After perhaps the most disastrous season in team history, the Toronto Maple Leafs appear ready to move defenseman Tomas Kaberle in hopes of acquiring a first round draft pick in this year's draft.  Fans betting online for this year's draft should feel confident in placing bets online as to possible destinations for the long time Leaf.

After being drafted in the sixth round of the 1995 draft, Kaberle has been one of the most loyal soldiers in NHL history. However after a brutal 29 ^th place finish in which the team missed playoffs for a record fifth straight time, it appears Kaberle's days are numbered as a Leaf. For the past two seasons ever since former captain Mats Sundin left the organization, Kaberle has been the best player for the original six franchises. As result, he has become their best trading chip, and after the team traded its first round draft pick in this year's draft when they acquired Boston sniper Phil Kessel, Leafs general manager Brian Burke has made it clear that the starting price for Kaberle will be a first round pick in this year's draft.

The Leafs who have not made the playoffs since the 2003-2004 NHL season, only have Kaberle remaining from that era. When Kaberle is traded, first round pick in the 2008 draft Luke Schenn, along with John Mitchell, and Nikolai Kulemin, will be the longest serving roster players on the Maple Leafs. Such a storied franchise has not been this young since the middle of the 1980s where they had an equally difficult time.

Leafs general manager Brian Burke needs to pull a few strings, or he will be get knocked around like a UFC 116 Betting Fighter by the Toronto Fans. Burke may be able to recoup not only a first round draft pick in this year's draft, but perhaps a skilled roster player as well. NHL fans betting on Kaberle to be traded for a top five pick, should feel confident that a team such as the New York Islanders or Columbus Blue Jackets may have the best package for the Leafs to acquire such a draft pick.

Year after year NHL players whose teams did not make the playoffs, return to their home countries and continue playing hockey as part of their home country's national roster. For the last three years betting on sports tournaments such as the World Hockey Championship, has been dull for online betting fanatics as Canada has always faced Russia. However this year there has been a changing of the guard as Canada and fellow hockey power house Finland have failed to make it past the quarter final round. Canada was defeated by Russia in the quarterfinals which saw a stacked Russian squad face an inexperienced Canadian squad while easily defeating them five to two. Finland on the other hand lost to arch rival the Czech Republic, as they were defeated two to one in a shootout.

In the tournament's biggest surprise, this year's host nation Germany was able to defeat nemesis Switzerland to advance to their first semi-final ever in the team's history. Unfortunately however, with Canada's loss to Russia, the Germans will face the Russians in the semis. Although this is an unfair match, the good news for German hockey fans is that for the first time in tournament history, the German's can finish no lower than fourth place. The German team making it to the semi-finals, will be sports fans typical David versus Goliath matchup, as this year's German squad only has one NHL player Marcel Goc from the Nashville Predators, while the Russians have 12 NHL Players. The Russians are led by three of the best scorer's in the world, Alexander Ovechkin, Evgenie Malkin, and Ilya Kovalchuk.