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Leaf Rumours

hockeylover said:
Burke was supposed to be on OTR a few minutes ago but when they came back from commercial they had Ken Holland instead. When they finished they said, "Go find Burke for us, where the heck is he... there's some drama here folks"
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Heh, love Burke. Quite the showman. Likely nothing.

That said, Ive often said that I doubt we do nothing tonight, its not Burke's style to sit there and let other teams take the headlines. Not that he'll make a deal for dealings sake.
 
hockeylover said:
Alright, guess I'm on my own on this. The thought of adding a talent like that up front for that low of a cap hit is really tempting for me, especially when I saw how good we looked up front and how we still had buckets of cash left. I don't know if another move would make us that much better next year save for Kovalchuk. I'll drop it, I guess.
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Don't drop it, HL.

you're the 2nd smartest poster here, and don't you forget it.
 
Volcanologist said:
How does Wheeler and a 2nd help us more than simply keeping Kaberle?

We get an A-grade asset or he stays.
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Because Wheeler is only 23 and can develop into a better player, and we're deep on the blueline, while we need young forwards.

Kabby alone WON'T get you an A-grade winger in his early 20's. Obviously, nothing's wrong with keeping Kabby, and address your need for young top 6 winger by other means. But a B-grade young top 6 winger + an early 2nd round pick is a fair trade for Kaberle IMO.

If Wheeler develops into a physical 25G / 55-60Pts winger, who forechecks hard, create time and space for his linemates, goes hard to the net for rebounds and is a net presence for PP, then he can play on the top line for top teams for many years.

Again, perfectly fine if you'd rather keep Kabby, but if you think Kabby can get you Ryan then you're bound to be disappointed.
 
The pressure is on Howson from McConnell and the Columbus ownership to quickly turn that ship around and make the team competitive. Kaberle has been rumoued beforehand so it will be interesting to see what will happen, although I doubt it.
 
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