Ryan Kesler calls out Leafs stars for not taking a discount
On Monday, the Sekeres & Price Show Podcast, hosted by Matt Sekeres and Blake Price, dropped an episode with former NHLer Ryan Kesler.
Both Sekeres and Price used to work for TSN in Vancouver, so plenty of the conversation focused on Kesler's time as a Canuck. They did however dive into some other topics, including why it is important to leave money on the table as a player if you want to win a Stanley Cup. Kesler pointed to the Toronto Maple Leafs as an example of this.
«If you want to win, leave some money on the table,» Kesler said. «You wonder why Toronto struggles. Toronto struggles because they have two young players making too much money. Whatever happened to the bridge deal that you set yourself up for a championship team?»
While some may disagree with Kesler given that the two players he is referring two in Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are incredible talents, it is fair to suggest had they taken less on their deals the Leafs could be Stanley Cup Champions by now, or at the very least have a few playoff series victories under their belts.
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| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
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