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Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:49 am**

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=11720

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10460&hubname=

His role on the team is repetitive and having a few guys sitting up in the pressbox is just a waste of cap space. Guys like Bates are a dime a dozen really. Hopefully he can help out the Marlies. I hope this means that Carlo is close to returning.

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:46 am**

they should have never re-signed him, it's money they coulda used for Peca

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:14 pm**

MAS wrote:they should have never re-signed him, it's money they coulda used for Peca

I agree and there is little hope he will be traded, in addition he is on the books for this year and next year...

Posted: **Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:08 am**

MAS wrote:they should have never re-signed him, it's money they coulda used for Peca

Agreed. Perhaps Maurice can take part of the blame on that.

Leafs waive Bates Battaglia