Canes fans know the situation with defenseman Frantisek Kaberle. He scored the goal that won the 2006 Stanley Cup. Shoulder problems have hampered him the last two seasons. His name continues to be bandied about in trade speculation.
Here's what Kaberle had to say about those three issues.
Q: How are you physically going into this season?
A: I've been home [Czech Republic] all summer working out. I finally feel healthy like before and lifting the same weights like before the shoulder injury. The last couple of years were hard for me but I feel like I'm getting back to where I was before the shoulder injury.
"Last year, I was feeling good in the beginning, then in the middle of the season was not so good. Hopefully I'm going to play well the whole season and play more consistently. I feel like everything will go well for the team and for me."
Q: There has been so much trade speculation. Have you paid attention to it and what do you think will happen?
A: "Of course. I've been talking to my agent. I guess, you know, I was just trying to focus on my practice and my work this summer, and what will happen will happen.
"What can I do? It's part of the business, you know. So we'll see what happens."
Q: Regardless of what happens, you'll always be a part of Hurricanes history because of the winning goal in Game Seven against Edmonton. Not a bad way to be remembered, is it?
A: "Of course, but it has been a long time ago now, it seems to me. We need to focus for now on next season.
"[To win the Cup] you have to work every practice, every game, every night, you have to work the hardest you possibly can. It starts building with the first practice in training camp and goes through the season."
A Raleigh native, Chip has worked at the N&O since 1979 and is the Canes beat writer. He can be reached at
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Kabs
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 13:44 — rbmartinKaberle ought to be traded. Even when healthy, he's a smallish d-man, and that means he has to rely on positioning and smarts rather than physical play. At this he has always been inconsistent, plus his lack of bulk adds to his likelihood of injury. The Canes are not in a position to gamble on a top 4 defenseman's health and return to a level of play never higher than B-grade in my estimation. I say trade him for what you can get and bring up a prospect. I'd rather suffer a promising rookie's mix of good play and mistakes than spending another year hoping Kabs returns to form.
JRs_Fault - Frantisek 's injury dates back 2 years
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 13:03 — gparodyand we missed the playoffs then as well. If I remember correctly, Babchuk was on the roster that year and received limited playing time and was sent down to the AHL. Frantisek played poorly that year as well... The mistake from 2006-2007 was repeated at the end of the last season when Pete rushed back some players at the end during the last 2 weeks. The lost opportunity to have a developed Babchuk may have cost us Cole!
Some playoff hockey will fix all of this!!!!
agree & disagree
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 16:03 — JRs_FaultWent back and re-read your post and missed your shift from 'last year' to 'year one' of Kab's injury... you are right, Babchuck's playing time went to zero after Kaberle returned in early Feb.
I cannot agree that this cost us Cole.... To compare Babchuck (even with another couple months of playing time) to Pitkanen, who JR had targetted long before July 1 is overestimating Babchuck and/or underestimating Joni.
We're talking about a 4th overall pick in Pitkanen:
Look at the numbers:
Pitkanen 05-06: 46 pts in 58 gms,
06-07: 43 pts in 77 gms (on a BAD Flyer team)
Kaberle 05-06: 44 in 77 (by FAR career best)
Kabs+Babs 06-07: 22 pts in 79 gms (ughhh)
Many things led up to the Cole trade... he is UFA after this season, the need to lock up Staal, the surplus of skill F, the lack of solid offensive D. Look at what JR did for the money with D-men this off-season compared to his peers, and he comes off looking pretty darn good.
Good choice on the interview
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 12:13 — Anonymous (not verified)Good choice on the interview today! Frank is tricky situation w/ the numbers on D & the team being over-budget. You'd have to think that the Canes are trying to move him if they can. I do, however, like what he said about working "the hardest you possibly can" every practice & every game. More than anything, that has cost us the playoffs the past 2 seasons.
I think that sometimes the players.....
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 10:31 — Anonymous (not verified)I think sometimes the players insist that they can do more than they can really do.... I'm not speaking of healthy players, but of the guys who are or were injured. The coach wants to put his best players on the ice... no matter what. Nobody really knows 100% how a player feels except the player himself. If a player says he is fine... or he doesn't hurt.. or he can go... the coaches (and sometimes even medical staff) have to go by what the player tells them until they see with their own eyes that a player just can't go... Sometimes (unfortunately) this happens after it's too late... It's rare to see the coaches or trainers watching during warm-ups... so they have to rely on the information they are given by the player....
Kaberle
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 09:31 — Anonymous (not verified)The "policy" lies at the coaches feet? What policy would that be? This isn't a communist situation- people aren't thrown out there to play while hurt. They play cause they're cleared medically (although I have my suspicions on some of the clearances that have happened) and the player says he can't stand to watch from the pressbox and off they go. Nobody is forced to do anything. So laying thing at the coach is a little much imo.
A player declares himself healthy; the docs say it's ok to play, the player apparently still is fighting the injury, and it shows all over the ice. Kaberle, for as much as he is a likable sort, and he really is a likable guy; Is frankly, a headcase. He gains and loses confidence like the wind blows- on a whim. Can he be a good player- OF COURSE. He worked himself out of the press box at the start of 05-06 to being the dude who scores the biggest goal of his career in Game 7. He can be a difference maker. I hope he is- whether we trade him or not, I want that for Kaberle. He's been a good guy about all the rumors, seems to really like his teammates, and like I said, he can be a contributor and a difference for our team, when healthy he is great for the Canes.
Unfortunatley for Frank.
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 09:16 — CC (not verified)Unfortunatley for Frank. With the defensive changes/ new personnel, his salary and the self imposed cap along with other players we may want to add (O'Neill/Sutter) he would be the obvious "odd man out". This may just come down to a business decision.
Frantisek Kaberle was a victim of bad policy
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 09:11 — gparodyI hope we hang on to Frantisek as he had some good spurts last year. His problem was clearly injuries. What he was affected by was the bad policy of playing injuried players who are so injured that they hurt the team. Much to Frantisek's credit he didn't wine he did the best he could. This policy has to lay at the coaches feet. We saw how bad this policy was at the end of last year. I understand these guys are tough guys but it helps no one when they are unable to play at an acceptable level due to injury and they are repeatedly put on the ice. In year one of his injury, Babchuck should have been getting ice time and developing . What is the worst that could have happened - we missed the playoffs? Oh Yeah that did happen.
Good Luck Frantisek we are pulling for you!
I don't know the extent of
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 10:40 — Anonymous (not verified)I don't know the extent of Kaberle's injury, but NHL players play less than 100% regularly. Was he injured or hurt? There's a difference. Are you risking further injury by playing or are you just in pain? NHL players are expected to play with pain.
Babchuck? Last year?
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 09:57 — JRs_FaultValid points about playing guys that may have been way less than 100%, but Babchuck wouldn't have picked up any of Kaberle's minutes... he played in Omsk last year after refusing to take the demotion to the AHL in the 2006-7 season.
Until the Corvo pickup, Kaberle was the only option the team had in terms of an offensive D-man. It was guys like Conboy & Borer that would have gotten the ice-time, but they wouldn't have really played that same role.
Amen gparody Amen !
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 09:56 — esteban1949you spoke the truth there...but remember that even the coach can't force an injuried player to play...now if there was any manipulation that's one thing...and yes it must be changed...yet like Roddy,Rosie and others like him...they play hurt not because they have or are tougher than anyone else...they want to win!! Enjoy the rest of the week !
Go Canes !
Glad to see him asked about
Wed, 09/17/2008 - 07:49 — Anonymous (not verified)Glad to see him asked about a possible trade, but he didn't really say much about it.