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19. September 2009 | 01:41

Report: Toronto and Boston closing in on Phil Kessel trade

According to a report from Canadian sports network TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins are finalizing a trade that would send restricted free agent Phil Kessel to Toronto (News Source: The Hockey News - 22:52:09)

Leafs close to making deal for Kessel

According to a source familiar with the negotiations, the Toronto Maple Leafs are close to acquiring the Phil Kessel for two first-round picks and a second-rounder from the Boston Bruins. Why Kessel? Well, he scored 36 goals last season, he was a point-per-game player in Boston’s last two playoff runs, and he can flat-out fly (News Source: National Post - 23:37:12)

Kessel to Leafs is close

Phil Kessel is getting closer by the hour to boarding a flight to Toronto to provide some much-needed boost to the Maple Leafs offence. (News Source: Toronto Sun - 23:33:41)

Leafs close to making deal for Kessel

The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to acquiring forward Phil Kessel from the Boston Bruins, a source familiar with the negotiations has told the Post’s Bruce Arthur. The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to deal two first-round picks and a second-rounder for the 21-year-old restricted free agent, who has been unable to come to terms with the Bruins (News Source: National Post - 23:06:52)

Bruins Have Scoring Options Other Than Kessel

It doesn’t look like Phil Kessel will be wearing black and gold this season. But the likely departure of Kessel will leave the door open for others to step up and become the new scoring presence for the Bruins. The Bruins will turn youngsters Zack Hamill and Max Sauve to fight for a job with the team and become the next Kessel. Claude Julien isn’t exactly sure yet where he will make up for the … (News Source: New England Sports Network - 14:50:15)

Kessel may be good to go

Within minutes of last night’s annual Bruins Town Meeting wrapping up at the Garden, general manager Peter Chiarelli dropped a significant hint that the Phil Kessel saga is near its end. (News Source: Boston Globe - 08:26:56)

Editorial: Fly Kessel, fly

New York Power Authority chief executive Richard Kessel is under scrutiny by one upstate Republican for logging more than 5,000 miles on the authority’s jet. The angered party, state Sen. George Maziarz, is whining that Kessel is wasting taxpayer money by flying when public transportation, or, to be even more modern, telecommuting would have been a […] (News Source: Long Island Business News - 14:27:28)

Bidding war starts around Kessel?

NESN.com is reporting that the Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators might begin a bidding war for Phil Kessel. (News Source: Slam! Sports - 04:24:23)

Puck Headlines: Kessel deal close; Afinogenov tries Thrashers

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. â€¢ The Nashville Predators and New York Rangers are in the mix, but the Boston Herald says to expect a “blockbuster” trade between the Leafs and the Boston Bruins for RFA Phil Kessel (notes) within the next week. Kevin Allen … (News Source: Yahoo! Canada Sports - 18:42:47)

Predators, Maple Leafs to Begin Bidding War For Phil Kessel?

The Phil Kessel saga could be coming to a conclusion soon. A well-placed source told NESN.com that while the Maple Leafs may be the front-runners for Kessel’s services, the Nashville Predators also are in the running, and they have offered a package the Bruins like just as much as the Leafs’ reported offer of two first-round picks and more. According to the source, the Predators have offered a … (News Source: New England Sports Network - 19:35:17)

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