Former Canuck Kesler calls Game 6 loss with Ducks the 'toughest' of his career

May 26 2017, 6:24 am

Ryan Kesler has found another way to piss off Canucks fans.

After his team was upset by the Nashville Predators in six games in the Western Conference Final, Kesler tried to put the loss in perspective with reporters on Thursday.

“This was the toughest loss of my career,” the former Canucks centre said. “This stings. It still stings. We left everything out there.”

No doubt, the loss was a tough pill for Kesler and his teammates to swallow. Without their top two centres, Nashville should have been a sitting duck (no pun intended) for Anaheim.

Instead, they’re sent packing in the Conference Final for the second time in three years.

For the 32-year-old Kesler, it must feel like time is running out to win the Stanley Cup that has eluded him for his entire career.

But excuse me? “Toughest loss” of your career?

It’s hard to believe that Kesler suffered a tougher loss than Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final with Vancouver in 2011. Most Canucks fans still get night terrors because of it. It’s hard to believe that he doesn’t as well.

Or maybe he’s just trolling us.

Again.

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