The Official Dave Ayres CC "All Thing Leaves" thread

[Blob Mckenzie]

He still wasn't one of the best players even when he was among the league leaders in points . His play on his own side of centre has been brutal his entire career .

[BigTuna]

He still wasn't one of the best players even when he was among the league leaders in points . His play on his own side of centre has been brutal his entire career .

People concentrate on defense too much. Scoring is in the toilet. That said, he has stopped scoring so he clearly is not a top forward.

[Topper]

Bernier the great is being shopped.

Wonder if there are any buyers? Is the wife part of the deal?

[Hockey Widow]

I wonder if Tuna still thinks Kessel is one of the best forwards in the league.

Ummm, Rummy, Kessel is no longer a member of the leaves. Why would Tuna think Kessel was any good any more? Fans like Tuna, the brainwashed walking fallen leaves are programmed to thinking all leaves are good. Non-leaves are bad. He will find a way to justify is past position.

[dbr]

You can't deny, though, that $1.2m for Kessel is a bargain.

[BigTuna]

I wonder if Tuna still thinks Kessel is one of the best forwards in the league.

Ummm, Rummy, Kessel is no longer a member of the leaves. Why would Tuna think Kessel was any good any more? Fans like Tuna, the brainwashed walking fallen leaves are programmed to thinking all leaves are good. Non-leaves are bad. He will find a way to justify is past position.

Then why was Kessel so hated his 6 years in Toronto?

[Blob Mckenzie]

Because he had one ball and yellow teeth

[dbr]

It's just the same fucking thing over and over again with Tuna.

We get it. The peanut gallery in Toronto turns on players. Phil Kessel, Dion Phanuef. Kris Versteeg. Whoever else.

Just because these players got trashed eventually doesn't mean there aren't five million homers - some of them in high level media positions, others in those positions know to whom they are catering (Doc ) - in the GTA who drastically overrated them before that.

Why was Kessel so hated in Toronto? Because the team gave up a future superstar for a hyped up sniper who plays in half the rink, the leaves fan base (being a sports team fan base and composed mostly of morons) bought it all, then the team built nothing around him and were amazingly not very successful as a result.

"Whom the mad would destroy, first they make Gods"

[vic]

Why was Kessel so hated in Toronto? Because the team gave up a future superstar for a hyped up sniper who plays in half the rink, the leaves fan base (being a sports team fan base and composed mostly of morons) bought it all, then the team built nothing around him and were amazingly not very successful as a result.

That's just it...Burke tried to hit a home run before they were ready, and that cost them...

Kessel was the leading scorer for the leaves by a wide margin every year he was there, but they had nothing else and the fans blamed Kessel.

IMO, same thing will happen with Stamkos if he signs with TO...team is not ready for him, if they bring him on at 10+ mil and they don't have any success, he'll become the scapegoat for that sorry excuse of a team.

[BigTuna]

The leaves have a lot more for Stamkos to work with than Kessel ever did. Most likely the leaves will have 2 top 10 NHL prospects to play with him next season.(Yes, every list has Marner/Nylander in the top 10) plus that top 5 this June.

[Strangelove]

I wonder if Tuna still thinks Kessel is one of the best forwards in the league.

Ummm, Rummy, Kessel is no longer a member of the leaves. Why would Tuna think Kessel was any good any more? Fans like Tuna, the brainwashed walking fallen leaves are programmed to thinking all leaves are good. Non-leaves are bad. He will find a way to justify is past position.

Then why was Kessel so hated his 6 years in Toronto?

Oh come on, you named yourself after Phil "Big Tuna" Kessel!!

He got that nickname after doing a series of tuna commercials in Pigtown.

Stamkos will re-sign with Tampa.

Pipsqueaks Marner and Nylander (along with Rielly) are the only hope for the future of the Leaves.

It won't be enough of course...

[Strangelove]

"Whom the mad would destroy, first they make Gods"

Yikes! Good thing the Great Strangelove made Himself a god...

[BigTuna]

I wonder if Tuna still thinks Kessel is one of the best forwards in the league.

Ummm, Rummy, Kessel is no longer a member of the leaves. Why would Tuna think Kessel was any good any more? Fans like Tuna, the brainwashed walking fallen leaves are programmed to thinking all leaves are good. Non-leaves are bad. He will find a way to justify is past position.

Then why was Kessel so hated his 6 years in Toronto?

Oh come on, you named yourself after Phil "Big Tuna" Kessel!!

He got that nickname after doing a series of tuna commercials in Pigtown.

Stamkos will re-sign with Tampa.

Pipsqueaks Marner and Nylander (along with Rielly) are the only hope for the future of the Leaves.

It won't be enough of course...

Not for what they are offering. It's almost February. If he was going to sign it would have happened.

[Strangelove]

If he was going to sign it would have happened.

Wrong.

And even if he went UFA why in... H E L L... would he sign with one of the worst teams in the league?

Oh right: "Good ole Ontario boy comin' home!"

Gee, where have we heard that before....

[BigTuna]

If he was going to sign it would have happened.

Wrong.

And even if he went UFA why in... H E L L... would he sign with one of the worst teams in the league?

Oh right: "Good ole Ontario boy comin' home!"

Gee, where have we heard that before....

Money is the most important thing. It's not like he can join LA or Chicago to go for a cup. The contenders don't have the $.

He'll get 10 million per minimum. That means he isn't joining a current contender.