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I'd steer the hell clear of Laich if only because, while he's a very good supporting component, he's PRECISELY the type of player that ends up getting horrendously overrated. Especially if he has a good playoffs.
 
JackBurton said:
Uh, enough with the defensemen. The Leafs don't need Seabrook. They desperately need help upfront.
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Well..... Kaberle very well could walk, so if theres a good chance we can't re-up him we'll need a replacement. He's young at 25, and is at the very least an upgrade on the other dolts we have on our back end. As long as the price doesnt hurt the team in the long run, it's worth taking a look.
 
JaysCyYoung said:
I'd steer the hell clear of Laich if only because, while he's a very good supporting component, he's PRECISELY the type of player that ends up getting horrendously overrated. Especially if he has a good playoffs.
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could the same be said about Versteeg or Sharp??? tough call.
 
Brooks Laich? Are of f'n kidding me? At best, he'd be our 6th best forward. And Kaberle is outscoring him, as a defenseman.

No thanks.

And remember people, Kaberle has a NTC, and it's very unlikely he'll waive it. So trade rumours involving him are a bit futile.
 
axlsalinger said:
The same was said about Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd.
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Ladd had a red hot start to the season, but his last 20+ games he's been back to his 40-50 pt career pace........he also scored nearly half his points early on, on the powerplay, something that's dried up over the last month + (2 PP points over his last 21 games).


Be interesting to see how he plays the rest of the way...........but I'm not sure I'd buy into him being the producer some think he is, over the long haul. He may just have had a great 23 game stretch to kick off the year. (where he was averaging a PP point every second game)
 
Montana said:
Ladd had a red hot start to the season, but his last 20+ games he's been back to his 40-50 pt career pace........he also scored nearly half his points early on, on the powerplay, something that's dried up over the last month + (2 PP points over his last 21 games).


Be interesting to see how he plays the rest of the way...........but I'm not sure I'd buy into him being the producer some think he is, over the long haul. He may just have had a great 23 game stretch to kick off the year. (where he was averaging a PP point every second game)
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Fair enough, I went to make the point about Byfuglien and thought of adding Ladd at the last second.

Agree on Carlson. They won't do it though.
 
I don't get the interest in Kaberle from a Washington standpoint. They already have Mike Green and John Carlson who are offensive minded puck movers.

As for Giggy, I can see them maybe wanting to move either Neuvirth or Varlamov for help elsewhere and bring in a veteren goalie for the playoffs, but i think they can do better than Giggy.
 
LeafGm said:
Or how about Burke just pulls his head out of his ass and re-signs Kaberle to a long-term deal?
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I like this idea.

But, deep down, I can't say I'm not tempted by the idea of dealing Kabby for some really good young player and then turning around in the offseason and bringing Kabby back as a UFA.

Secret handshake deal, anyone??
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I like this idea.

But, deep down, I can't say I'm not tempted by the idea of dealing Kabby for some really good young player and then turning around in the offseason and bringing Kabby back as a UFA.

Secret handshake deal, anyone??
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Yeah, this pretty much never happens. I can only think of three examples myself (Doug Weight, Keith Tkachuk and Mark Recchi). And if Washington was going to deal a young guy like Carlson for a pending UFA, even one as good as Kaberle, you can bet they'd want his name on a contract extension before making the deal. Either that, or some kind of additional conditional compensation, should they fail to re-sign him.
 
I have no faith in Burke to properly evaluate where his team needs help anymore.

I completely and utterly expect him to let Kaberle walk, and for him to sign Laich to a gross overpayment of a contract after Laich has a strong playoff for Washington.

could the same be said about Versteeg or Sharp??? tough call.
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The same was said about Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd.
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Sharp has a history as a top end secondary scoring option so it's hard to group him with the other 3 names.

Versteeg, though I've doubt his top end potential is still quite young so you can make the argument that you were also paying for upside

Ladd is what he is, hot start not withstanding.

Byfuglien is the Jose Bautista of the NHL this year. There aren't a lot of people who would have been willing to put money on him scoring 41 points in 44 games this year, and of those people, none of them would have taken the bet if they had known he was going to be on the blueline.


The original point has a lot of merit. Role players on Stanley Cup winners (and even top contenders) regularly get heavily over rated. Which doesn't mean that they're not good hockey players...they're just not impact hockey players.
 
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