Wednesday Morning Quick Hits – Marlies signings and more

Okay, so Burke revealed he would trade Pogge, but said nothing on McGowan`s show. McGowan is a pussy, like i said. His interview was a joke. Burke must know Leafs nation is huge, keep the fans that pay his 25 million dollar contract informed! Im so pissed off at the lack of respect!

@ Tony:

No… I don’t think anybody can be pissed at Burke for taking a break after a hectic draft and UFA frenzy. He did a good job and deserves the break. He has a cell phone with him… he’s just killing time until the real offers for Kaberle come in just before the 15th!

Tony the reshaping is pretty much done so relax. I am pretty sure Burkes cell phone works where he is on holidays and I am pretty sure all the other GMs have each others cell phone numbers.

Now another killer trade idea:

Here goes:

Eklund to the KHL in exchange for nothing.

Next: Mitchell and White to Phoenix for Turris and a 2nd. (I wanna keep Stajan)
Then: Kaberle to Dallas for Benn OR Glennie and a 1st.

Then: I would go to training camp and watch my prospects all blossom.

I think KHL needs to get a large compensation for taking on a RETARD DUMP!… any chance we can throw Gary Buttman in on that deal?

man the bruins say they will make room for kessel.. so im thinking if we cant get kessel according to cap central there 2.66 million or so over the cap.. there loaded down the middle with savard, bergeron krejci and kessel.. to me bergeron is the odd man out making 4.75mill with concousion history and point totals not being there.

Also the right side has ryder, wheeler, kobasew and recchi.. he’re i think wheeler is the odd man out he didnt have a single point in the playoffs.. and his cap hit is 2.825. so him and bergeron together = 7.575

so the trade could potentially be ian white, stajan and pogge(as rask is a rfa and will most likely get a raise and thomas is signed long term.) for bergeron, wheeler, and joe colbourne

The bruins would get 4.975 in cap space so they can sign kessel they also get a cheaper centermen who can play third or fourth line or even fill in on the second line, they get a cheap youn dmen in ian white and a goalie prospect.

Toronto gets a two top 6 forwards and a top prospect

I think Stajan will be dealt this summer wilson doesn’t like him much and burke will adress that.

@ Alex Austman:

That is really cool that Burke talked to you guys like that. Burke will have to package Pogge with anything to get a decent return. I think it’s really a shame that he is going to go, he’s VERY YOUNG for a goalie and I would see this as a big mistake for Burke unless he gets something very attractive back in the deal.

Bobby Ryan is an intriguing thought… I could see Burke trying to pull the trigger on a trade with ANA since they have lost Pronger. Kaberle would have to be included to bring back such a good young player though. Unless we are moving Grabovski or Kulemin, I don’t see a package of Pogge, MVR, White + being enough to bring back Ryan.

Bobby Ryan is a dream, will never happen… Talk realisticly please.

@Ryan A
Agreed

boston wont take kaberle there already 2.6 over the cap

The teams that need a puck moving DMan are:

Boston, Dallas, Phoenix, Florida, Colorado, Columbus, Vancouver and Toronto

So each of these teams are destinations for Kaberle. My other suggestion is to trade Kaberle to Toronto for free! Then Toronto would have a premier puck moving DMan but then they would have to move 1 or 2 of their other D.

But yeah! He was very candid. I’ve watched numerous press conferences where he’s fairly quiet about his intentions, but he was completely open and honest today. Not one question did he duck and weave (except the Bobby Ryan issue, due to tampering he said). A real class act. And as for Pogge… I agree. Sort of a mess up all around. If it were up to me I’d keep him in the minors another year, but I think Burke places a little more value on the players as people with goals and careers than I do.

PS If my previous comment sound arrogant I apologize, that wasn’t my intention. Just wanted to make perfectly clear that this is what he said, not what I am speculating.