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Volcanologist said:
Lupul for Komisarek, one problem contract for another. Maybe the Ducks are on the list of 10 teams he can be traded to.
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Whats your issue with Komiserak? The guy has 6 pts in 19 games pretty good numbers for a defensive D, he also has 49 hits (2nd on the team) and 32 blocked shots (3rd on the team). Was he overpayed? Sure he was, but then again most free agent signing are overpayments. He's been solid for us all year.
 
Pronger84 said:
Whats your issue with Komiserak? The guy has 6 pts in 19 games pretty good numbers for a defensive D, he also has 49 hits (2nd on the team) and 32 blocked shots (3rd on the team). Was he overpayed? Sure he was, but then again most free agent signing are overpayments. He's been solid for us all year.
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because it really, really, really sucks and is just bad cap management to have a $4.5mn defender on your 3rd pair.

make no mistake -- i'd much rather keep beauchemin than komisarek. still, if they can bring in a good young forward for beauchemin it's worth considering. especially since i don't think he'll be back after next season (unless kaberle walks).
 
BG said:
Do we need to ink Kabs to an extension before we talk about trading a defenceman?
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No not at all, we have plenty of D, and we can easily afford to trade 1 or 2.

Beauchimen and Gunarsson are the two most likely candiates. Beauchimen has a year left on his contract (after this year) and can be a physical shutdown guy in the right elements. Gunarsson is a young pmd who could turn out to be a really good offesive D. Will you get 1st liners for these guys? No, but you could still get a valaubale secondary scorer though.

Schenn is the only defencemen on this team that COULD get us a 1st liner (but he'll have to be packaged with more though), problem is leaf fans have too much of an emotional attachment to this guy to ever consider giving him up for a top line player.

Phanuef isnt going anywhere, he was named Captain, Burke has plans for him here longterm.

Komiserak is playing much better this year, but again his cap hit is too high for many teams to take a chance on him.

If we trade a guy like Beauch and Kabs walks, we have players who can step up (aullie, gunnarsson).
 
BG said:
Do we need to ink Kabs to an extension before we talk about trading a defenceman?
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no because what kaberle brings to the table is unlike anybody on the roster or in the minors.

if he walks they'll have to replace him. nobody on the roster can. nobody in the minors or junior is yet ready to (or maybe even can).
 
DarrenDreger

Unstable ownership in Dallas will factor into Brad Richards availability. Tough to make the $ work, but NYR most likely target.
 
DarrenDreger

Unstable ownership in Dallas will factor into Brad Richards availability. Tough to make the $ work, but NYR most likely target.
 
Maybe its a bit much, but Nieuwendyk isn't going to waste this asset. Richards could get a similar package to what Atlanta got for Kovalchuk.
 
atlanta didn't get a single player as talented as anisimov or staal in that trade. and kovalchuk's better htan richards
 
Based on talent, sure...but Richards has a winning track record Kovalchuk can only dream of. And Bergfors is pretty talented...
 
reporterchris

Brad Richards on #leafs: "When the time comes, if that's an option, Toronto's always a No. 1 destination ... but we're not close to that."
 
bergfors is a second liner.

and brad richards hasn't had a 'winning track record' since 2004. that just doesn't factor into a comparison between richards and kovalchuk. kovy is just better, period. the stars won't get more in a trade for richards than atlanta did for kovalchuk. they might get something similar. but anisimov + staal isn't remotely comparable, its' just way, way, way better.
 
reporterchris Chris Johnston
Brad Richards on #leafs: "When the time comes, if that's an option, Toronto's always a No. 1 destination ... but we're not close to that."


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