http://www.nhlpa.com/news/pavel-kubina-retires-from-nhl-after-13-seasons
Trading Kubina for Exelby and using the gained cap space to sign Komisarek might have been the worst move Burke ever made as the Leafs GM. I never really thought of this before, but it's pretty much the exact same mistake Nonis has made with Grabovski/Clarkson.
On July 1, 2006, Kubina signed with the Maple Leafs as an unrestricted free-agent. He set career marks in points (40) and matched his best in game-winning goals (4) in each of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons in Toronto. He led all Leafs defencemen in goals (14) in 2007-08, while he also accomplished a unique feat by scoring the game-winning goals on back-to-back days (March 11 & 12, 2008). In 2008-09, Kubina scored a career-high nine powerplay goals ? tops among all Leafs defencemen ? and played in all 82 games. Over the three seasons he played for the Maple Leafs, he averaged totals of nearly 34 points and over 22 minutes played to go along with close to 11 goals and 23 assists in nearly 72 games each season.
?Pavel was one of the best defencemen I played with during my NHL career. More importantly he was a great teammate and friend. I will always care about Pavel as one of my best friends,? said Mats Sundin, NHL veteran of 18 seasons.
Trading Kubina for Exelby and using the gained cap space to sign Komisarek might have been the worst move Burke ever made as the Leafs GM. I never really thought of this before, but it's pretty much the exact same mistake Nonis has made with Grabovski/Clarkson.