kaberle to the bruins?...or snake oil?

does anyone else find it odd that toronto maple leafs defenseman tomas kaberle's list of teams he wanted to be traded to was limited to one team?...the boston bruins

the same bruins that sent phil kessel to the leafs for two firsts and a second...

hmmmmm...seems as if, 


(blaring trumpets sound)


BRIAN BURKE!!!



(you may all rise from your knees now)


is, once again, getting leaf-nation all excited with a little snake oil...it's kaberle time...again...remember last trade deadline? and the 2010 off-season?...

yesterday, tsn's darren dreger had leaf-nation in a frenzy when he said, "Failing a complete meltdown - which has scuttled at least one previous trade involving the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tomas Kaberle, and the Boston Bruins - there's strong belief that Kaberle will be traded to Boston."

wow...you could almost feel the collective genuflect to mount maple leaf, with the angels singing burke's praise...the blogs go wild with kaberle getting back the #1 they gave away...

and dreger, gets leaf-nation into more of a tizzy with this title to his report:  SOURCES SAY BRUINS WILLING TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR KABERLE...

after that striking headline, on the heels of the previous "failing a complete meltdown" article, here's what we get as the personal pr-guy for burke and the leafs:

• burke "insists there are other teams involved in the hunt"
• the dynamics aren't done, but a "traditional" return of draft pick and/or prospect
• sources say there's a "willingness" on the part of the bruins to pay a premium

although it may come true, i smell something fishy

the "anonymous hockey blogger"
has his sources

tsn' darren dreger
has his sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well...whaddaya know?...the deal got done