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number17 said:
Burke just LOVES Komi OTOH, and he played last season with a shoulder injury.
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You know, I'm not exactly convinced that Burke is still in love with Komi, especially since along with a dissappointing year after signing him, Burke was also able to add Phaneuf and Beauch after signing him, and got a firsthand look at what Schenn can do.
 
The fact that Lebda averaged about 70 games per year for the Red Wings over the last 4 years makes me feel a lot better about the signing. Holland's usually on the ball when it comes to dmen.

The Leafs overpaid, but I think he's fine as a depth dman.
 
zeke said:
You know, I'm not exactly convinced that Burke is still in love with Komi, especially since along with a dissappointing year after signing him, Burke was also able to add Phaneuf and Beauch after signing him, and got a firsthand look at what Schenn can do.
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If Burke could be patient with Vesa after his 'injury', what makes you think Burke wouldn't cut Komi some slack given his injury was a lot more serious than Vesa's?!

Plus, part of the reason Burke went after Komi was his leadership and his character, and those continue to be a positive factor. I expect him to be even more comfortable with the dressing room in the 2nd year, and with some deadwood removed.
 
yeah, i don't really see where komisarek fits in the overall scheme of things.

with that said, beauchemin is equally as expendable.

but when you think about it, a top three of phaneuf-kaberle-beauchemin makes a ton of sense for a burke-led team.

it obviously isn't as good, but it bears a lot of resemblance to the top three that won him a cup in anaheim.

pronger-phaneuf
niedermayer-kaberle
beauchemin-beauchemin
 
BB was just on the FAN and says he expects to go into training camp with this group and that you can never have enough defencemen, citing that most teams go through 9-10 during a year.
 
Watters: and you obviously anticipate opportunities with your $5 million cap space that might get you a top 6 forward. is that what you look at now going into training camp?
Burke: Yes, that would be correct.


Also both Burke and Watters continually stated we have $5 million in cap space which clearly has to include the waiving of Finger.. not that it was every doubtful, but he pretty much confirms (for the second time) that we will waive Finger if we need the cap space.
 
Preston_Mizzi said:
Watters: and you obviously anticipate opportunities with your $5 million cap space that might get you a top 6 forward. is that what you look at now going into training camp?
Burke: Yes, that would be correct.


Also both Burke and Watters continually stated we have $5 million in cap space which clearly has to include the waiving of Finger.. not that it was every doubtful, but he pretty much confirms (for the second time) that we will waive Finger if we need the cap space.
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But corksens told me this was impossible.
 
But corksens told me this was impossible.
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Yeah, I dunno why he keeps insisting that Burke won't demote Finger when he's stated he'll send a 1 way player to the minors and states our cap space is the exact amount it'd be if Finger were demoted.
 
Burke also mentioned that he planned on revisiting some of the players that came up in the Kaberle negotiations to see if another deal could be made.
 
did he really?

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I really like Komi as a person and think he probably brings good energy to the room, but Komi for Malone or Clowe makes a lot of sense because really, you don't need both Komi and Beauch. Of course, San Jose and Tampa would have to be on his list of 10 teams - I'm not sure they would be given that he's always spoken about enjoying playing in real hockey markets.
 
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