If this was the worst summer of Tomas Kaberle’s professional life, he’s not saying. He wasn’t talking about it to Ron Wilson, he wasn’t talking about it to Brian Burke, and he certainly wasn’t talking to the media.
Wednesday, September 08 (1831 reads) ..................
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Missing the Point on Brian Burke and the Leafs
bleeds_blue_n_white writes "Growing up a Maple Leafs fan has been very painful and disappointing. Good teams in the early 90's and 00's aside. We have seen GM after GM come in and make questionable moves, bad trades and worse draft decisions.
We have seen our draft picks flourish elsewhere while watching the one that remain in Toronto wilt under the pressure of playing for the Big Blue. We have watched future HOF's get drafted with our picks, Neidermayer, Luongo, or traded away before they reached their potential for little in return, Randy Carlyle.
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Thursday, September 02 (4348 reads) ..................
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Clarke MacArthur signs with TORONTO
number15 writes " Leafs finally got their man. The new top line talent that will lead them back into the Stanley Cup race...... step over Phil Kessel
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Monday, August 30 (4024 reads) ..................
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nordiques100 writes "The free agent market has dwindled to a handful of good players left and should dwindle even further with the expected signings this week of:
Ilya Kovalchuk - New Jersey Lee Stempniak - Phoenix
It's left a few good players around still looking for work with about 3 weeks until the opening of training camp.
Jose Theodore and Antti Niemi are goalies still waiting to be signed. "
leafsrule101 writes "Look, Brian Burke insists he is not looking at bringing Marc Savard to Toronto.
"The rumor - what I read anyway - is that Boston is looking to move this player," he said. "We have some options presented to us over the weekend, trade wise, that do not involve this player (Savard) that we are looking at."
Fair enough. If Burke says it, I believe it. The guy is a legendary straight shooter. "
leafmeister writes "After months of speculation, Burke looks like he is finally done. Here is an overview of the Leafs roster, strong points, weak points, and areas of improvement.
Offense: Scoring, at least on paper, is the weakest part of the Leafs roster. In terms of forwards, they have two proven commodities. They have Kessel, who can be relied on for 30 plus goals, and Versteeg, who can be relied upon for 20 goals. Beyond that, they have question marks. The most glaring question mark is obviously at center, where they do not have anyone who has broken 50 points. The best bet is Tyler Bozak, the undrafted center played the final games last year with Kessel, and developed pretty good chemistry with the star sniper. "
Thursday, August 19 (4115 reads) ..................
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nordiques100 writes "The Toronto Maple Leafs blew it. Brian Burke blew it.
Plain and simple the Tomas Kaberle debacle, which should have played out in a trade of Kaberle, was just that, a debacle.
Kaberle was not moved and now the Leafs in earnest have to make an offer to extend the blueliner and do what they can to keep him. Its all about optics. To keep Kaberle only to see him walk for nothing next July would be the absolute worst and a major setback in Burke's grand plan. And the bitter taste of seeing Mats Sundin in a Canucks uniform is still fresh in our minds and in our mouths "
So, in case you haven’t noticed, Tomas Kaberle is still a Toronto Maple Leaf and the team remains inexplicably thin at forward.
If the season started today, the team’s top three centres would be Tyler Bozak, Nazem Kadri — who has played one National Hockey League game — and Mikael Grabovski, who may or may not be capable of standing up on skates for more than 20 seconds at a time.
Wednesday, August 18 (1953 reads) ..................
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number15 writes " Billy Sweatt, a 21-year-old prospect from Colorado College, officially became an unrestricted free agent when he failed to reach a contract agreement with GM Brian Burke and the Maple Leafs.
Toronto acquired Sweatt’s rights from Chicago in the offseason trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Leafs
An introspective Brian Burke has admitted he could have traded Tomas Kaberle by Sunday night and could have acquired a “top six” forward for the veteran defenceman.
But he wasn’t about to make a deal he couldn’t live with.
“The whole thing ended up being easier than I thought it would be,” said Burke, who expected to have to make a tough decision on dealing Kaberle at the end of his no-trade availability.
“But we didn’t get any offer that made it difficult to consider. We said, back at the draft, this is not an auction. We’re not going to move him for the best offer. It has to make sense for us.
“We could have come up with a top six forward. There were some out there, believe me. We could have overpaid. There were some bad contracts out there. We could have made a bad deal. We didn’t want to do that.”
It is not the end of the world for the Maple Leafs but it is hardly nirvana either.
Tuesday, August 17 (2822 reads) ..................
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Deadline expires, Tomas Kaberle still a Maple Leaf
When the clock struck midnight Sunday, Tomas Kaberle got his wish.
He will be back with the Maple Leafs for a 12th season, back where he maintained he always wanted to play. Back with the team that has repeatedly tried to get rid of him.
Tuesday, August 17 (475 reads) ..................
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BURKE EXPECTING BEST OFFERS FOR KABERLE TO COME AT LAST MINUTE
It's still a waiting game for Brian Burke and the Maple Leafs when it comes to the possibility of trading defenceman Tomas Kaberle before his no-trade clause kicks back in after midnight on Sunday evening.
Toronto's president and general manager appeared on the FAN 590 morning show on Friday, and was first asked if Kaberle will be a Maple Leaf on Monday morning.
Saturday, August 14 (4191 reads) ..................
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Trade Rumors: Steve Yzerman at least kicks the tires on Tomas Kaberle
Saturday could be a big day around the National Hockey league as it is the last day the Maple Leafs can trade defenseman Tomas Kaberle before his no-trade clause kicks in at midnight Sunday. There have been reports of as few as four and as many as nine teams involved in negotiations.
Given Tampa Bay's needs on defense, it is naive to believe general manager Steve Yzerman hasn't at least inquired about getting Kaberle into a Lightning uniform.
nordiques100 writes "There are 30 possible destinations as to where Tomas Kaberle will end up by the 15th of August.
Time is running out for Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke to decide what to do with his star blueliner.
The number of offers appear to be plentiful as it has been rumored that there have been over 10 offers made. However, the quality of those offers may leave Burke a bit unsatisfied.
Where he goes is anyone's guess at this point and so is the return. The rumors have ranged from superstar forwards to often injured forwards, to overpaid forwards, to draft picks, to middling prospects, to top prospects, to any combination of the above. "
Thursday, August 12 (6658 reads) ..................
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