As the dust was beginning to settle on the first day of NHL free agency, the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs made a head-turning deal, with the Avalanche sending defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alexander Kerfoot, and a sixth-round pick to the Leafs for defenseman Calle Rosen, a third-round pick, and the key part of the deal, agitating centerman Nazem Kadri.
Fans may know Kadri for his 30-goal, 60-point season for the Leafs in 2016-17, for him being known as a “shutdown center,” or his.