and turned it into rugby on ice.

Don't get me wrong, Kesler is a nice player, but he is at best a #3 center for sure. I cannot imagine him getting 60+ points as a 2nd line center on any team in the NHL.

Tambellini has the skills to be a 2nd line player/winger. But he also has the ability to best and never play and NHL game.

This one still bugs me as a Canucks fan, but I can also see the Canucks reasoning with Federov, Reid, Kariya... the Canucks have taken chances and had these players blow up in their faces.