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Top 10 Worst Trades in Toronto Maple Leafs History

By Stephen Nixon

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Andrew Raycroft makes a blocker save as Boston's Wayne Primeau looks behind him for a rebound during game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada on November 28, 2006. (Photo by Jay Gula/Getty Images)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Andrew Raycroft makes a blocker save as Boston's Wayne Primeau looks behind him for a rebound during game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada on November 28, 2006. (Photo by Jay Gula/Getty Images) /
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Toronto Maple Leafs – Tyson Barrie battles Nazem Kadri (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

#9. Fan-Favourite Nazem Kadri Gets Shipped to Colorado

The Trade:

  • Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Tyson Barrie, Alex Kerfoot and 2020 6th Round Pick (Joe Miller)
  • Colorado Avalanche acquire: Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen and 2020 3rd Round Pick (Jean-Luc Foudy)

We can argue about whether or not Tyson Barrie was actually a very good defenseman when Sheldon Keefe arrived and rave over the defensive numbers that Alex Kerfoot produces, but I needed to put this trade on my list, because of Kadri.

The last few regular seasons of Kadri were amazing but his playoff disaster was the reason the team needed to move on from him, and I understand that, but, man! To look what he’s doing in Colorado right now as the second-line centre, makes me so upset that the team didn’t push him into that role in Toronto.

He’s way too expensive as the third-option, but would you rather have Kadri at $4.5M or John Tavares at $11M as your second-line centre? Tavares is much better, but is he really $6.5M better than him? Think about what the team could have done with that extra cash if they had it.

I love John Tavares and am thankful he’s a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but I think the team would have been in a much better situation depth-wise if they had Kadri in there instead.

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