Andy Strickland @andystrickland
Mike Komisarek gave #Leafs a list of 12 teams he'd accept a trade to but I'm told he'd pretty much accept a trade anywhere. Wants to play.
Well then.
Apparently he's wanted out for about two weeks now after it became very clear he wasn't going to work himself back into the line up.
The issue is the market isn't there...yet.
He'll be moved for a pick at some point closer to the deadline if teams start to hit the panic button.
Nonis probably wants to move both Komisarek and Liles out West so he doesn't have to see either this season. But he knows he cant be picky in terms of Komisarek, so if the highest pick available is from the East then thats where he'll go. We may have to see us eat another contract in return for Komisarek.
I see Liles generating more interest from teams like Detroit, Minnesota, St.Louis, Edmonton, Colorado, Carolina (East) and Calgary.
Komisarek is a bit different in terms of "needing" a player of his calibre. Detroit will certainly be kicking tires, Colorado may inquire now that the O'Reilly saga is over, and maybe a couple other teams but the market isn't anywhere near that of Liles.
It wouldn't shock me to see both moved, Gardiner brought up and Kostka/Holzer platooned out of the press box.