It could be much worse. We could have Ryan Malone and a 2nd.

so how about that kovalchuck mess?

Things we should accept as facts:

1. Burke will not ask Kaberle to waive his NMC.
2. Kaberle does not want to waive his NMC.
3. Tomas Kaberle will not be traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs ever.

Man, was really hoping for a forward or a good prospect

Call me dense, but what does “5 will get you 10” even mean?

@garrettbauman
  
Bottom line: Kaberle more valuable to #Leafs playoff hopes than a 2nd line fwd & a pick. Lack of extension killed chance for better return.

oh brother, what a joke.

I hope Kaberle’s agent doesn’t act like a douche, and try and prevent a reasonable extension from being signed.

Time to drink

OUR ATTEMPTS AT TRADING TOMAS KABERLE HAVE BEEN STALLED!!!!!
/slaps camera

http://leafshq.com/2010/08/15/leafs-trade-tomas-kaberle-for-tomas-kaberle/

…whether Burke doesn’t trade Schenn at this point.

Hear me out.

Lets say he goes to Anaheim in July 1 and says:

Hey, will you give me Bobby Ryan for Schenn?

And they say:

No way!

Then, after saying to them in August:

I’d like to trade you Kaberle and some pucks for Ryan.

They say:

No way! The price is way too high! He’s not signed long-term. But we’ll trade to Ryan for Schenn!

See what he does there? Now I’m not saying this scenario is to get Ryan specifically, but maybe he’s going to peddle Schenn at this point. I mean, isn’t Schenn basically a more evolved version of Phaneuf? Kaberle maybe was a ruse to try to get out the feelers for what was available for a young, RFA defensemen with a low cap-hit.

fuck it.
bed.

Alright guys I’m out.

I for one think we need a moratorium on Kaberle for the next week at least. I mean really, just about everything I’ve seen here tonight has been said multiple times already since before the draft. The things that were true on July 1 are basically still true now, give or take a Lebda or two.

In Burkes opinion, Kaberle is worth more than whatever he got. He feels that Kaberle will help him get into the playoffs, and lets be honest, if the Leafs squeak into 8th 99% of us here will jump for fuckin joy.

If the trade made sense, I would have been happy to see Kabby go, but Burke felt that none of the trades made sense. I like to think Burke knows what he is doing.

Kaberle is a Leaf. I’m a little surprised, but not all that upset

…and more waiting in the minors.
One guy has to go. $5 million on two press-box defensemen is ridikkulus. I doubt the Leafs are interested in taking another bonus-cushion hit for what should be a more serious team in 2011-12.

Possible scenarios:
1) Finger moved to the Marlies
2) Finger dumped, probably inheriting an equal problem at forward rather than losing picks and prospects
3) Beauchemin traded, probably for mid-level futures or a supporting piece
4) Schenn traded, probably as part of a larger deal for a top-flight winger
5) Kaberle traded, probably with us over a barrel, to Buffalo, Boston or Ottawa.

I simply don’t see Komisarek or Lebda moving out, due to a lost season and recent signing respectively. Phaneuf isn’t going anywhere. Gunnarsson is more valuable here than he would be in a trade.
1) and 3) seem most likely to me.

Can’t beleaf Burke is done this off-season. Too many defenseman, not enough forwards. Anyone who looks at the roster can see this. Something has to give.

Well I’m glad I chose to watch True Blood.

mostly, I’m happy this is over.

secondly, I’m behind Burke on this one. Ultimately (and maybe even romantically) Kaberle means more to us than he does to any other team. There’s no reason to think that he won’t play an important role on this team, at least for another year. I could see how maybe having to let him walk after one more year of service trumps getting Malone now.

Best case scenario – the market was different, and we get a good young player or two that can contribute very soon, and I would have wished Kaberle well on his new team, but I’m glad BB didn’t take the best offer that was on the table just for the sake of getting rid of TK.

What would you guys have thought about a Derek Joslin-plus-a-first-rounder deal?

Was such a deal offered, as rumoured? Was San Jose only willing to pay that for a stay-at-home guy like Bieksa? Was Burke not high on the kid, or did he picture the pick being in the high 20s, which he wasn’t too fond of?

Personally, I’m glad such a deal didn’t go through, as the Leafs have enough young defencemen on two-way deals, although you can’t argue with the minimum wage cap hit. I can see Joslin still making minimum wage in two years, when his value would have been realized, but Kaberle represents the best 5th-man in the league due to his PP1 status (Kuba is in a similar situation, though he’ll be QBing the 2nd unit).

I know a lot of you are trying to become Lebda fans, but his signing looks more and more like a mistake to me. The Leafs already have Finger’s $3.5M tied up in the press box, so if he can’t be moved for an equally problematic forward contract (Kotalik, Blake, Ryder if you’re lucky), I could picture Gunnarsson starting the year on the Marlies.

Either way, I don’t see how Lebda sees more than 35-40 GPs, making his signing kind of a bust already. That money could have been better spent on a 2nd line winger, like Higgins, who sucks, but at a less deep position, let alone Tanguay or Zherdev.