02 Mar 2015 04:54:23
I think Kessel is comparable to Bobby Ryan

TOR- Kessel 27yrs, 61Gp- 50 points/0.819pts/game, cap 8 Mill AAV, (total points/ GP 647 PTS 509= 0.79pts/gm)(playoff points- 22 GP / 21 pts)

OTT- Ryan 27yrs 55gp- 45 points/0.818pts/game, cap 7.25 Mill AAV, (total points/ GP 503 PTS 382= 0.76pts/gm) (playoff points-25 Gp /15 pts)

Now after all these stats Ryan was traded to the Senators for a 1st 2014 10th overall (Ritchie), young forward (silverberg) and a prospect (Noesen). If it makes any sense for the Leafs to trade Kessel it's for that package