Kessel, Kessel...Kessel. What to do ? That is a good question. Babcock dislikes Kessel more than Pheneuf. Says a lot doesn't it ?
I have read (sources ) that the leafs are demanding far to much for Kessel. Not surprised at all.
They, the leafs, made this ridiculous contract, both amount and time, and now don't want him and want something
substantial in return. Really !! Welcome to the real world.
My feeling is that the leafs will not do well, at all, in this trade, if it happens at all.
Lets face it. If Kessel were signed at, let say, 5.5 million, with 2, maybe and a big maybe, 3 years remaining his his contract....he would be gone.
He better not be traded to one of my teams.
Speaking of not being traded to one of my teams, Thankfully, the Detroit Red Wings are not interested in Dion Pheneuf.
Kind of a funny situation, no ? I kind of feel that the Wings, with Babcock on the other side, realise that, if Babcock doesn't want him, does
say a lot about the deal the leafs made with Pheneuf.
The trade is not what I am interested in. What if they can't move these guys and are stuck with them and or,
they get very little in return, where is the rebuild.
Shanahan has never run a team in the role he is in.
The worst part is that he came into this marriage knowing that this was not clean slate. There was terrible baggage ( a losing culture, over paid salaries, along with ridiculously long term contracts ) that he would soon find out.
All he has done on , let say, major moves, is fire the coach, G.M., fill in coach, and get rid of Clarkson's awful contract.
Now what ?? HELP !! Now this is where Babcock comes in. And even in the news, one could see that Shanny saw Babcock as his saviour.
Shanahan would be incapable of doing this without the likes of Babcock.
Now as far as Babcock is concerned, I wish him and Shanny well but...........
Concerning, both really, most especially Babcock, has anyone head of the Peter Principle ?
