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Originally Posted by RRxtar
Ya Seguin would be a good trade. Trade the guy who carried the canucks thru the nashville series and still tried to get it done on one leg against boston... for the kid who got traded because he disappears in the playoffs. Altho he is having a hell of a season this year
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That was 3 seasons ago. In the time since, Seguin has pretty much shown that he's a number 1 center on any team. And he's still maturing given he's not even 25 yet.
In that same time, Kesler has shown a propensity to become injured playing the way we've all become in love with. Said "intangibles" are valuable to a team making runs for Cups
now, but not so much to a team that has been on a clear decline like the Canucks over the past 2 years. Given the amount of "gritty" centers coming up the pipe now and that can be bought in free agency, Kesler's defensive prowess can be replicated to a certain amount with a good third line. And let's be serious- Kesler doesn't seem like the mentor type like a Sedin in his waning years would be. You could argue his attitude isn't the best for a young dressing room, even though he brings it every night.
If you think Kesler is still a 41g/80pt player then you're over-valuing him by quite a bit. I would take a Seguin on the first line with nobody and a declining H. Sedin on the second line over a declining Sedin/Kesler 1-2 punch down the middle. There's something to build upon in the first scenerio.
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Originally Posted by pastarocket
Thank you Jeedee. You say it best.
Like I said before on this thread, we need an owner who is passionate about building a winning franchise. That starts with management that knows how to build a winning team through good trades and drafting well. I get the impression that Aquaman cares more about the dollar bills than about winning a Stanley Cup. Hire some one to replace Gillis!
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If you're to believe your reasoning based on the speculation that ownership nixed the trade and is just looking to squeeze every dollar out of the season, then it doesn't matter who you hire as GM- ownership will still call the shots in the end. I'm not sure how you can blame the GM in that situation.