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Leaf Rumours

^this^ = busy mopping up drool. The beauty would be when Savard is injured/ready to retire Kadri could fill right in.
 
Hoss said:
Mitchell at 550 000 is a good deal to throw into a team that needs a low salary.

A signed Kulemin @ 2.9 million plus Mitchell at 550 000 plus a 3rd round pick for Savard
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Boston can't afford another 3 million in salary.

There is only a difference of 1.3 in salary cap between Kulemin and Savard. Why would they make that trade?
 
Real_ESPNLeBrun

Source says Leafs and Bruins still haven't entered ``meaningful'' discussions on Savard. Obviously that may change today/this week.
 
Figured I'd transcribe this for people at work...

http://www.fan590.com/media.jsp?content=20100628_074536_6036

Brian Burke on the Fan
- Productive weekend, happy with what we got done
- Brad Ross: my scouts compare him to a Darcy Tucker, Matt Cooke, Steve Ott; also skill, doing heavy work on the big line; Mean, obnoxious, aggravating guy to play against; he's our kind of guy, we like that junkyard dog mentality
- Mike Brown: People will like Mike Brown because first of all he can really skate. In our game now you've got to be able to skate to make any kind of impact and this guy's great at getting around the rink. Really fast, gets in on forecheck and makes things happen, and he can fight.
- Host: So this is not a guy for the Marlies? Burke: No. He'll be with us.
- Re: Savard - Not allowed to talk about Marc Savard or any other players with Boston Bruins. Explains "Top 6/Bottom 6" again and explains we need Top 6 forward.
- We have options not involving Marc Savard that we were presented over the weekend for Top 6 forwards. The media is focused on one name, but we are looking at multiple names.
- We have four offers on Tomas Kaberle, one was a joke. We're not going to take the best offer. We're going to keep him until we get exactly what we want. Part of the reason we got the offers so early was because they involved high draft picks so it was draft sensitive. I'm going to meet with two teams today regarding Tomas, we'll see.
- Explained to by agent that the players vote to raise cap because they've done so to help previous free agent classes and to not do so again would be inequitable, even though more money will likely be held in escrow now.
- Neutral on cap going up, eliminates some opportunity (for trade) but also gives us a little more opportunity
- Tomas Kaberle - good guy, fitness freak, wants to stay here, good player and makes a good wage for a guy who does what he does. We'll put that group up if we keep Kaberle with any team in the league. Told Tomas at the end of the year I have to listen to offers, just like any other player on the team.
 
I really don't want to lose Kuly or Stalberg. These guys could be tremendous players for us. Just great all-around skill packages.
 
but if Kulemin thinks he's worth 3 million now, how much is he going to think he's worth if he puts up 20 goals and 50 points? 7 million?
 
One thing about Savard that a lot of people don't know is that he has actually developed into a fantastic penalty killer and great defensive player under Julien. He's no longer that one-dimensional player.. of course, I'd take him on my team even if he was...
 
Something that really drives me crazy every year:

When the Leafs need players to fill out their Top 6 but they also need a few players to fill out their Bottom 6... we see a pick spent on a cheap 4th line guy and Leaf fans everywhere go "MIKE BROWN IS BURKE'S "SPLASH"!? WE NEED TOP 6 FORWARDZ!! WUT IS HE DOIN??"

:facepalm
 
so I'm trying to come up with a list of who we've been linked to recently, so far I can only think of: Marc Savard and Mike Ribeiro.
 
Bob McKenzie suggested on NHL Live just now that Jeff Carter is not likely to go anywhere and that the Flyers see him as a building block; he believes that if anyone will be moved Simon Gagne could find his way out.
 
Damien Cox has been suggesting the Leafs after interested in Hamhuis for a while now; no idea why - it seems that's the reason he didn't sign in Philly, blocked by a crowded blueline.
 
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