Brian Burke on Tomas Kaberle

"Right now, we are not talking to anyone about Tomas Kaberle," said Burke. "If I had to handicap this, I would be shocked if he wasn’t a Leaf on opening night. ... and I look forward to seeing what Tomas can do with a little bit more size and toughness around him, where he’s not picking his teeth out of the glass all night."

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Wait

Kabby eats glass?

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by blurr1974 on Jul 23, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

I think Burke confused Kaberle with Van Ryn.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions

No no, Van Ryn has to pick his glass knees out of other people’s teeth.

by JP Nikota on Jul 23, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd

If that only didn’t lead to you guys scoring four unanswered goals to win the game…

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Next time, do that to Mayers or Hollwig, stay away from the 3 mil + D-men

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jul 23, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

but Hollweg’s gone so do it to Mayers.

Or Stajan.

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I was GOING to say Stajan, but if he lost his good looks, he wouldn’t have anything ~~but his hockey ability~~

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jul 23, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll let Milan know next time I see him. It might be hard for him to hear it with me screaming it from the balcony, but I’ll try.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

WAIT

You guys have Komisarek, that will be his top priority.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Make sure to ask him to do it when Orr is on the ice – That’s a paddlin’

PS – We don’t really care if Orr gets hurt because that’s his job – Lucic on the other hand…

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jul 23, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s what Thornton is for. And Bitz.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Thornton’s the guy that got dropped hard with one punch and Bitz sounds like a pastry product.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Lucic is taking it easy this year…he wants to stay healthy for the olympic team

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 23, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Mmmm...

Pastry.

om nom nom

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by stucky on Jul 23, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

When did thornton get one-punched? We do have this Matt Hunwick, while we’re on the topic of one-punches.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh my bad, that was somebody else.

Orr will still punch their faces in.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Like this?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Thornton is lucky the refs broke that up.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hZOFz5bbfo

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I bet at one point Todd Fedoruk was a feared man in the NHL. But my introduction to him was via Derek Boogaard. So that’s not AS impressive as it could be.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

enjoy

Thornton eating Mayers fists…

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/49778

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by blurr1974 on Jul 23, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Been waiting for someone to bring that up. Out of 125 voters, 2 said thornton won it. Even I’m not that big a homer.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 23, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah I probably wouldn’t pick fights with Komisarek if I knew I was going to get my ass kicked by Beauchemin and Orr.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

dont forget Mayers……

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 23, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

or Mikhail!

by Shield on Jul 23, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for joining!

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

good quote

much as we have too many D-men, I like Kabby, I like him as a Leaf and I don’t want him to go. he should trade away a somewhat less promising guy like White (who i also don’t hate).

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by kessticle on Jul 23, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

but

our mustache quotient will be shot to hell if we trade White.

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by blurr1974 on Jul 23, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

solution

trade for Parros. truculence and a mustache.

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by kessticle on Jul 23, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

moustachulence

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

that works so well its scary

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by Winkle on Jul 23, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

i’m making a t-shirt with that on it right now!

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by blurr1974 on Jul 23, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

The word should be spelled out in the shape of a moustache

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by clrkaitken on Jul 23, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

yes. it should.

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by blindfolded tank driver on Jul 23, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Wings fan by birth. Leafs fan via truculent osmosis.

by SkinnyFish on Jul 23, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

freaking brilliant.

Identical to Sergei Berezin in every way, only 1/10 his size.

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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 23, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

WOW

amazing. i’d really like that to stick. please use that down the road again!!
or “trucustache”.

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by kessticle on Jul 23, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

didn’t Burke say this weeks ago?

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

Yes

Burke talks up value of Leafs player, film at 11.

by Godd Till on Jul 23, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

He re-iterated it again yesterday.

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by PPP on Jul 23, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

oh

I was afraid I’d missed something important that would make this news.

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Burke also said on Prime Time Sports (I believe yesterday) that he believes the media is a good outlet to get trades going.

He could be bringing this up now to remind teams that Kaberle is here and available.

by Huey2k2 on Jul 23, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

that Holik story was pretty good.

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by furcifer on Jul 23, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I can almost hear

Eyebleaf’s joy from here

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by leafer1984 on Jul 23, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions

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by furcifer on Jul 23, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I’ve been watching that lil dude dance for like 10 min now….

by theothervatican on Jul 23, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions

so small he only needs to touch himself

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 23, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

If Kaberle has an awesome season I’m ok with keeping him.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

there is always next off season

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 23, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Over on Nucks Misconduct they were saying that they’re unsure of how his hand healed. I could see a trade deadline move, because it makes sense that some GMs may not be convinced his hand is back to 100%.

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Then it would be a matter of whether he’d waive his NTC… that could be a tricky proposition.

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by stucky on Jul 23, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Does anyone else think Burke is doing exactly what Murray was saying about Heatley a few weeks ago and what JP Ricciardi said about Halladay yesterday… to make other GMs offer up a little more?

by Shield on Jul 23, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions

yes

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by blurr1974 on Jul 23, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Wouldn’t surprise me… Burke is a crafty fella.

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by stucky on Jul 23, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

crafty = everything that Ricciardi and Murray DON’T do. hopefully that’s the last time we compare Burke to those morons.

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by kessticle on Jul 23, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

He’d better be.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 23, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

OMFG

YES.
DOUBLE YES.

I LOVE BURKE.

AND BURKE LOVES KABERLE.

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by eyebleaf on Jul 23, 2009 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

So how do you really feel?

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by leafer1984 on Jul 23, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, I love you, eyebeleaf

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 5:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

we all do

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by leafer1984 on Jul 23, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Judging by those Super Tacks that picture is four hundred years old.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I still rock a pair of those tacks, they are awesome

by Jawsh on Jul 23, 2009 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions

i had em up till last year, then they fucked with the souls of em and they became super uncomfortable

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 23, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

“So then I did this epic impression of Jason Blake, but no-one got it and now I’m a sad Kabby”

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by article1 on Jul 23, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Anybody else think the teeth in glass comment refers to Kabby being scared shitless after the Janssen hit and the new protection will unleash super Kabby on the world again?

by Clawson on Jul 23, 2009 5:19 PM EDT reply actions

One can only hope

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by bryen birk on Jul 23, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Janssen needs to carpool with Heatley

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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jul 23, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec’d

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by Sergei Puckizin on Jul 23, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Not only will Beauchemin and Orr protect Kaberle, Brian Burke hired snipers to keep people from hitting Kaberle.

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by Chemmy on Jul 23, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

I love it.
Does this mean that Jared is now an employee of MLSE?

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by Karina on Jul 23, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions