In one of the biggest blockbuster trades of 2019, the Toronto Maple Leafs sent Nazem Kadri and Calle Rosen (since re-acquired) to the Colorado Avalanche for Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfott.
Despite this trade being a massive win for the Leafs in every single possible way, almost all fans of the team disagree.
There has been no trade that better illustrates the difference between the Toronto Maple Leafs philosophy and traditional hockey dogma.
Revisiting the Toronto Maple Leafs and Avalanche Trade
Traditionally, the Leafs miss Kadri’s grit, Kerfoot is useless and Barrie is terrible defensively, and plays a game too similar to the defensemen they already have.