His next goal will be his 100th in a Toronto Maple Leafs uniform,
tying him with Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth highest
total in the NHL over the past three seasons.
And
with his career high 37th in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres last Saturday,
Phil Kessel kept alive an outside shot at becoming just the 13th player to hit
40 goals in that span. More…
Shacks’ Take: This article is on the Leafs so I’m not going to
dwell too long but this writer’s take is absolutely ridiculous.
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| Phil Kessel is not a star, he's a good support player. |
Because
Kessel has the ninth highest goal totals in the last three years, the Leafs
should have been able to build a team around him that competes? Huh? As one-dimensional a player as exists in the
league, Kessel gives up as much opportunity as he creates for the Leafs but
that’s neither here nor there really.
The
fact is that bad teams often have good players, it’s not about the talent of
players 1 – 6, it’s about the talent of players 12 – 18 that matter most. If top end talent were everything Tampa Bay
would not have missed the playoffs two of the last three years.
Tampa
has a top 3 of Stamkos, St Louis & Lecavalier, all players I would take
ahead of Kessel yet they struggle as well.
Does Mirtle think there’s some magic elixir that once you have a top ten-goal
scorer you add two players, mix with water and you compete? Especially one that
helps you only in one third of the rink, the offensive end?
No,
Mirtle misses with this article completely, the only thing that’s been wasted
by the Leafs in the last three seasons is their fans time and money.
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