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Hoss said:
No offense, but we can't take anything Burke says right now as the truth. He has to hold his cards to his chest on all of these plays. NOBODY heard anything about the Phaneuf deal. Burke has made power moves like this before (moving up to get the Sedins)

Do you think he'll tell everyone now that he is going for the first overall pick??

I'm not saying it will happen but don't underestimate what Burke is trying to do, and Don't believe anything he says
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Yes? He did it last year.
 
TSNBobMcKenzie
For the Leaf fans out there, unless there is a seismic shift in coming hours, TOR is not close to pulling the trigger on anything today.
 
No, it's no surprise. I'd much rather Burke waits for the best offer than to trade kabby for scraps and middling 1st round picks today.

teams who need Kabby don't get desperate today. They get desperate when they see no few puck moving defensemen are there in the UFA market on July 1.
 
Anahiem has to be the most desperate team out there for a puckrushing D. Niedermeyer is retired, the other guy (can't pronunce his name) is about to walk. Gonchar is older, more injury prone and is going to cost a boat load of money. Kaberle is a younger, cheaper, more reliable option.
 
I cant see us doing any trades until after July 1st

Unless there is a pick involved, we may as well wait until teams lose out on available Dman...they will be at that time willing to pay to get Kabs.

All teams still have the option to go after guys that only cost them money and nothing off their current roster. This window however will begin closing come the 1st.
 
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Metalleaf said:
well that sucks
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Not really. Burkes not operating in desperation, hes got the advantage of doing the trade he wants, not making a trade based on what everyone else wants. Either way in Burkes mind he doesnt lose with Kaberle- either he trades him for a scoring winger, or he keeps Kaberle and has the advantage of having a 50-60 pt defencmen on the backend. No sense in rushing a trade, giving up Kaberle for a bunch of__t in return.
 
yeah, we'll totally rip them off if we get Wheeler for Kaberle and a 2nd rounder only
 
Volcanologist said:
Fair for who?

I'd rather just keep him if that's the best we can get(which it's not).
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Right now thats the kind of value you'd get for Kaberle. Kaberle doesnt have a long term contract, not many teams are going to give up blue chips to land him. Wheeler and a 2nd is fair market value for Kaberle.
 
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