Ryan Kesler on his big night in Vancouver last night, regrets and more

Former Canucks Forward Ryan Kesler joined the guys and recapped his big night last night at the Canucks game and if retiring as a Canuck matters to him.

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  1. 1st jersey I ever bought for my son. Kesler was a real *§cking good, an amazing player. He will always be in my top 2 Canucks of all time. TL & RK…… from a lifer.

  2. Kessler Is a beast.
    He always has been. All heart and effort every shift. We wouldn't have made it past Nashville in 2011 without him. He was brought up and developed through canucks system. He never should have left for Anahim. Nice to hear him say it. Also nice He has great perspective and sounds like a great father and coach.

  3. I remember when Kes first played for the Canucks. He reminded me of the next Trevor Linden in so many ways. I was so bummed when he left. Kes and Bur were a killer combo back then. I sure hope he gets to retire as a Canuck, that would be awesome, not only for him, but for everyone that rooted for him.

  4. "Even after everything that's happened." It's a weird statement. Since the only thing that happened is he wanted to win a cup and we were falling apart. I do fall under the "fan who was sour he asked out" category, but I never really disliked Kesler for it. He probably still has lingering injuries from how hard he battled for us. I also think he gets more hate for asking out because Bieksa said "I am going down with the ship." It's pretty heart breaking that he regrets leaving, but also feels nice that he has that much love for us after it's all said and done. I wish he did go off and win a cup. But he'd probably regret leaving less if he did end up winning. Lol. Sign this man, let him retire a Canuck.

  5. SO many ex- and retired Canucks DESERVED a Cup. But it wasn't meant to be. Canucks would benefit IMMENSELY from a player like Kes. They DO have some but we need more skilled, needling pesky pesty players.

  6. It’s big of him to admit he was wrong to ask for a trade, when really all he was doing was trying to win a Cup. He had an ego to him, for sure, but he was also young, rich, and famous. It doesn’t change how critical he was for the Canucks. Hope all wounds can be healed

  7. I am definitely on board with Kess retiring as a Canuck. How you feel years later, after you mature and look back at a situation with fresh eyes can make all the difference. I think it would be good for current Canucks to see the support of the fans for these older team heroes, and to know that if they win us over now we'll love them forever.

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