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I think Burke's number 1 plan is to move Kaberle. The only way he won't move him is if he can't get a deal that helps the team, in which case he'd be fine keeping him. The latter sounds more like a back up plan though IMO.

Truthfully I kind of think he is just paying lip service when he says he wants to keep and re-sign Kabby. All signs point to Kabby being a goner.
 
Truthfully I kind of think he is just paying lip service when he says he wants to keep and re-sign Kabby. All signs point to Kabby being a goner.
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IMO, Mostly because I think he believes he can get a good return for him. If three teams offered him crap packages, I don't think he'd trade him.
 
There is a market for Kaberle and obviously teams are offering up a decent return. Why wouldn't he listen. It doesn't mean he WANTS to trade him it means he's doing his job.
 
They are focused on 'exploring all avenues' ... which is only what a GM should do.

I don't think it's possible to make it any clearer than what Burke said. They have set a price for Kabby, and they'll look at all offers. If they get what they like, they'll trade him. If not, they won't give him away for just an average offer. They'll instead keep Kabby and sign him to an extension.
 
In the past Burke has always said hes willing to listen to any offers, but this is different, this time Burke is making the pre-emptive strike and letting teams know they can have kaberle for the right price.
 
Just pure speculation on my part, but I think San Jose might be one of the two teams. They are most likely losing Blake, and Marleau and will be looking to get in another front line player. Setoguchi would fit Burke's discription pretty nicely.
 
He is trying to get the best return possible. He sees there is a market and he is going to try and take advanatge of it. It's pretty cut and dry.
 
I don't know why it's so hard to believe Burke isn't tryong to 'rid Kaberle'.

Kaberle has a NTC that's lifted between July 1 and August 1 (or end of August?) so he only has a window of opportunity to trade him.

At the same time this is also the summer where Burke either moves him, or he signs him to a long term extension before letting him walk away for nothing.

So what's wrong with getting the words out, then looking at what're the best offers and then decide what's his next step?

Sounds very logical to me
 
All that said, I DO believe Burke will get what he wants (a young top 6 forward) for Kaberle if Kaberle's camp is allowed to negotiate and successfully sign a contract extension with the new team.

So I do believe there's a 70% chance Kaberle will be traded if you ask me right now.
 
Burke is acting exactly like he's trying his best to trade Kaberle. Of course he'll look to keep him if the offers are junk ... which is why he's active soliciting a bidding war.

Kaberle will be traded.
 
All that said, I DO believe Burke will get what he wants (a young top 6 forward) for Kaberle if Kaberle's camp is allowed to negotiate and successfully sign a contract extension with the new team.
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So Kaberle's NTC is lifted at the draft but IIRC, his new team could only negotiate an extension after July 1st. I'll double check on that.
 
Burke will do what he feels is in the best interest of the longterm future of the team.

If he can acquire a player he thinks makes us a better team than keeping Kaberle does.......he'll move him.

If he doesn't.......he'll sign him to an extension.
 
Yep......the second the draft commences, Kaberle's NTC is lifted.
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I'm trying to double check on the second part which is that they'd have to wait til July 1st to extend him. They could talk to him and make sure he would want to re-sign there though...
 
I'm pretty sure you're correct about that as well.......that a team could negotiate a deal with him, but that he couldn't actually sign it until July 1st.


Like you, I'm just not 100% on that though.
 
But it would essentially be like trading his rights to negotiate but having an extension agreed upon before the trade goes down.

Or does that not apply to RFA's?
 
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