I figured I would post this trade that has just been presented to the Leafs because it is not something that you could hear about anywhere else other than from Andy Strickland's blog on HockeyBuzz.com.
If you are too lazy to click the link, this is what it says:
"San Jose has discussed a trade with Toronto in which both clubs would swap superstars.
TO Toronto: Patrick Marleau, Steve Bernier, Christian Ehrhoff, and a pick believe to be a 2nd rounder
TO San Jose: Mats Sundin and Tomas Kaberle
No word on if Sundin or Kaberle have any interest in taking their game to San Jose.
Kaberle is exactly what San Jose needs."
Before you meat-head Leafs fans freak out and say this is a horrible deal, consider the fact that every GM in the league knows that Mats Sundin is just a rental player and the odds are very good he will not be playing for their team next year, and could possibly come back to Toronto.
Factor out Kaberle and Marleau and the deal is Sundin (a rental player) for a power forward in Steve Bernier, a good young defenseman in Ehrhoff (though I'd rather see Carle come to the Leafs), and a 2nd round pick. Pretty decent if you ask me, because I think in past years GMs have been overpaying for rental players, and I think they have caught on and will now start paying less for rental players.
I think that Sundin and Kaberle would each waive their no-trade clauses to go to San Jose, but for this deal to be done I think Fletcher would want to throw in Raycroft, and have San Jose add a 1st round draft pick.
Andy Strickland also added that Anaheim still really wants Sundin, but the deal is now that Fletcher is trying to include Raycroft but Brian Burke doesn't want him.
Give me your thoughts, but take into account that this is just a trade proposal, and the players in the deal could be changed or draft picks could be added.
Stay tuned, more to come. Sundin should make his announcement today.
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Danno....NO WAY is San Jose adding a 1st round pick to get stuck with Raycroft. They're probably the team that need him the most, but he isn't getting a 1st rounder. No way, no how.
I didn't mean Raycroft is worth a first rounder.
I just think the Leafs could get more than that for Sundin. So I was thinking they wanted Raycroft anyways, and they could throw in the 1st rounder to make the deal more desirable to Fletcher.
Obviously this is moot now, as BOTH players refuse to be traded. But you are crazy to think that 1st round picks are "throw ins" to any deal, especially in a draft as talented as this one.
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