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Report: Isles have no interest in Komisarek

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1. #isles likely not making a D deal unless falls in lap
2. no interest in Komisarek
3. see #1 and 2

I'm not sure how much credibility this guy has. I've bumped into his name a few times. I'd just consider it a rumour and a fyi.

The Isles have been bantered about on this site as a potential destination for Mike to help them hit their cap minimum.

They have a forward or two to sign and are only $2.1 mil (or so) shy.
http://www.capgeek.com/charts.php?Team=21
Being so close, the cap minimum probably isn't much of an issue for them.

Slow time of year for Leafs news ....
 
Gallof is/was one of Eklund's bloggers for a while, so, take that for what it's worth. While I don't believe there's much chance of a Komisarek deal this summer, whether it be to the Isles or anyone else, I'd say this guy saying it's not going to happen holds about as much weight as you or I saying it's not going to happen.
 
I dont care who it is, its lame... unless you desperately below the cap floor,and you are looking for a dude that has a wife in LI..... oh nm....
 
I'd really love to see Komisarek get picked up for a forward. This seems almost impossible to me though.
 
Why in the world would they? If it's just about hitting the cap floor they'd be better off signing a random scrap heap guy to a one year deal at an inflated price than give Komisarek 12.5 over the next three.
 
I can see Komi being attractive as a cap floor deal in some way next year, a 9m hit over two years with 7m in real dollars could work for someone, could also end up being a bit of a boat anchor for the Leafs, hard to say now.
 
Tigger said:
I can see Komi being attractive as a cap floor deal in some way next year, a 9m hit over two years with 7m in real dollars could work for someone, could also end up being a bit of a boat anchor for the Leafs, hard to say now.
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It kind of is already wouldnt you say?
 
Damian said:
Tigger said:
I can see Komi being attractive as a cap floor deal in some way next year, a 9m hit over two years with 7m in real dollars could work for someone, could also end up being a bit of a boat anchor for the Leafs, hard to say now.
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It kind of is already wouldnt you say?
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Well, yes. Was trying to think of half of one being better than a whole one dragging along the bottom. Who knows, maybe Komi finds his old form and makes us forget about his first two years with the Leafs, I have my doubts but I hope for the best.
 
Tigger said:
I can see Komi being attractive as a cap floor deal in some way next year, a 9m hit over two years with 7m in real dollars could work for someone, could also end up being a bit of a boat anchor for the Leafs, hard to say now.
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I think dealing Komisarek has much less to do with his salary than it does with his play. If he was disappointing but had played himself into a sure spot in the line-up he'd probably have some value around the league. Nobody's going to want a 3.5 million a year cash/4.5 million cap hit #7 defenseman.
 
Saint Nik said:
Tigger said:
I can see Komi being attractive as a cap floor deal in some way next year, a 9m hit over two years with 7m in real dollars could work for someone, could also end up being a bit of a boat anchor for the Leafs, hard to say now.
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I think dealing Komisarek has much less to do with his salary than it does with his play. If he was disappointing but had played himself into a sure spot in the line-up he'd probably have some value around the league. Nobody's going to want a 3.5 million a year cash/4.5 million cap hit #7 defenseman.
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I don't know, I mean I agree for the most part that Komi needs to play better for that to be a more realistic outcome ( and that may be a bit of a two edged sword for Burke/Wilson ) but I also see deals like the one that brought in Franson with a bashed up Lombardi and have to think there's still a chance of some kind of deal happening even if way on the outside and probably not in the Leafs favour ( no, that's not a direct comparable, still ).

It's also difficult to know given the cap floor could be a casualty in the off season, if that's gone and Komi doesn't improve or earn some ice time to show what he's got then the Leafs are probably stuck with him for at least two more years.

 
Tigger said:
I don't know, I mean I agree for the most part that Komi needs to play better for that to be a more realistic outcome ( and that may be a bit of a two edged sword for Burke/Wilson ) but I also see deals like the one that brought in Franson with a bashed up Lombardi and have to think there's still a chance of some kind of deal happening even if way on the outside and probably not in the Leafs favour ( no, that's not a direct comparable, still ).
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Forget being a direct comparable, the Franson/Lombardi deal is an example of the length the poorer teams will go to avoid paying big dollars to someone they can't count on. What are the odds that they'll then go and try to acquire someone like that?

The Rolston deal is a good example of what I mean. Rolston is a guy who's overpaid but he's on the hook for one year and is still a productive player. That's the kind of guy who can get dealt to a team looking to hit the cap floor. A guy who may not play and is owed a big chunk of cash over multiple years would be the last thing I'd want.
 
Saint Nik said:
Tigger said:
I don't know, I mean I agree for the most part that Komi needs to play better for that to be a more realistic outcome ( and that may be a bit of a two edged sword for Burke/Wilson ) but I also see deals like the one that brought in Franson with a bashed up Lombardi and have to think there's still a chance of some kind of deal happening even if way on the outside and probably not in the Leafs favour ( no, that's not a direct comparable, still ).
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Forget being a direct comparable, the Franson/Lombardi deal is an example of the length the poorer teams will go to avoid paying big dollars to someone they can't count on. What are the odds that they'll then go and try to acquire someone like that?

The Rolston deal is a good example of what I mean. Rolston is a guy who's overpaid but he's on the hook for one year and is still a productive player. That's the kind of guy who can get dealt to a team looking to hit the cap floor. A guy who may not play and is owed a big chunk of cash over multiple years would be the last thing I'd want.
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Who's 'they', Nashville? Yeah I agree it's pretty unlikely they're in that position, I feel a little stupid just typing that.

Florida, knowingly signing Jovanoski to a 4 year pact on a +35 deal the way they did may be a better example of the 'almost anything is possible' notion, something I was trying to get at with the trade I mentioned but apparently I wasn't clear enough when I said that I didn't think it was directly comparable and that it was pretty unlikely to happen.

Rolston may be a good example of a cap floor deal but why wouldn't Komisarek play?





 
Floyd said:
Damian said:
Something has to give tho.... we have what, 8 NHL ready dmen right now?
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Hasn't Burke stated that he like that though?
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He cant really say much else before camp can he? It would alienate players right out of the gate I would suspect. From a competition standpoint its the right thing to say....
 
Tigger said:
Florida, knowingly signing Jovanoski to a 4 year pact on a +35 deal the way they did may be a better example of the 'almost anything is possible' notion, something I was trying to get at with the trade I mentioned but apparently I wasn't clear enough when I said that I didn't think it was directly comparable and that it was pretty unlikely to happen.
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Jovanovski is also a guy coming off a year where he played 20 minutes a night. I'm not looking to kick around whether or not "almost anything is possible" but rather that nothing I've seen would indicate that a poor team is willing to pay big money to players who might not make their teams. If they were, Burke could find a place for Jeff Finger right now.

Tigger said:
Rolston may be a good example of a cap floor deal but why wouldn't Komisarek play?
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Same reason he might not here. He didn't really cement himself as a NHL defenseman these last two years.
 
Saint Nik said:
Tigger said:
Florida, knowingly signing Jovanoski to a 4 year pact on a +35 deal the way they did may be a better example of the 'almost anything is possible' notion, something I was trying to get at with the trade I mentioned but apparently I wasn't clear enough when I said that I didn't think it was directly comparable and that it was pretty unlikely to happen.
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Jovanovski is also a guy coming off a year where he played 20 minutes a night. I'm not looking to kick around whether or not "almost anything is possible" but rather that nothing I've seen would indicate that a poor team is willing to pay big money to players who might not make their teams. If they were, Burke could find a place for Jeff Finger right now.

Tigger said:
Rolston may be a good example of a cap floor deal but why wouldn't Komisarek play?
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Same reason he might not here. He didn't really cement himself as a NHL defenseman these last two years.
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I am not saying that Burke can find a trading partner for Komi, however, just because Komi may not crack the top 6 d for Toronto doesn't mean he couldn't on a team like the Islanders.
 
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