dlbalr Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 7 minKnock me over with a feather, but MTL has officially notified Tomas Kaberle that the dman will be MTL's second and final compliance buyout. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/statuses/348972226512568321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 yeah I know I am in complete shock, I really thought he had a great future with the habs. Oh wait Kaberle, I thought you said Tinordi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I could see him going to Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 A shame, really. I had hoped he'd be traded to a cash strapped team for a larger buyout contract (like Ville Leino in Buffalo) and a prospect and/or draft pick. I wouldn't be shocked to see the Leafs pull off a trade like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMELINATOR Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hooray! More cap space. Go get Bickell! Komisarek bought out also.. Hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hmm. Imagine if we ended up re-signing Komisarek! The mind reels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobin Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hmm. Imagine if we ended up re-signing Komisarek! The mind reels. The gut heaves.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 $9M in cap space, more to come next summer. A good sized chunk will goto Subban but it's still nice to have flexibility. Also, Greg Pateryn can do everything Komisarek does and a bit better. We have zero use in Komo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 $9M in cap space, more to come next summer. A good sized chunk will goto Subban but it's still nice to have flexibility. Also, Greg Pateryn can do everything Komisarek does and a bit better. We have zero use in Komo. Not exactly.... I've never seen Pateryn put a pass on the tape for a beauty one-timer quite like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Good. He's a chump. The best thing he did in a Habs jersey was help get Gauthier fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Not exactly.... I've never seen Pateryn put a pass on the tape for a beauty one-timer quite like this. Hahahah I was actually looking for komisarek in a habs jersey for a full minute, I died laughing when I realized he was a leaf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I'd like Komisarek. They want a big, physical stay at home guy for cheap; he's all those things. I'm sure reports will come out two months from now about Bergevin "having talked with his agent" after he signs one of Halpern and Armstrong, and either Filpulla or Victor Stallberg. Especially if the Blackhawks win, I really have no faith that this team wants to get bigger and tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 He's all those things and can't play defence in the NHL! INTANGIBLES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 He's all those things and can't play defence in the NHL! INTANGIBLES! Who do you want? These guys haven't won the cup in 20 years now, maybe they should abandon the soft French /Euro fetish. Most teams/fans, when they'really talking "intangibles" they talk size. The tipping point for us, on the other hand seems to be either being French, or being under 5'10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I say Bergevin gets: At least 3 French kids Sunday Filpula, Stalberg or PM Bouchard Keeps Halpern or Armstrong if not both And ends up with 3 mil plus in cap space See the way the Blackhawks are getting crushed by the Bruins? That's us, but without Toews Kane and Hossa in two years. Losing - it's easy, and we're gonna love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I say Bergevin gets: At least 3 French kids Sunday Filpula, Stalberg or PM Bouchard Keeps Halpern or Armstrong if not both And ends up with 3 mil plus in cap space See the way the Blackhawks are getting crushed by the Bruins? That's us, but without Toews Kane and Hossa in two years. Losing - it's easy, and we're gonna love it! montreal can't change over night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Now take a teensy bit of that money and offer Komi the league minimum as a depth guy. If he could ever find his game again (back beside Markov) then that would be beyond awesome, particularly considering it was the Leafs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Now take a teensy bit of that money and offer Komi the league minimum as a depth guy. If he could ever find his game again (back beside Markov) then that would be beyond awesome, particularly considering it was the Leafs. 2 years/4 mil Get Komi. I think he might try to salvage his career in a smaller market though. But then again, we went after Uglic twice, so he might be a masochist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromage Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 See the way the Blackhawks are getting crushed by the Bruins? That's us, but without Toews Kane and Hossa in two years. Losing - it's easy, and we're gonna love it! You posted that just minutes before the Hawks won the cup... and were still leading the series anyways. Im not too sure where in that series you saw the hawks getting crushed by the bruins.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meller93 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Back to the kaberle buyout for a second lol This move actually makes me think Bergevin is going to go hard in the UFA market, or make a trade. When I think about it kaberle only had 1 year left on his contract. Next year even with kaberle we would have had 4.5 million in cap space, with only white Halpern and Armstrong as the only real possible people to resign. So we don't directly need the buyout to fit under the cap. If we sign Horton, Bickel or whoever the buyout is obviously perfect, but is it possible that we could sit next season on 4.5+ mill in cap space when we could have saved the buyout in the event someone else's play falters and has a longer more cumbersome contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Firstly Komisarek sucks... stay far away from him. Hes never been the same since Lurch messed up his shoulder in that fight in Boston. Secondly Chicago is the second smallest team in the NHL. It doesn't take a heck of a lot to get them to fight through things though... just a couple big forwards like a Bickell and Handzus in the top 6 made a huge difference for that team. Guys who were willing to get their nose dirty. If we can add a Bickell and a Big defenceman who clears the crease, we are laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 See the way the Blackhawks are getting crushed by the Bruins? That's us, but without Toews Kane and Hossa in two years. Losing - it's easy, and we're gonna love it! This is a hilarious post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Firstly Komisarek sucks... stay far away from him. Hes never been the same since Lurch messed up his shoulder in that fight in Boston. Secondly Chicago is the second smallest team in the NHL. It doesn't take a heck of a lot to get them to fight through things though... just a couple big forwards like a Bickell and Handzus in the top 6 made a huge difference for that team. Guys who were willing to get their nose dirty. If we can add a Bickell and a Big defenceman who clears the crease, we are laughing. Fans are funny. We can look at Chicago and say, "wow, they're small too," but often times, we can't look at our team OBJECTIVELY. Toews, Kane, Sharp, and Hossa outclass any forwards we have by a m-i-l-e. Bolland is clearly better than Lars Eller. (As much as everyone around here thinks he is Guy Carbonneau) I don't usually sound this negative, but like Jack Todd, it's hard to watch the Cup and realize we're ten miles away from being in the same stadium as Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Back to the kaberle buyout for a second lol This move actually makes me think Bergevin is going to go hard in the UFA market, or make a trade. When I think about it kaberle only had 1 year left on his contract. Next year even with kaberle we would have had 4.5 million in cap space, with only white Halpern and Armstrong as the only real possible people to resign. So we don't directly need the buyout to fit under the cap. If we sign Horton, Bickel or whoever the buyout is obviously perfect, but is it possible that we could sit next season on 4.5+ mill in cap space when we could have saved the buyout in the event someone else's play falters and has a longer more cumbersome contract? Bergevin's comments from last week suggested that he's looking to temper expectations. I could see him going after one bigger piece but that's about it. As for what Kaberle's buyout could be spent on, I wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of one year deals but instead of getting true depth guys like Armstrong, maybe aim a little higher talent wise. There are a lot of contracts expiring after 13-14 and I don't think the Habs will spend all of their cap space for this summer on multi-year pacts for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I don't usually sound this negative, but like Jack Todd. Oh, you listen to Jack Todd. That explains everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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