End of an Era? Three Scenarios that See Tomas Kaberle Leaving Toronto

Trade One

To Toronto Maple Leafs:

David Krejci (Position: Centre, Age: 23, Salary: $3.750M)

Jordan Caron (Position: Right Wing, Age: 19, Prospect)

Mark Recchi (Position: Right Wing, Age: 41, Salary: $1.000M)

To Boston Bruins:

Tomas Kaberle (Position: Defense, Age: 31, Salary: $4.250M)

Jerome Flaake (Position: Left Wing, Age: 20, Prospect)

Boston acquires—One of the best, if not the best puck moving defense-men in the NHL (Tomas Kaberle), and a young prospect who still has time to develop.  Jerome Flaake is a very fast skater, and has good knowledge when on the ice.

Boston releases—A second line centre (David Krejci) who is gradually developing into a first line centre-man if his numbers can slightly increase. A 19 year old prospect (Jordan Caron), who has good size and could see an NHL career in possibly 2011; a veteran winger (Mark Recchi) who is on a contract year, Boston would benefit from trading him instead of letting him go for nothing in return.

Boston Burins—Save $50,000 in total—Toronto Maple Leafs—Acquire more offensive depth

Trade Two

To Toronto Maple Leafs:

Bobby Ryan (Position: Right Wing, Age: 22, Salary: $1.922M)

Todd Marchant (Position: Centre, Age: 35, Salary: $1.125M)

To Anaheim Ducks:

Tomas Kaberle (Position: Defense, Age: 31, Salary: $4.250M)

Mikhail Grabovski (Position: Centre, Age: 25, Salary: $2.900M)

Christian Hanson (Position: Right Wing, Age: 24, Prospect)

Toronto acquires—Top line winger (Bobby Ryan) who will add depth to the offense and make the top two lines much more effective and more of a threat. Brian Burke would have to sign him to an estimated $4.975M Dollars. They acquire centre-man Todd Marchant who will be on a contract year next season; he could play the fourth line.

Toronto releases—An all-star defense-men (Tomas Kaberle), a centre-men (Mikhail Grabovski), and a top prospect (Christian Hanson)

Anaheim Ducks—Lose $6.755M Dollars in cap space. But with-out signing Bobby Ryan, they lose an estimated $1.78M Dollars. Plus Koivu, Selanne, Neidermayer being UFA’s.

Trade Three

To Toronto Maple Leafs:

Jeff Carter (Position: Centre-Man, Age: 25, Salary: $5.000M)

To Philadelphia Flyers:

Tomas Kaberle (Position: Defense, Age: 31, Salary: $4.250M)

Kenny Ryan (Position: Right Wing, Age: 18, Prospect)

Dmitri Vorobiev (Position: Defense-man, Age: 25, Prospect)

Toronto acquires—Their first-line centre-man that they are need of; A true goal scorer (Jeff Carter) who will take off the pressure put on Phil Kessel, at a young age also (25)

Philadelphia acquires—Quarterback for the Power-play (Tomas Kaberle) who can play well with Chris Pronger setting him up for that big shot from the point; A pretty good prospect in Kenny Ryan who is just 18 years old, and spent his season transitioning to the Windsor Spitfires playing along side top prospects Cam Fowler and Taylor Hall; A big and steady defense-man in prospect Dmitri Vorobiev who is already at 211 Pounds and can contain many players along the boards.

Toronto Maple Leafs—Lose $750,000 Thousand Dollars but receive a missing piece for their crucial offensive puzzle.