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Kaberle to the Sharks "very real possibility." Sharp, Esche, Kovalchuk...

July 13, 2010, 12:01 PM ET [ Comments]
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Here'a a Quick Hit (meeting with a source at 1:30 pm, so I may have a big update 2-2:30ish...)

Sources are telling me the Kaberle sweeps are heating up. Four teams leading the way right now..Buffalo, New Jersey, Washington, and the new leader...San Jose.

I am hearing a deal involving Setoguchi could be in place, and may soon become "the new Team to Beat." Kaberle is a great fit for the Sharks and right in the Hjalmarsson wheelhouse. Kaberle still would prefer to stay in the East however.

On Patrick Sharp...

The Bruins, Leafs, and Sabres are now in the rumor mill...It feels as though Sharp will be moved, while Niemi will stay in Chicago...However, as I have been saying for some time now, the Hawks have interest in Turco...as an insurance policy.

On Robert Esche...

I am a big fan of Robert Esche and want to see him get back into the NHL. I still believe Esche has some game left, and I am not alone in this. Talking to scouts who have been monitoring him from afar, in Russia, Esche is playing at an NHL level. The Flyers attempted to bring him in last year when the goalies hit the fan, but could not due to NHL rules. Now, however, I am hearing Esche may get a serious look with the Flyers...

On Kovalchuk...

So I have to add something with Ilya....All I have heard this morning is more of the same sentiment that the Kings and Ilya are no closer to a deal now, with some really seeing the two as further apart.

"I seriously can't see them getting it done now," one key source said. A source who thought this would get done.

Of course, there appear to be only two options for Ilya...so NJ is again the leader in my opinion, but the Kings are playing this as hard as they can.

Essentially, the Kings and Devils know the Cap has seriously limited Ilya's options, and are playing it that way...neither team is saying, "screw it, we HAVE to have this guy." Meanwhile, Kovalchuk has yet to say, "screw it, I wish it was year 1 or 2, post lockout, but it isn't....I want to live here and this is enough money to make my family happy."

Sooner or later, one side has to give.
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