Report: Five Teams Courting Leafs Defenseman Tomas Kaberle

If you had a nickel (or, perhaps a loonie) for every Tomas Kaberle trade rumor that's come out in the last several years, well, you know how that saying goes. There are more today, but this time, they might have some actual meat to them.

From TSN's Darren Dreger:

The Toronto Maple Leafs have at least 5 offers on the table for defenceman, Tomas Kaberle.

At this point, none of the existing proposals is considered strong enough to close on a deal,  however, that's not to say the Leafs wouldn't accept one of the offers with some tweaking as the day unfolds.

Sources say the offers range from roster players to draft picks.

Why might they actually come to fruition this time around? Well, beginning this weekend, the Leafs have a window of a little less than two months where Kaberle's no-trade clause does not apply.

According to CapGeek.com, "if Kaberle's team misses the playoffs in 2008-09 or 2009-10, he can be traded from the following entry draft until Aug. 15." Leafs fans will tell you that their team did indeed miss the playoffs this season, opening that hole in Kaberle's NTC.

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