Kaberle, 30, has a no-trade clause, but indicated that he'd accept a move if the Leafs insisted on it.
Leafs GM Brian Burke said that he "has no intention of asking those players [with no-trade clauses] to waive it," but Kaberle's situation appears different.
If Kaberle is dealt, the Leafs will likely hold on to fellow blueliner Pavel Kubina, although he is also attracting a lot of interest league-wide.
While Kaberle would accept a trade to a select number of teams, his preference is to remain a Leaf.
"He wants to stay in Toronto," Kaberle's agent, Rick Curran, told TFP this morning. "If possible, he would like very much to stay."
Curran confirmed that a list will be provided in the near future, but noted there was not a set date as to when the Leafs would want it.
"I think it's fair to say that I've had a discussion with Brian [about the possibility of waiving the no-trade clause," Curran said. "We had talked about providing him with a list of those clubs that Tomas would be receptive to being traded to."
Kaberle was almost traded last season to the Philadelphia Flyers for center Jeff Carter, but he declined the move.
Meanwhile, the Leafs are receiving much interest in a number of other players, including Nik Antropov, Jason Blake, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Vesa Toskala and Mike Van Ryn.
Toskala has been bothered all-season by groin and hip soreness, but Burke told the Toronto Star there have been "no discussions" about shutting him down.
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