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bustaheims said:
Highlander said:
herman said:
https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1449770586247401479
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At least he tried, good for him. I think he could have stuck on a team like Arizona, but there is no place like home.
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He couldn?t stick with a not very good Columbus team. Other than Buffalo, I don?t think he cracks any NHL roster.
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I know KHL defensemen don't normally make a great transition to the NHL but man, that was a colossal failure.
 
Highlander said:
sort of like Zaitzev
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I wouldn't call Zaitsev a colossal failure. He's overpaid, but he stuck in the league. Zaitsev also didn't have that level of offensive output as Lehtonen.
 
Bender said:
Highlander said:
sort of like Zaitzev
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I wouldn't call Zaitsev a colossal failure. He's overpaid, but he stuck in the league. Zaitsev also didn't have that level of offensive output as Lehtonen.
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Yeah. Zaitsev isn?t a particularly good NHL defenceman, but he is good enough to play in the league. Lehtonen? Not so much.
 
5head move by Lou here, the types of players he overpays are so bad they'll eventually just terminate their own contracts and bingo bango cap hit gone.
 
Did the Leafs have first dibs on Brooks cause they originally lost him on waivers? Not sure how it works but if so we passed on him.
 
Zee said:
Did the Leafs have first dibs on Brooks cause they originally lost him on waivers? Not sure how it works but if so we passed on him.
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As previously discussed, there is no first dibs. The Leafs can directly send him to the minors if they are the only team to place a claim.
 
Frank E said:
Heroic Shrimp said:
https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1461917562233626627
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That was not one of Dubas' nice moves...I know Kadri had to go, but that wasn't the play.
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It wasn't a good return. Trading for Tyson Barrie retained for 1yr was kind of nonsensical because you're then trading down to Kerfoot. Naz is way more useful at his cap hit than Kerfoot.

Although, if we're gonna talk about recent numbers Kerfoot does have 9pts in his last 10GP.
 
Bender said:
Frank E said:
Heroic Shrimp said:
https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1461917562233626627
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That was not one of Dubas' nice moves...I know Kadri had to go, but that wasn't the play.
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It wasn't a good return. Trading for Tyson Barrie retained for 1yr was kind of nonsensical because you're then trading down to Kerfoot. Naz is way more useful at his cap hit than Kerfoot.

Although, if we're gonna talk about recent numbers Kerfoot does have 9pts in his last 10GP.
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Sure, but if we're just talking this small sample size, Kadri 15 points in last 8 games still wins.

Kadri is certainly the better player, and although Kerfoot is at least a useful player, Barrie just didn't work.

Having said that, I'm still trying to figure out why they protected Kerfoot in the expansion draft...that one is still a bit of a head scratcher for me.
 
Frank E said:
Having said that, I'm still trying to figure out why they protected Kerfoot in the expansion draft...that one is still a bit of a head scratcher for me.
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They didn't protect him. And the deal was what it was. Dubas tried to bet Brodie, it fell through so he took the next best deal. Babcock ruined Barrie and he was pretty good with Keefe as coach. Kadri had to go...no choice. He couldn't be trusted anymore. Wasn't a great trade but also wasn't a bad trade.
Since the trade....
Kadri...2.07 5v5 Pts/60
Kerfoot...1.88 5v5 Pts/60
0.19 5v5 Pts/60 is not a huge margin and considering Kerfoot mainly played on the 3rd line, I'd say he's done pretty good.
 
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