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August 15th, 2010 by Eric Warren Leave a reply »With the Tomas Kaberle saga finally over one can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It became official last night at 12:01 am with the word coming down that Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke was not able to make a satisfactory deal for embattled veteran defense man Tomas Kaberle.
While it may be a relief to Kaberle that he will remain a Leaf, I'll wager that the bigger relief is that the wait is over.
Burke issued this brief statement immediately following the deadline.
"While a number of Clubs made offers to trade for Tomas, none of them reflected Tomas's value to our team. I understand a period like this is stressful to the player, and we are pleased that there is a resolution, and we can all continue to prepare for the coming season."
I have to tell you, I'm just glad the circus has left town!
One wonders what is around the corner. Are there still a free agent or two in Burke's sight's. Bobby Ryan is still on the market though Burke has not publicly stated any interest in pursuing him.
Ryan is a group 2 RFA and as such would cost any team compensation in the form ...
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