Kaberle Out 4 Weeks

It's a bad break for the Maple Leafs, as their top defenseman, Tomas Kaberle, has suffered a broken bone in his hand and will likely miss the next four weeks because of the injury. The injury couldn't come at a better time, if you could say that at all, as both Jeff Finger and Mike Van Ryn have both returned to the Leafs' line-up this week, so the team isn't destitute on the blueline for talent.

You have to think that this might hinder his trade value a little bit, as Kaberle has been a hot topic among all the trade rumours already. Kaberle would have to waive his no-trade clause, but that may not be a problem when it comes to having a deal in place already.

Kaberle, a Draft pick of Dale B., will be missed in the pool, despite having a sub-par season with only 29 points in 48 games for the Leafs this year. Missing four weeks will be a hard hole to fill for the Leafs, but for Dale, it isn't the worst case, as he had already made his Waiver picks and probably wouldn't have dropped Kaberle if he had the chance.

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