Brian Burke on Phil Kessel

[davioitaliano]

kessel is one of the most talented players in the nhl! my top favorite

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[frostbytkp]

@nourali2 without a proven center?

[OilerFanSinceBirth]

....and burke was bashing the oilers for trading their price pics... leafs have no future.

[bigmace1000]

Brian Burke has made the worst deal in hockey history...Phil Kessel for 2x # 1 picks and 1 x 2nd round pick...

[sheldonman14]

This trade is going to bite the leafs in the ass.

[66tico]

This guy is a total jerk.

Just wait for the Bruins to draft.

a-ahole #1

[zahrauzman]

kessel is toronto's future captain but i think kabs should be our captain right now

[2841550]

Kessel is no captain...puhleaze.....For Burke's sake...Bozak had better be good, although I'm not impressed so far...

[ben11hockey]

I think kessel should be there future captain

[oreo395]

kabs will be for now but schenn should get it not kessel, he's only an assistant

[armydude2799]

exactly he was pretty much the only one we could give captincy to

[sfrehe]

Consider that as well a having a mentor for the D, you also need someone at the elite scoring level to make the other offensive forwards better, this takes years

Having a skilled forward like this expodentially all forwards.

[MrBigJeesh]

kessel got fucking 60pts last year... in 70 games... how does he fail you douche bag

[bigmace1000]

@MrBigJeesh Still like the Kessel deal ???? lol...Burke messed up big time....

[nourali2]

@MrBigJeesh You pay Seguin, Hamilton, and Knight for 60 points in 70 games?

[musicgeek3]

Phil Kessel is obviously a sniper he does have to earn 5.4 mil for sure he hasn't yet but he has the speed and skill he can do it, but it also opens a roster spot for the first 2 months for someone else to make their impact to stay for the whole year , I would predict that to be Stalberg !

[Fireupatree]

really i'd say kadri but it could go either way.

[zahrauzman]

wat a prediction he played great last night against detroit 2 goals 1 assist

[yornitsuj]

5.4 million/year is way to much for Kessel

[Filatovfan28]

No it's not...??

[joshua6683]

i dont think kessel will score more than 25 goals without savard

[bboyemme]

He might only score 25 this year because he is injured and wont be back until December or somethin.... but we have him for 5 years and he is only 21. he can improve.

[pazomblez]

@joshua6683

so much for that.

[scottwill19]

i dont know if your fucktarded or not, but if you look at the stats, sundin led the leafs virtually every year, in gilmours era, the scoring was spread out, while sundin won by laughably high margins. sundin was the leafs and is, litterally, the best leaf ever

[ethicomm]

Kessel will bring some excitement into the ACL but shit, like Sundin, who's going to play along side him?

[rvdfan001]

leafs are makeing atleast to the semifinal in the playoffs

[scottwill19]

ummmm....are you forgetting they had sundin for i dont know um.....9 fucking seasons!?! sundin did more for toronto then, with all due respect, gilmour ever did.

but the rest of that i 100% agree with you

welcome to toronto phil!...normally i hate american players, but kessel is one of the few exceptions

to the rest of 29 other teams...watch out! GO LEAFS GO!

[sommers11]

sundin?

[bonecrusher088]

go leafs go! the leafs are going to have a great year!

[Fifa09Wii]

burke was so happy to get kessel.. he ended up getting everyone he wanted (kessel, kaberle and kadri.. lol kkk) and he actually smiled like literally 10 times during leafs lunch... 10 times people!!!!!! even 1 is rare!!!!!!!!!!

[Thesp88]

omfg , people were talking about not having a powerfoward and all , man , Kessel !!

GJ Brian !! Leafs are gonna be so awesome !

[LyricsCo]

This Move was a Genius Move

Out of all the fifth overall picks in 2010 2011 and 2006 The winner would be Phil Kessel Burkie was smart.. Hanson Bozak Stalberg Gusstavsson WERE BASICALLY FIRST ROUNDERS! Especially Bozak and Stalberg... Watch how crappy the players will be when boston drafts them... I Think the leafs will make the playoffs meaning that Bruins will draft 14-15 overall

[OzoneReviews]

I'm a Habs fan but I have to say Burke made a great move here.

[XxHarounXx]

respect from a habs fan?

DAmn.....

Good Job Brian Burke!

[bpuhal]

@OzoneReviews .....you were saying?

[bigmace1000]

@OzoneReviews Still think it was a good deal????

[micfiends]

i agree with kessel being worth the 1st second next year and 1st 2011, we got so many young guys and they are just so hungry we may see a stronger leaf team then i was expecting, but good for me cause i love em to deathhhhhhh, die slow bostonnnnnnnn

[canadianmaple09]

Way to go Burke! Good day to be a Leafs fan... Leafs beat the Pens, acquire Kessel... the future is looking good!

[SonyBoy4]

i praise this man. wooooohoooooo burkieee

[GoLeafsGoBaby]

finally! A goal scorer!!! Thank you Burkie!!!

[okpapereat]

i think the leafs are ok at the moment for goal scoring last year they where in the middle of the pack with the other team but i guess getting phil kessel will just improve the leafs more on the offence. This year i think the leafs will be a bit more defencive meaning that they won't allow a lot of goals like last season and they got a healthy goaltender

[stanleycupdream]

good job Burke

[MarktheSharkSheehan]

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