Would trading Kadri for T. J. Brodie and Mark Jankowski worked out better?

[SeaOfBlue]

It would depend on what else was involved, but I would definitely take Kerfoot over Jankowski. Jankowski is a non-tender candidate after this year and even when he was "good", he was mostly just fed favourable minutes.

Brodie is probably a better fit than Barrie, but I would say the gap is less than Kerfoot and Jankowski.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Still think Kadri should of been traded straight across for a Dman

That was probably ideal, but there may have not been anyone good available.

 

[Morgs]

That was probably ideal, but there may have not been anyone good available.

Is Barrie not a defenseman?

I think people are forgetting because of how this year went how much better Barrie was with Colorado.

 

[paulhiggins]

Trading 101: If you don't get the return you want, you don't do the trade.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Is Barrie not a defenseman?

I think people are forgetting because of how this year went how much better Barrie was with Colorado.

I think the point was to get a better/longer term defenseman instead of getting one year of a defenseman + a 3C. I was saying that the better/longer term defenseman may not have been available for Kadri (or at all).

 

[Menzinger]

That was probably ideal, but there may have not been anyone good available.

A fair point. Pretty hard to name a better rhd traded in the past year.

 

[Antropovsky]

Is Barrie not a defenseman?

I think people are forgetting because of how this year went how much better Barrie was with Colorado.

Back to back 14 goal seasons for colorado.... both in less than 82 games. He comes to Toronto and Babs puts him on pp2. I think Babs is a good coach, but his stubborness and obsession with one type of player likely has cost him more cups than he has won. I would be very curious to see a babcock coached and gmed team...much like Quinn did in the past. Who knows it may be very successful...it would likely be one hell of a hardworking team. Might not be the most skilled...but very blue collar. Would be interesting for sure.

 

[ShaneFalco]

IIRC he submitted his list to include Toronto AFTER Kadri nixed the deal.

Eliminating any further discussions to find another approach.

Yeah that's what I thought too

 

[jaric1862]

That was probably ideal, but there may have not been anyone good available.

That's true. Like Pesce would of been nice but I'm sure the Canes didn't want to trade him and if they did, probably not for Kadri

 

[1specter]

Nope, I think it would've just been best to keep Kadri. People keep saying he was out of place but that's more to do with Babcock being a rigid idiot who refused to shuffle lines. Keefe would've used him far more effectively and likely would've given him some extra shifts on the wing with JT and Matthews.

Kerfoot is basically mayonnaise and Barrie was not what this team needed at all

 

[TSN Jdog]

Brodie actually has some defensive ability in him unlike Barrie. Whiff of a trade by Dubas

 

[cesareborgia]

Should have just kept Kadri. His defence and hustle was much better than Kerfoot and the other guy, Liles or whatever his name was.

Then again, Kerf with two against the Habs, let's see if he can prove me wrong.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Should have just kept Kadri. His defence and hustle was much better than Kerfoot and the other guy, Liles or whatever his name was.

Then again, Kerf with two against the Habs, let's see if he can prove me wrong.

How can you be enough of a fan to come to a message board, yet not enough of a fan to even know the players' names? Also, why would you bother to share your opinion as if you know anything, when you don't even know their names?

 

[jaric1862]

Should have just kept Kadri. His defence and hustle was much better than Kerfoot and the other guy, Liles or whatever his name was.

Then again, Kerf with two against the Habs, let's see if he can prove me wrong.

 

[cesareborgia]

How can you be enough of a fan to come to a message board, yet not enough of a fan to even know the players' names? Also, why would you bother to share your opinion as if you know anything, when you don't even know their names?

Sarcasm flew over your head. I don't care enough about Barrie to mention his name.

 

[Pi]

I prefer the trade they went with + don't forget we got Lehtonen for free for next year who was great in the KHL for many years.

 

[Koolboss]

At the end of the day a smart GM wouldn't have trade a player like Kadri. Glad its working out for him in Colorado

 

[Azail]

As someone who lives in Calgary and gets to watch the Flames quite often, Brodie is definitely a product of playing with Gio. Many of my die-hard Flames fan friends really are not big fans of Brodie, and would like to see him gone.

I was a fan of the trade at the time. It is too bad Barrie had a rough start with Babcock, but he did appear to be much closer to his Colorado form after Keefe was brought on. Hopefully he has a good playoffs and we can chalk this up as a win.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

How about the option to just keep Kadri... I think that would be best (yes he messed up in the playoffs back to back years..I know)

That wasn't an option you can't have a guy constantly screwing his team

 

[Maple Leaf]

That wasn't an option you can't have a guy constantly screwing his team

Keeping Kadri was the best option
Too bad Dubas likes a bunch of soft players

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Keeping Kadri was the best option
Too bad Dubas likes a bunch of soft players

Keeping a guy that gets himself suspended in the playoffs is never the best option

 

[LeafChief]

Keeping Kadri was the best option
Too bad Dubas likes a bunch of soft players

Yeah - Muzzin and Clifford are buttery soft. Kapanen plays soft too.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Yeah - Muzzin and Clifford are buttery soft. Kapanen plays soft too.

Kadri for Kerfoot and Barrie is softer than a baby bum

 

[LeafChief]

Kadri for Kerfoot and Barrie is softer than a baby bum

Good post!

 

[cesareborgia]

Keeping a guy that gets himself suspended in the playoffs is never the best option

This is the worst argument ever.

Trading someone with the most heart and highest compete level on the team is never the best option.