It was a charity event for the torch run that supports the Special Olympics, hosted just outside Sudbury, Ontario, that featured the NHL Alumni vs. the local police department. In a game that featured former greats such as Rick Vaive and Wilf Paiement, it was just as special to be greeted at the entrance by, the one and only, Eddie Shack.
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Here’s the latest from a trusty source.
On the Antropov-Chicago rumours heating up:
“Chatter has Hawks VERY INTERESTED in Antro and that talks have really heated up. Rumor is Burke’s interested in the Hawks’ young d-men, i.e. Duncan Keith.”
On Kaberle:
There are three major defenseman that are available – Kaberle, Pronger and Bouwmeester – and several teams are jockeying for position for all of them. A handful of teams would be happy with any of them. If you had to put money on Burke, Martin or Murray, who would you bet on to get the most out of a deal…exactly. Burke’s got ‘em exactly where he wants them and would prefer that one of the aforementioned d-men gets moved first as it will provide him even more leverage.”
Tomas Kaberle will be traded on March 4th. I guarantee it.
Kaberle, who’s donned the Leaf uniform for a decade, would be wise to waive his no-trade clause at the NHL Trade Deadline. This would allow him to control his fate, rather than have Burke decide it for him when his contract nullifies his NTC in the off-season due to the Leafs’ failure to make the post-season this year.
In a shaky and at times sloppy game, the Leafs pulled out of yet another overtime with a shootout win. Vesa Toskala had a night in net that was a simple summary of his season to date: solid at times, with glaring weaknesses and questionable play marring his effort as a whole. Nonetheless, in a tilt that saw another Leaf rookie debut and a season stalwart leave the game with an injury, Toronto ironically secured two points against one of the very teams that many “tank-minded” fans badly want to see move up in the standings.
Turns out, there’s speculation that the trade between Anaheim and Pittsburgh was an inadvertent 3 way trade with the Maple Leafs. That’s right, that big Ryan Whitney trade was for the bigger picture.
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The trade went down earlier today and involves a prospect and a shooter from the Ducks.
To Pittsburgh: Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi
To Anaheim: Ryan Whitney
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So here is the situation:
You’re Brian Burke, you’re 6 days from Trade Deadline 2009. You get a phone call from Garth Snow and he has an offer for you. A really big offer.
The offer is…
During the post-game news conference following the shootout victory over the Rangers, coach Ron Wilson acknowledged that Jeff Finger and John Mitchell, injured during the game, are “99%” unlikely to play against the Islanders on Thursday.
To take their places, Anton Stralman and Tim Stapleton have been recalled.
Per Pension Plan Puppets:
“Vorobiev has heart trouble, not in Leafs’ future plans.”
It appears that the KHL has been testing players in the wake of Alexander Cherepanov’s death, and Vorobiev may be at risk of a similar heart ailment.
With all the focus on the trade deadline the past few weeks, some minor moves by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization — namely with the AHL Marlies — have gone relatively unnoticed.
Mark Bell is no longer a Leaf, Boyd Devereaux is back in the NHL, and Bates Battaglia remains with the Marlies.
