Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons has seemingly shed some light on the scuttled trade between the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. Per Simmons’ Sunday column, the Flames would have sent TJ Brodie and Mark Jankowski to the Leafs in exchange for Nazem Kadri and Connor Brown.
Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston previously reported that the trade was reportedly a three-way deal. This proposed four player swap would’ve seen the Flames add roughly $300,000 in cap space – the Leafs would’ve only given themselves a tiny bit of cap breathing room while the cap-strapped Flames would’ve dug themselves a bigger hole, so presumably the third mystery team would’ve acted as a cap broker for the two clubs.