"Kampf, 30, is currently suspended from the team without pay, as the Maple Leafs sent him down to the minors. The veteran centre isn't having it and has no interest playing for the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies. Some NHL veterans take the move with a grain of salt, work hard, and try to force their way back into the NHL. Kampf decided he was going to cause quite the stink, after Treliving has spent the past few weeks trying to move the disgruntled forward."
"Kampf's contract is the hurdle. Treliving is paying Kampf $2.4 million annually through next season, and no other team is interested in that price tag. While it's not really coming into play right now, because Kampf would play anywhere in the NHL, but the Leafs forward also has a 10-team no-trade clause, thanks to Treliving. So essentially, Kampf was not only overpaid, he was given trade protection, which shouldn't be the case for a fourth-line centre."
Brad Treliving signed David Kampf to a four-year extension that now complicates roster management. Kampf, 30, was suspended without pay after being sent to the AHL's Toronto Marlies and refuses to report. Treliving has attempted to move Kampf but faces obstacles because Kampf carries a $2.4 million annual salary through next season and a 10-team no-trade clause. Other teams are uninterested at that price and trade protection limits relocation options. A $1.35 million signing bonus is due July 1, raising questions about repayment if the contract is terminated and increasing the cost to any acquiring team. The contract terms have magnified the personnel problem.
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