6:01 PM– Watching Dreger on Off The Record right now. Dreger has confirmed that the Kaberle deal is indeed off… for now. Dreger is growing some grays on the side of his hairline. Seems like the TSN gig is giving him some stress. I would have expected more grays from him while he was working with Bill Watters and Nick Kypreos at Sportsnet.
Darren Dreger believes that Garth Snow will shock the world and take Matt Duchene with the No. 1 pick. Chris Botta et al have already prepared for Duchene, rather than Tavares.
5:50 PM– According to Darren Dreger from TSN, the Kaberle-Kessel deal is off. That sucks. It is difficult to go through with a trade when it leaks out to the media in its early stages. Dreger also reports that Scott Niedermeyer will be back next season, making Chris Pronger expendable.
5:35 PM – Just got home and was listening to the Fan590 the whole way. It seems that Tomas Kaberle is as good as a Boston Bruin. The Leafs will get Phil Kessel and a second round pick, either this year or next.
This is a huge trade for both teams, but more for the Leafs. They get a young, talented goal scorer who could very well be the face of the franchise in a few years.
It is sad to see Kablerle gone because he was such an efficient player and a fan favorite around Toronto. Boston is getting a very talented player with a great amount of hockey sense. He did not shoot enough for Toronto, but now he won’t get pressured into doing it with Zdeno Chara at the other point. Boston now becomes a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.
If the Leafs can sign another goal scorer like Mike Cammalleri, as well as draft Brayden Schenn, Evander Kane, or at the very least, Magnus Svensson Paajarvi, they will be a much improved team with solid young offensive depth.
4:52 PM – Just getting ready to call it a day at the ole office. Roughly two hours away from the first selection in Montreal, and still nobody knows who is going No. 1. No trades to announce yet, but lots of scuttlebutt:
Chris Pronger seems to be on the market. Not too sure who is interested… the Dany Heatley sweeps have taken a backseat over the past day, mostly because the asking price is steep: two decent roster player, a prospect, and a pick. Throw in a $4 million bonus to Heatley on July 1st.
My dark horse pick to make some noise remains the San Jose Sharks. Apparently Ryan Clowe is on the market, with Pittsburgh and Toronto hot on the trail. Tomas Kaberle has likely played his last game in Toronto.
If the Leafs can get Phil Kessel without giving up their seventh overall pick, consider it a done deal. They absolutely need that seventh pick, if they want to move up in this draft to get Brayden Schenn or Evander Kane… something tells me that the Atlanta Thrashers are up to something.
By the way, what was Matt Duchene thinking wearing a tie with a short sleeve dress shirt? The only guy that makes that look good is Dwight Schrute.
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