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Regardless of Wilson's handling with Kabs this year GM's know his talent and that price tag (even with 1 year remaing) is still very appealing.

Talent like Kaberle's doesn't usually come along for 4.25 mil so if it's available its a hot commodity.

As for a bidding war, I am sure many GM's inquired during the dead line and many deals were on the table for him but with his NTC couldnt happen. Now that his window is open, maybe he does have something in place tentatively
 
Isaac25 said:
Kaberle only has one year left until UFA status...how much value does he really have?
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Even with one year, at 4.25 he is still a steal. That is 1-2mil cheaper then most of the d of the same calibre
 
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For a team going for it, being able to add a top notch offensive defenseman AND to have the cap space left for other moves is HUGE. HUGE.
 
I have a feeling that he will end up with the Pens before its all said and done only because they will be hesitant to give Gonchar that retirement deal he wants
 
Maybe the Leafs give Gonchar his money and trade Kabs for some beef up front.

Gonchar - Phaneuf
Beauchemin - Komisarek
Gunnarsson - Schenn
 
I'm still not on board with trading Kabs unless the return is pretty much a STEAL for us. He'll easily top 60 points on a good team and be the qb for pretty much everything.

They should focus on parlaying Beauchemin and Grabo into something good and holding on to Kabby.
 
Regarding Kaberle's contract, I don't think the team that trades him for will have a tough time negotiating an extention with him. Kaberle isn't a money hungry guy who will hold out for every last penny. The team that trades for him will likely be a contender and as long as that team isn't too far away from Toronto, I think getting Kaberle's name on an extention is pretty likely just after or just before the trade is completed.
 
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In February, team (Florida Panther) management announced that major changes were coming to the roster. Sexton, working on a one year deal, may or may not be back as the team's ownership say there will be future discussions on Sexton's future. On Monday, Sexton said he was moving forward and expects to help mold the Panthers future.

He says he and DeBoer will meet soon to talk about Florida's coaching staff – DeBoer is under contract for next season but his assistants have expiring contracts – as well as to talk about players they want back.

“There has been no change in my status,'' said Sexton. “I expect to be back, there have been no signals otherwise. I fully expect to be back.''

Goaltender Tomas Vokoun is one player who is expected to be shopped during the offseason. Vokoun has one year left on his contract with a cap hit of $5.7 million and could bring back some serious assets. Vokoun has a no movement clause, but reiterated Monday that he would be willing to talk about waiving it. Vokoun made similar comments at the trade deadline.

Other core players -- like Stephen Weiss, Nathan Horton and McCabe -- could also be shopped during the offseason as the Panthers try to get "bigger, faster and stronger" as Sexton said.

“It's a hard situation and it's all hypothetical now. We'll see,'' said Vokoun, who missed Florida's final three games with a back strain. “It's a little in their hands, a little in mind. We'll see where we go, what the changes will be. Right now, no one knows much. They have a vision, but you can only do so much. Just because you want to trade someone or bring someone in, it doesn't mean that's easy to do.''
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Get Horton Burkie
 
Sure, but he is also a punk, who hasn't been able to carry a team with outstanding goaltending to any sort of thing resembling success.
 
Yes, I keep hearing he's a jerk, he's not a team player, he can't carry a team ... etc.

Part of me is thinking though, that Florida's team is a mess, has been a mess, and here's a highly drafted prospect who's been given way too much responsibility on the ice, yet allowed way too much freedom off the ice.
 
Either way. He's definitely an attractive piece to other teams. But I can certainly see why you'd want to get a kid who doesn't listen to the coaches and just hasn't been good enough out of there.
 
because of the raw talent he has, and his young age.

With all these young players, their reported 'bad behaviour' ... i'd take it with a grain of salt to begin with. And then you wonder how much of that is because he's given too much freedom at a young age, and if a better coach / better system can fix all those.

We were also told Kessel didn't follow orders and didn't work well with Julien.
 
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Sure, but he is also a punk, who hasn't been able to carry a team with outstanding goaltending to any sort of thing resembling success.
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It really is incredible. It's not just that Florida has received elite goaltending nearly every year and have done nothing with it, it's that even with the elite goaltending, they aren't even able get come anywhere close to a playoff position typically.

Usually, even if you suck at every other position, elite goaltending is usually enough to keep you close to a playoff position.

Florida SV% NHL Rank: (conference standings rank in brackets)
09/10: 6th (14th)
08/09: 2nd (9th)
07/08: 1st (11th)
06/07: 19th (12th)
05/06: 5th (11th)

Other than 08/09, they've been way off of a playoff spot. Something is seriously wrong with that team and major changes have to be made.
 
number17 said:
because of the raw talent he has, and his young age.

With all these young players, their reported 'bad behaviour' ... i'd take it with a grain of salt to begin with. And then you wonder how much of that is because he's given too much freedom at a young age, and if a better coach / better system can fix all those.

We were also told Kessel didn't follow orders and didn't work well with Julien.
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Kessel never disrupted practice and got into a fist fight with his coach.

this isn't a usual circumstance of a young immature kid. This is a guy who is clearly an *******, and clearly a problem for the coaches there.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
Florida SV% NHL Rank: (conference standings rank in brackets)
09/10: 6th (14th)
08/09: 2nd (9th)
07/08: 1st (11th)
06/07: 19th (12th)
05/06: 5th (11th)

Other than 08/09, they've been way off of a playoff spot. Something is seriously wrong with that team and major changes have to be made.
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Its absolutely ridiculous that they could let that go to waste. They need to blow it up. If it doesn't work with that goaltending, it'll never work.

They probably have the best goalie prospect outside of the NHL too.

****ers.
 
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