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Once again as we inch closer to the NHL Entry Draft in Montreal various rumors have taken on a life of its own involving possible blockbuster trades that may happen on the draft floor this coming weekend. In past weeks such names as Philadelphia Flyers forward Daniel Briere, Ottawa Senators forwards Jason Spezza Dany Heatley and Los Angeles Kings talented forward Alexander Frolov are just some of the big names being bounded about. On Thursday another name was added to the mix as Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberle who is the longest service Leaf is apparently close to leaving town. This 11 year veteran who is coming off a down season that saw him score only 31 points in 57 games has for years been the undisputed leader on the Leafs blue line. At last seasons trade deadline his general manager Brian Burke came out publicly in saying that he will not trade the veteran defenceman who has played in 738 games during his time in Toronto. On Thursday it was reported that Burke received a tempting offer for the 31 year-old power play specialist from a team that didn’t want to be identified. Besides this certain team who are believed to be also pursuing Florida Panthers free agent Jay Bouweester there are also a handful of other teams who have made Burke a tempting offer for the blue liner. Heading into the off season talk was that the Leafs were not going to deal Kaberle until after July 1 in hopes of maximizing a deal from a team who lost out on the Bouweester sweepstakes. These rumors are reporting that the Leafs are seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on a Kaberle deal this coming weekend.
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