Potential Russian Connection?

Yep. They’d be fast. Too bad hockey is only played with one puck

I don’t have a problem signing the guy. Just keep it to a one year deal, and if the Leafs are out of it by March, trade him.

You won’t fix everything overnight

We will if we get Bobby Ryan and 3 first round picks for Kaberle!!!!!111

C’mon Steve. That is incredibly wishful thinking.

Afinogenov is looking at something closer to 4 million per year for 2+ years. I don’t know how you justify paying Kulemin and Afinogenov the same $$. Completely different levels of production.

It’s a decent fit since they’re both UFAs after next year and they address obvious needs.

the thing is, from what I can deduce is not enough teams need Kaberle that would be able to give the type of return Burke is looking for, so maybe its a two step kinda thing
Kaberle to team A for assets that team B needs then assets to team B+ or – assets that either burke wants to keep/ get ride of for player/package that burke wants

So first you bring up a potential Kaberle for Backes trade, then you shoot it down due to it making no sense. Ummm…….

From what I remember from the WJC, Pietrangelo is slow as molasses.. needs to work on his speed for sure

I love reading the Bleacher Report articles or MLHS comments that say Burke is a magician with mind-control over other GMs.

Gets me every time.

I’m a better skater than Irwin and I can’t.

Double burn!

Caputi doesn’t need AHL time. He put up almost a ppg in the AHL already. He needs to translate it to the NHL.

Kid’s OHL stats were as good or better than Kadri. Let’s give him more than 19 games shall we? The list of NHL stars who posted similar stats to Caputi at age 21 is veeeeery long (so is the list of flame-outs too, but the point is we need to find out which he is).

Ya I was mostly laughing at Joffrey Lupul’s tweet, I guess I always just assume all NHL players at least know the names of roster players on other teams.

Guess not.

here too.

no hate for Hossa and I hope the Hossa/ Ottawa curse lasts a little longer

I don’t even think I want him.

he’s also their Captain…

Dalls has zero organizational depth behind Richards and Ribeiro. If they wanted any chance to make the postseason, they’d have to keep Richards. If they’re going to make a deal, it will be from a position of strength. The stars deepest position is LW.
Kaberle wouldn’t be enough straight up for Neal. Dallas is pretty thin in goal behind Lehtonen as well. I’d hate giving up Reimer, but I’d have to think he might go as well. Maybe another player as well, I dunno.

Exactly. If like I tried to explain, Vancouver takes the view that their window is very short before they have to reinvent themselves a little (which I think is exactly what is going to happen), then Kaberle is the better play because he gives them a one-year shot at a Cup run and then they can re-evaluate. Tying up Luongo, the Sedins, Kesler and Volchenkov to long-term deals and then coming up short could cripple that franchise.

From what I’ve read over there, they want a D with some real sandpaper. They felt that in their own end, they were too easy on Chicago.

as contributing non-overlords.

I think the Leafs will qualify him to protect the asset if another team comes calling, but I think the idea of running the risk of losing him to the KHL is an unpalatable one for me.

I’m not sure how inclined he is to walk across the pond, but it’ll be interesting to see what happens. Considering the way Hudler and Omark came back when Dynamo folded up, and the fact that Lada Togliatti went bye bye also, I’m not sure how many Russian NHLers want to go back across the pond… the league isn’t particularly stable.

That being said, I’d be shocked if Metallurg Magnitogorsk didn’t offer him a bunch of cash to go back – Fedorov still plays there, so it would be interesting to see what he chooses to do. He has said before that his main desire is to make his mark in the NHL, so I think he’ll stay, I just hope it doesn’t get particularly acrimonious.

I think if they structure a deal so he gets $2.5 mill next year, $2.8 mill the year after that, and $3.5 mill in year three, that would work for me… and the cap hit would be $2,933,333 a year… which isn’t ridiculous.

I think Chemmy’s in your camp too.

I think this answer is the same as “When was the last summer glen sather didn’t sign someone to 6M$+ a year long term?”

Hagman was the only part of that deal I miss

I’m still hoping that Komi and Beauch turn out to be good, or at least decent, signings, and they still have that chance to prove capable of that.

Otherwise, yeah… with exception of Hagman, and arguably of Kubina, so many UFA signings turning out so bad, it makes me want the Leafs to not sign any more UFA’s… except of course if it’s a player I really, really like that I’ll irrationally want as a Leaf at all costs.