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Pronger84 said:
Burkes going to have quite the offseason. He only has 15.31M to work with in cap space (I included the Finger contract in here) to resign Bozak, Kaberle, Schenn, Mccarthrur, Sjostrom, Mitchell, Brent, Gunnarson, Riemer. Kaberle alone will cost about $5-5.5M, Schenn will be in the $3.5M-4M range, Mccarthur will be hitting pay dirt $2.25-3M, Sjostrom should cost about the same he did last time (750K), Gunnarsson will be likely in the range of 1.4-1.5M. That brings it to 12.9M, which leaves 2.4M in cap space to work with signing everyone else. If Burke buries finger again, that will bring the cap space up to $5.9M. This is also assuming he doesnt make any trades and I'm not sure if it includes bonuses or not.
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but why would you include Finger?


2011-12

Kessel (24): $5.4
Lupul (28): $4.25
Versteeg (25): $3.083333
Armstrong (29): $3.0
MacArthur (26): $3.0~
Grabovski (27): $2.9
Kulemin (25): $2.35
Bozak (25): $2.0~
Kadri (20): $1.72
Orr (29): $1.0
Brown (26): $0.736667
2 of Brent/Boyce/Crabb/Hanson/Mueller/D'Amigo/Rosehill/Etc: $1.5

Forwards Total: $30.94


Phaneuf (26): $6.5
Komisarek (29): $4.5
Schenn (21): $3.0~
Lebda (29): $1.45
Aulie (22): $0.733333
Gunnarsson (25): $0.8~

Defense Total: $16.983333


Reimer (23): $1.0~
Gustavsson (26): $1.35

Goalies Total: $2.35


Buyouts: $1.0


Total CapHit: $51.273333

Total Capspace: $8-10m

Total Roster Spots available: 1 forward, 1 defenseman
 
Burke wants to keep this push going and beating Jersey tonight will continue us on a nice pace. According to Burke he has quiete a few irons in the fire... I bet he has a deal in place and will wait until tommorrow morning or tonight so that he can get any players he trades for here by Friday evening to play on Sat night.
 
Hoss said:
Burke wants to keep this push going and beating Jersey tonight will continue us on a nice pace. According to Burke he has quiete a few irons in the fire... I bet he has a deal in place and will wait until tommorrow morning or tonight so that he can get any players he trades for here by Friday evening to play on Sat night.
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I don't know if any deal will happen this week. But according to TSN there is a lot of interest in Versteeg and some interest in Mccarthur, Kaberle, Gunnarsson. I doubt Burke gives up Versteeg unless a) versteeg wants out or b) its a top line player coming back. Mccarthur I could see being traded (his value is at a peak, and theres no guarantee he will keep this unreal pattern up for the next season). Kaberle I doubt goes anywhere, Kabs agent told Burke the NTC isnt being lifted. Gunnarsson I bet will be traded for a 3rd or 4th pick, to make room for Gardiner next season. Giguere I think will be traded to Detroit for Bertuzzi and a 5th rounder.
 
I don't think that Burke will be giving up Gunanarsson for anything like a mid-range pick. It makes more sense from the Leafs perspective to attempt and parlay him into a comparable player who plays up front instead of on the blue-line in order to provide some additional room for Aulie, Gysbers, and the other names knocking on the door down in Ricoh. Something like an NHL-ready forward prospect of secondary quality for Gunnarsson makes the most sense. Dealing him for a mid-round pick is counter-productive given both the relative weakness of this year's Draft in and of itself, in addition to the fact that the likelyhood of acquiring an asset in the Draft at that point that will even be NHL quality is negligible, or at least far from guaranteed. It will be for a B NHL-ready forward prospect.
 
incarceratedbob

**BREAKING NEWS**Source: Brian Burke wanted to move Versteeg to Nashville but wanted to much > Nashville moved on 2 Fisher -
*incarceratedbob

**BREAKING NHL RUMOR** Source: Burke looking for a 1st round pick for Kaberle > Rangers will not part with the 1st rd pick. Still talking
*incarcerated bob incarceratedbob


**BREAKING NEWS** Source: Buzz around NY Islanders that they are willing to deal Josh Bailey OR Comeau (If Healthy) Maple Leafs like both
 
I'm kind of surprised Burke is in talks with Nashville, they don't have much to offer us. They need forwards just as badly as we do. However, I'd be interested in from the Preds is Hornqvist (hes the kind of player we badly need), but I'm not sure if they'd give him up for Versteeg though.
 
IncarceratedBob, is a New York sports personality, not a reporter.......in fact I think his main claim to fame prior to twitter, was being a frequent caller to local NY sports talk shows.



He throws TONS of rumors against the wall on a near daily basis, similarly to what Eklund does............but unlike Eklund, he seemingly gets quite a few accurate. I believe he had LeBron to Miami before anyone, Revis signing back with the Jets the night before it happened, etc etc.
 
Pronger84 said:
I'm kind of surprised Burke is in talks with Nashville, they don't have much to offer us. They need forwards just as badly as we do. However, I'd be interested in from the Preds is Hornqvist (hes the kind of player we badly need), but I'm not sure if they'd give him up for Versteeg though.
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The problem with that type of move is that it would be a lateral move for both teams, and Hornqvist is Nashville's most dangerous offensive player (and has been since the departure of Kariya), so it makes little sense for the Leafs and Predators to perform a swap of similar assets. Like you said, the Leafs and Nashville aren't a good fit.

**BREAKING NHL RUMOR** Source: Burke looking for a 1st round pick for Kaberle > Rangers will not part with the 1st rd pick. Still talking
*incarcerated bob incarceratedbob
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I'm skeptical regarding this. Not only are the Rangers a poor drafting team, but Sather has shown no hesitation at dealing first round picks in the past, particularly given the weakness of this year's draft class. We have also already seen Nashville give up their first round pick and they are in a comparable draft position to New York at the moment (21st overall as opposed to 16th overall).

**BREAKING NEWS** Source: Buzz around NY Islanders that they are willing to deal Josh Bailey OR Comeau (If Healthy) Maple Leafs like both
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I would quite literally cream my pants if the Leafs managed to get Bailey. Comeau is a nice supporting piece, albeit a bit vanilla, but he's cheap and he can play multiple positions up front with some sandpaper and defensive reliability. Just a solid all-around third-line type guy to play with Armstrong and Bozak theoretically. Bailey though, is a real potential prize. I don't think that he will ever be an elite producer but he has the potential to be a really good second-line centre or a passable first-liner.
 
Let me put it this way, if all Burke wants for Kaberle is a 1st round draft pick (and from NYR!) then Kaberle would not be here to start the season, period.
 
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