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hockeylover said:
"Je serais surpris de voir Brian Burke tenter sa chance pour Kovalchuk. Il va certainement se montrer intéressé à Patrick Marleau et je serais surtout surpris de le voir faire l’acquisition d’un défenseur. On a déjà une brigade bien garnie"

http://www.rds.ca/hockey/chroniques/300462.html



My French sucks but this is the quote people were going off of, I believe.
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He doesn't confirm anything. He says he was surprised to see Burke basically blow off Kovalchuk and his opinion is that in lieu of Ilya he is certain Burke will show interest in Marleau. He also says he would be completely surprised if Burke acquires another D as they are stocked on the blueline.
 
He'd be a good veteran presence on a very young team, he's on a reasonable contract, and he's a reliable secondary scoring threat with some size.

Would be a solid addition depending on the cost.
 
did you hear Mclean on hockey central state that a good trade would be for Florida to move down and get a second round pick for doing so, then package 2 of the 4 second round picks they have for Kaberle.... then maybe Burke can parlay those 2 second rounders for a low first rounder.

Mclean is an arse
 
MacLean's lack of understanding of the importance of established talent, coupled with his fetish for drafting 3rd liners with top draft picks, explains exactly why he's on hockey central instead of running a club.

If all Kaberle is worth is a couple 2nd rounders, he'd either be traded already or he would be signed to an extension.
 
Anyone know offhand what date NHL teams need to be under the cap? I am too lazy to look it up. Is it by camp or season start?
 
Hoss said:
did you hear Mclean on hockey central state that a good trade would be for Florida to move down and get a second round pick for doing so, then package 2 of the 4 second round picks they have for Kaberle.... then maybe Burke can parlay those 2 second rounders for a low first rounder.

Mclean is an arse
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:facepalm

What a moron.
 
Like I said in the other thread, Maclean's stupidity doesn't stop there.

Right after he said Kaberle can "maybe" fetch 2 2nd rounders, he then went on to say if Burke doesn't trade him, then he'll be in a tough spot trying to re-sign him, because Kaberle will fetch $5.5M over a 'retiring contract' even if he gives the Leafs a hometown discount again.

So a defenseman who's only worth 2x2nd rounders is also gonna get top $$ in the league ...
 
please, dude, don't post a link to hockeybuzz ever again.

we all know where it is, if we want to read eklund's latest creations.

please don't ever do that again.
 
what's hockeybuzz? and what is eklund?

who is that guy? this site is great. loads of information. i've been searching for a good rumour site for a while now, too. can't believe who he has writing for him, as well. very impressive.

thanks for sharing the link, pronger84!
 
Hockeybuzz does serve a purpose.

Eklund is the main guy and his rumors should be taken with a grain of salt and the also alllow Howard Berger to run free with thoughts. However, it's not all dreck. THere are credible reporters who blog there like Tim Panacchio, John Jackel, Andy Strickland and a few others.
 
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