LuncheonMeat
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Although I'm not the biggest fan of Lyle Richardson/Spector (he's a little bit too much of the anti-Eklund for me), he wrote a pretty good piece on Kessel as an early favorite for the Hart. Also nice things to say about his development. Apologies if this has been referenced already.
http://spectorshockey.net/wordpress/2011/12/04/kessel-among-early-favorites-for-hart-trophy/
"For the first time, Leafs Nation is allowing itself to admit ?The Kessel Trade? maybe wasn?t so bad after all.
For the record, that also includes me.While not a Leafs fan, I was very critical of this trade when it went down, and in the following two seasons continued to believe Leafs GM Brian Burke gave up too much for Kessel.
If he continues his strong play over the course of this season, however, I?ll have no problem eating crow. It?s good to see Kessel has matured, improved, risen to the challenges, and become a leader in arguably the NHL?s most demanding market.
Kessel?s performance in the first quarter of this season ? leading in goals and points, improving his overall game, his role in the resurgence of Lupul, and maintaining that high standard when the club was riddled with injuries ? has in my opinion made him an early favorite for the Hart Trophy."
http://spectorshockey.net/wordpress/2011/12/04/kessel-among-early-favorites-for-hart-trophy/
"For the first time, Leafs Nation is allowing itself to admit ?The Kessel Trade? maybe wasn?t so bad after all.
For the record, that also includes me.While not a Leafs fan, I was very critical of this trade when it went down, and in the following two seasons continued to believe Leafs GM Brian Burke gave up too much for Kessel.
If he continues his strong play over the course of this season, however, I?ll have no problem eating crow. It?s good to see Kessel has matured, improved, risen to the challenges, and become a leader in arguably the NHL?s most demanding market.
Kessel?s performance in the first quarter of this season ? leading in goals and points, improving his overall game, his role in the resurgence of Lupul, and maintaining that high standard when the club was riddled with injuries ? has in my opinion made him an early favorite for the Hart Trophy."