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I'm not convinced that the extension talks would begin immediately following the expiration of his trade window.

I'm also not convinced that he'll leave any money on the table this time around especially after the Sens gave Gonchar a RAISE heading into retirement.
 
msun30 said:
what a stupid argument

'professional athletes should be impervious to feelings...'

it doesn't matter what your line of work is or how much money you make... it is difficult to uproot yourself and even more difficult to uproot a family. no matter what you earn.
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Like it or not professional sports is the entertainment industry. It's not like Burke has been talking smack about him, and nothing personal has been said, it's all just part of the business. Trades and rumors are part of the product and players should be able to handle it.

If he can't handle being up rooted he either shouldn't be in the nhl or he shouln't have put a trade window in his contract.
 
This is my favourite part of the quote from Burke:

“I will address [his concerns] with him personally,” Burke said. “I have no desire to escalate this. But the fact is: He drafted this clause. This no-trade and the timing of it, this isn’t my handiwork. I’m dealing with what I inherited. And so if he doesn’t like the fact that it puts his client in this position, he can certainly accept some of the blame. I don’t have to.
 
goleafsgo89 said:
Please.. isn't there an episode of desperate housewives you should be watching or a Twilight movie? Let the boys have their discussion.

Again, all I said was that he did not impress me. He was a team worst -16. How's that for fact? Colton Orr had a better +/- for Christ sakes. He is excellent at moving the puck and skating, I said it once and I'll say it again, but outside of that he does not impress me and I'd trade him in a second.

You guys can call me dumb all you want, and spend 3 hours putting together your bold and italic pretty posts, I could really care less. It's not going to change my opinion on him. The future is with guys like Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel. It's time for Kaberle to take a hike.
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double dion sucks compared to kaberle
have you even watched double dion play? the guy is crap and WAAAAAAY worse that kaberle defensively
 
Seriously worm, do you sit there and sift through every single post on this forum just for the chance to berate others for the mere mention of Phaneuf? We understand that you don't like him. It's also a personal vendetta without any basis.
 
I mean, I can certainly understand not liking an individual player and harping on him occasionally or in GDT's for making a poor play, but to actively follow around a guy from a team that you didn't even previously (Calgary) follow to another team that you don't have a personal vested interest in (Toronto) and wait for the mere mention of him in posts to point out how poor a performer you perceive them to be just strikes me as entirely unnecessary. You may feel the media overhypes him and that he is overrated as I have found similar sentiments in many non-Phaneuf fans over the years, but just chill dude.
 
Personally I enjoy it.........coming from anyone else, it'd be annoying as f*ck.......but coming from mild mannered worm, it cracks me up.
 
Phaneuf is unquestionably better defensively then Kaberle.

The knock on Kabs his entire career was that he was soft in his defensive zone and without such a great first pass, he would get exposed a lot more.

I commented to myself numerous times last season about how good Phaneuf is defensively. The little things he does, not getting beat on the rush, how he hits or doesnt hit in the right circumstances, great vision and awareness. This is not including the overall calming presence he brought to the entire defense corps, how much Schenn settled down after he came in, etc..

There is a reason why Phanuef is touted as a true #1 defenseman and has been nominated for the Norris, and yet Kabs was never a true #1 Dman, and has never been nominated for a Norris trophy.
 
Just for you worm

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Considering he's half cro-magnon as it is I expect him to be the centre of the shit show that usually occurs when we play the habs.

He'll be a fan favorite there
 
leafman101 said:
Kaberle still really wants to stay in Toronto for some stupid reason. I wouldn't be worried about being able to sign him.
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Well there are two possibilities here for Kabby and his agent:

a) He signs for a home town discount and get a firm no-trade...

b) He signs for a little higher and doesnt have a specific trade clause.

Thats what I see Kabby's agent would want to eliminate some headaches.
 
Montana said:
Personally I enjoy it.........coming from anyone else, it'd be annoying as f*ck.......but coming from mild mannered worm, it cracks me up.
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Whew...thanks.

I thought the parallels between that guys ramblings about Kaberle and my ramblings about double dion were unmistakable.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I mean, I can certainly understand not liking an individual player and harping on him occasionally or in GDT's for making a poor play, but to actively follow around a guy from a team that you didn't even previously (Calgary) follow to another team that you don't have a personal vested interest in (Toronto) and wait for the mere mention of him in posts to point out how poor a performer you perceive them to be just strikes me as entirely unnecessary. You may feel the media overhypes him and that he is overrated as I have found similar sentiments in many non-Phaneuf fans over the years, but just chill dude.
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Wow.
Haha.
 
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