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Leaf Rumours

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...fs-better-but-may-still-not-be-playoff-worthy

Maybe that top six forward will arrive. It says here the most logical transaction remains shipping Tomas Kaberle to Tampa Bay for power forward Ryan Malone. The Bolts were actually one of the teams to which Kaberle has previously agreed to waive his no-trade clause and Tampa is likely to lose more than $20 million this season and can’t afford Malone’s enormous contract.

Burke would probably go for such a swap. Steve Yzerman? Not so much, at least not yet.
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Heh. well, it says here that you're a dumbass, Damien. Yeah, I bet Burke is dying to trade for Malone and his big contract and underwhelming production when Kaberle will probably outscore him(again).
 
yeah pep I mentioned that in the trade rumors thread as well.

So after suggesting Burke should waive Kaberle after he 'failed to' trade him about a month ago, now Damien suggests Burke to do something EVEN WORSE.

He suggests us to take on a 31 year old 25G 50Pts forward with $4.5Mx5 years left on his contract and give them Kaberle.

This is worse than waiving Kaberle ... Malone's contract has negative trade value.

And Damien, I guess you didn't know this but ... Kaberle outscored Malone last season as a defenseman.

So try again
 
heck, if the Leafs want Malone, they can get it done with a MUCH lesser package than Kaberle.

Tampa would LOVE to lose that 5yrs x $4.5M contract.
 
Yep. That's more like it.

But Burke is not going to trade Komi ... not right now. He saw great things in Komi when he signed him, and he's not going to trade him before he even gets a chance to prove himself after the surgery.

And that might up his trade value as well, if he gets the chance.

Wilson keeps it pretty simple for Komi. He told Komi don't try to be Bobby Orr out there. Just do 3 things - block shots, clear pucks, and hit everything that moves. He told him to use his D-partner as much as he can with moving the puck (which he actually wasn't too bad) and play a simple, defensive game. That's why they paid him the big bucks. Not to lead the D in points, but to lead the D in hits and blocked shots.

We'll see what kindda season Komi has.
 
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But Burke is not going to trade Komi ... not right now. He saw great things in Komi when he signed him, and he's not going to trade him before he even gets a chance to prove himself after the surgery.
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we'll see how that turns out.

Don't think Burke doesn't realize that Komi is already the #6 dman on this team, and that he's the oldest and worst of the three right-side defensemen on the roster....and both the other guys are every bit if not more physical than Komi to boot.

You don't just trade players you don't like - Burke can like Komi just fine and still trade him. Trading a player does not mean dumping a player.
 
I didn't say Burke isn't gonna trade him ... i said he won't trade him now. Later on in the season, especially when Wilson finds out Schenn can really handle 2nd unit minutes, he will look at trading him.

Wilson's pretty quick to react this year, already switching Komi to the 3rd unit.
 
I think he was on the verge of moving Komi to the 3rd unit right when he got injured last year.
 
Looking forward at Burkie's "Top-6", you have to think he really likes 3 of the wingers (Kessel, Steeg, Kuly), and both centres (Bozak, Kadri), so going forward you'd have to think that Burke will be looking to make a big upgrade over MacArthur.

If he replaces MacA with a potential impact-level winger, suddenly that top-6 is looking to have plenty of potential.

I don't think Malone is the kind of upgrade we're looking for.
 
Malone has 1 more year on his contract, and is 3 yrs older.

But sure, if it comes down to it, I'll make this trade right now.

The thing is, if you look at what teams pay to sign physical, defensive defenseman, Komisarek IS tradeable with his contract. Especially if he shows his repaired shoulder is 100% healthy, Komi can be the #4 or even #3 on some teams.

Malone will be 36 when his contract is over. He's a lot more difficult to trade than Komi.
 
you would think that a team like the Sharks or Caps or Sabres could really use a guy like Komi.
 
Oh a lot of teams can use a guy like Komi - also NYI (well, they need help in every position), NJD ... a LOT of teams.

As long as Komi can show his shoulder is healthy, he can play a simple game, like I said, he'll be a #3 and #4 on many teams. It's just on our team, Phaneuf, Kaberle and Beauchemin all play ahead of him and the development of Schenn pushes him to the 3rd unit.

Not many teams have that luxury
 
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