Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Pavel Kubina, Tim Stapleton to Atlanta Thrashers for Garnet Exelby, Colin Stuart

If you look at this as Kubina for Exelby/Stuart, it’s pretty disappointing.

But if you look at it as Kubina for Komisarek, with some bit parts thrown in, it’s hard not to get excited. Komi is better, cheaper, and isn’t a UFA at the end of the year.

If you assume Burke couldn’t sign Komi without dumping Kubina, then I take it as a win for both teams.

well…this is comforting….

Well, Exelby DOES have the ability to punch well with either hand……… :)

of players and summer left guys, just added some extra cap room for some more potential additions to our O-line, too soon to sound the warning bells just yet

I figured the return on Kubina would be low when the attempts to ship him and the 7th to move up failed. If those reports were wrong and Kubina and the 7th were not offered to Atlanta for their 4th I’d be more upset but for now

TRUCULENCE!

Who knows, btw, how many picks we have next year? That’s what’s been frustrating the last couple of days- as PPP says, NOONE wants to lose picks or trade them anymore.
We hired Burkie about 2-3 later than we should have.

And I’m glad he’s gone. He was, and still is, completely overrated by his supporters.

Yes, he racked up points, but even with those points he’s freaking -15, which just sucks, even if you hate that particular stat. The guy is a machine built to turn over the puck and make ridiculous mistakes, which in turn were covered up by the occasional game winning goal.

I think this will end up being an addition by subtraction thing. The Leafs add some lower end pieces, and subtract Kubina. While we may lose the point production, we might also gain a little bit about defensive acumen, and of course, truculence.

This trade is a little “huh?” right now. If Burke lands Beauchemin I don’t think we’ll care that Kubina is gone when we can trot out

Schenn-Komisarek
Kaberle-Beachemin
Exelby-Van Ryn

With Stralman and White as our injury callups for game 2 when Van Ryn explodes into flames while watching television.

Some humour relief-

BREAKING NEWS
TSN trades Pierre McGuire and a pamplet detailing the difference between insight and speculation to Rogers Sportsnet in exchange for Darren Millard and McCormick’s hairstylist.

We could have opened up a spot on the Marlies’ top two lines by telling Tim Stapleton to report to the ECHL.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=34760

GROUP 2 – SUBJECT TO COMPENSATION AND RIGHT TO MATCH

These players have been tendered a qualifying offer by their respective Clubs and are subject to draft-choice compensation and right to match. The draft choice compensation scale is based on compensation offered by the new Club:

OFFER COMPENSATION

$994,433 or below None
Over $994,433 to $1,506,716 Third-round choice
Over $1,506,716 to $3,013,434 Second-round choice
Over $3,013,434 to $4,520,150 First-round and third-round choice
Over $4,520,150 to $6,026,867 First-round, second-round and third-round choice
Over $6,026,867 to $7,533,584 Two first-round choices, one second- and one third-round choice
Over $7,533,584 Four first-round choices

Mirtle’s saying the Yotes signed Adrien Aucoin….

The more I look at this trade, the more I dislike it. I think Burke planned on signing Komi before doing this trade. That’s the only way it makes sense. Also, I have a feeling Burke has more in store later on (Kaberle trade? Gustavsson? Rick Nash next year?).

Anyway, Hall ’10!

Dwayne’s World (love that chemmy!) is saying Kabby to Vancouver (e4)

I was never in favour of moving Kubina unless it made the team better or acquired prospects – there was never any need to do a salary dump, and he’s decent value for his contract.

A year of Stuart and a downgrade on defence doesn’t do it for me. Stuart looks like an interesting guy, maybe Burke sees something in him and will be able to resign him if he has a good season. Or maybe he’s just a younger Jamal Mayers.

Komisarek is younger than Kubina, and I guess has the potential to be a much better shutdown defender if he recovers from last season. Certainly based on last season I’d rather have Kubina. And if there really is money for Beauchemin’s demands to round out the D, then there was no need to move one K to make room for the other.

Right now Burke is doing exactly what I’d hoped he wouldn’t: chase after toughness and perceived toughness (Kubina can’t be tough, he’s European) without regard for whether his acquisitions can play hockey. I can’t believe he thought signing Orr and Neil was a productive idea.

Koivu really going to Minnesota?

I love McKenzie’s blog on TSN re: Gainey

Bob Gainey spent $107 million on 20 years worth of contracts, but the jury is very much out on the moves.

$107M…dang.

“They’ll be with this team for the long haul,” said Nonis of the newcomers.

Referring to Komisarek, Orr and Exelby. And since Exelby is only signed beyond this year, the question becomes, what does he resign for? I sure hope he doesn’t get more than $2mil a year.

Now, obviously not everyone can be a terrible GM but Quinn was trading with Don Waddell.

Mistaking one Irishman for another????

Though I am a little wary of too much of a good thing, healthy competition among wrestlers will certainly bring out the character in a couple of them. Think of it as a parrallel draft where many are chosen, then a few make the grade. Scoring will come, as some rise to the occasion and take advantage of a new role. What tilts the balance for me however, is that we now, in Grabs et Komo erectus, have two of the most despised Habs in recent history playing for us. My neighbors are already full of projectile bile and the season is still a few months away. As my grandmother used to say before those old Broad street bullies Leafs cage matches, I think there’s going to be fisticuffs during the game my dear. Who’s your fucking daddy midget boys? I heard that its Hall Gill.

Karlis Skrastins – funny name

The reaction to Stuart reminds me of when the Leafs acquired Tyson Nash.

Look at the Leaf’s depth (don’t laugh) chart, I’m hard pressed to see who Stuart bumps out of the top 13 forwards. I don’t see this aspect of the trade as anything more than filling out the Marlies roster.

In 42 games in the A last year Stuart put up 9G 16A. Those are worse numbers than Andre Deveuax, Jamie Sifers and Anton Stalman and on-par with budding superstar (I kid!) Stefano Giliati.

PPP, you wrote:

Kubina is not part of the future right? So at some point kids have to start playing those minutes so that they can move into that role right? So Kubina leaving opens those spots up right?

I’d be cool with that if a) the Leafs had any kids to play D and b) there were room among the 7 veterans on the blue line for these mysterious prospects you speak of.

anyone has any idea if all the 3 staals selected to the olympic training camp thingy can actually make the team?