The Boston Herald today is reporting that "two well-placed sources in Toronto" said that the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to pulling off a blockbuster trade to get Bruins Phil Kessel.
I really don't want to see Kessel traded to the Leafs because they are in the Bruins division and despite not being physical, Kessel can put the puck in the net. With Toronto though, they don't have a center like Marc Savard to dish the puck to Kessel so you never know. I guess we'll find out in the coming week happens with Kessel.
According to the sources, the deal likely will be finalized within the next week, as four teams are in the running. Toronto and Nashville have made the best offers in talks with B's general manager Peter Chiarelli. Minnesota and the New York Rangers also are in the mix.
The Bruins hoped all along to keep Kessel but could not re-sign him despite making a lucrative offer, so they are close to getting what they can for him and moving on.
"We're obviously at an impasse," Chiarelli said before last night's preseason game against the Maple Leafs, where he expected to speak to Toronto counterpart Brian Burke.
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I really don't want to see Kessel traded to the Leafs because they are in the Bruins division and despite not being physical, Kessel can put the puck in the net. With Toronto though, they don't have a center like Marc Savard to dish the puck to Kessel so you never know. I guess we'll find out in the coming week happens with Kessel.
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