It's July 1 and we're going to hear a lot of wacky rumours today, but TSN (and ESPN) analyst Pierre Lebrun kicked the day off with a big one: the Calgary Flames have reportedly had talks with Toronto about Phil Kessel.
Hearing that Leafs circled back to Calgary today on Kessel trade talk but don't see a fit right now....
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) July 1, 2015
Not to be overly negative, but I don't see it. Outside of being a right-handed shot, Kessel doesn't seem like a bit. He's an elite goal-scorer and brings offense, but his contract is awful and stops Calgary from being able to do things that they want to do financially, particularly with Giordano, Monahan and Gaudreau needing to re-up soon.