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This Komisarek for Souray idea would have made sense a couple of years ago. The Oilers wouldn't have been able to afford having $5.4M buried in the minors, and probably would have preferred to paying the equivalent of $2.7M per year for Komisarek after subtracting Souray's contact from their books and getting a veteran defenseman who could actually play for them.

However, they're now owned by a billionaire (Daryl Katz), so I think they'd probably rather just pay Souray the $5.4M for one more year and wash their hands of him than commit to Komi for three years at big money just to be rid of Souray next year.
 
The only way Komi goes anywhere is for an equal contract of the same lengthi in years. Or for a lesser years contract thatis heaving dollar waise...ie Drury.

This also requires that Burke is actually soured on Komi.
 
leafman101 said:
I think its more wishful thinking than anything else.

Sure Edmonton could use help on D, but not at the expense of taking on an awful contract, just to dump one year of a guy who isn't even affecting the cap.
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For a franchise like Edmonton, dumping 5.4 million of real money down the drain and receiving absolutely nothing in return for two straight seasons, is a pretty big pill to swallow........if they could get something of value in return, along with a pick? I think they'd be all over it.


Over the three years, they'd be shelling out an additional $2.66 million (cap wise), while actually getting something in return..........as opposed to just dumping $5.4 million in the garbage.


The fact Komisarek is only getting paid 3.5 million over those final two years, would probably be intriguing to them as well.




Wouldn't surprise me if they could dump Souray with only 1 year left on his deal anyway.
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It's possible......it's also possible no one would go anywhere near it.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
The only way Komi goes anywhere is for an equal contract of the same lengthi in years. Or for a lesser years contract thatis heaving dollar waise...ie Drury.

This also requires that Burke is actually soured on Komi.
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Drury is getting paid less than Komisarek next year.
 
Worst part about this time of year are the people retweeting people who everyone follows anyway. Gillis just made a comment about White and I get 10 tweets.
 
It'd make more sense for them to deal him to a team that wants to be around the cap floor next year...........and the last thing the Rangers need is a defensive defenseman who can't move the puck well, signed for 3 years @ 4.5.


Kaberle makes a boatload of sense for them........Komisarek makes none.
 
For one year, and a guy already in the AHL?

Pay $5.4 million today to get out of a 3 year $13.5 million cap hit for the low cost of a late 3rd round pick.

Yeah, I'd say thats pretty easy.
 
I think Komi is more movable than some here believe.

A team that is desperate for D at the deadline may well take a flyer on a guy who Leaf fans probably are a little too hard on.
 
leafs fans aren't really that hard on him at all.

we have been here.. most people have been basically oblivious to the fact that on a lot of nights his COACH has played him for only 10-12 minutes.
 
Of course Anaheim would have done it. The question is would the Leafs have done it if Lupul was a 4th liner and sucked balls.

No way.
 
That is the opposite of what you're trying to prove.

Of course Toronto would trade Komi and a 3rd for Souray if they could. Edmonton wouldn't do it.
 
Well yeah, because lupul isn't a 4th liner who sucks.

And thus, makes the comparison incomparable, and why I qualified it with "if Lupul was a 4th liner who sucked balls."
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I think Komi is more movable than some here believe.

A team that is desperate for D at the deadline may well take a flyer on a guy who Leaf fans probably are a little too hard on.
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A team that is desperate for a D will take a flyer on alot of other defenseman.

Komisarek has no offensive upside, is slow as molasses and gets paid alot more than he is worth. No one is making a move for him.
 
leafman101 said:
Well yeah, because lupul isn't a 4th liner who sucks.

And thus, makes the comparison incomparable, and why I qualified it with "if Lupul was a 4th liner who sucked balls."
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They're pretty comparable situations.........Lupul is a career top 6 player who couldn't crack Anaheim's top 6, and thus was an anchor around their neck contractually........Komisarek is a career top 4 Dman, who can't crack our top 4, and thus is an anchor around our necks.


Similarily, they'd both provide value to another team, given the right situation.........
 
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