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Ty Anderson:Has Tomas Kaberle Become Boston's Only Option?
Ty Anderson:Has Tomas Kaberle Become Boston's Only Option?
Anderson: ''no way that a deal gets done that ends with Kaberle shipping (down) to Boston without the Leafs' 2011 first rounder heading back to Brian Burke and company'',
''it'll be more than interesting to see if the usually-reserved Chiarelli goes all-in for the famed puck-mover in hopes of a jackpot parade in the streets of Boston come June''
Anderson: ''no way that a deal gets done that ends with Kaberle shipping (down) to Boston without the Leafs' 2011 first rounder heading back to Brian Burke and company'',
''it'll be more than interesting to see if the usually-reserved Chiarelli goes all-in for the famed puck-mover in hopes of a jackpot parade in the streets of Boston come June''
I've never even heard of Ty Anderson, and I follow just about all the Bruins bloggers, etc, on Twitter. He looks like he's in High School.
Leaf fans, I know it goes without saying, but I'd contain your excitement about this "rumor." It's completely baseless and speculative, and there is absolutely no way Chiarelli would trade a potential lottery pick for a rental version of Kaberle.
If Boston were to give the Leafs back their 1st for Kaberle +, Leafs Nation would rejoice. Boston fans would complain, although adding Kaberle + (possibly MacArthur) to their line-up without losing any pieces, turns them into a puck-contender.
This is a pipe dream as a Leaf fan, but it is certainly a possibility if Chia think his team is one or two pieces away from the Cup.
If they Leafs can get their first back then they should take the deal. However, Boston shouldn't because it could potentially become a pick that lands that Larsson(who will be better than Kaberle).
Knowing Burke he'll trade Kaberle to a team for a 1st round pick then that team will trade him to Boston for Toronto's first. Burke will still lose in the end
But our D core would then be:
Phaneuf -- Beachemin
Gunarsson -- Schenn
Lebda / Aulie -- Komisarek
Defensive offence becomes nothing, and we have maybe 1 or 2 D who can move the puck
ok then draft Larsson either option would be fine with me, wither way we would start building with a core of Kessel, Kadri, Schenn, Kulemin, Gustavsson, and Larsson/Landeskog, with young guys like Phaneuf, Aulie, Versteeg who may or may not be part of the future with this team.
Boston can keep the pick, send over Colborne and call it a day. This guarantees Boston another lottery in my opinion with Toronto losing Kaberle and also gives Boston one hell of a deep blue line for the cup push.