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How agreeing to coach proved cathartic for Ryan Kesler: 'It probably saved me'

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Ryan Kesler didn't want to coach, but it became a lifeline to peace and giving back.

The former dominant Vancouver Canucks centre was forced to leave the NHL in 2019 .

Kesler played for Marc Crawford , Alain Vigneault and John Tortorella in Vancouver and Bruce Boudreau in Anaheim .

Kesler ranks 16th in franchise scoring with 393 points ( 182-211 ) in 655 games.

He had his alternate captain A’ stripped by Tortorella and was dealt to the Anaheim Ducks in June 2014 .

Kesler : “Getting my picture up there would mean the world to me. It would complete my last 20 years and hopefully it happens. If it doesn't, I’ll live with it. I should never have left. This is where my heart is. I shouldn’t have left.

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