The 28-year-old centre reportedly vetoed a trade that would’ve sent him from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Calgary Flames, with T.J. Brodie as the centrepiece in return.
This is, arguably, a lesser return than what Kyle Dubas was able to pry away from the Colorado Avalanche, whose salary cap space and surplus of defencemen allowed them to make a significant move.
The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt from a positional strength in order to bolster their defence with Tyson Barrie, while minimizing potential losses at centre with the trade’s inclusion of Alexander Kerfoot.
Kadri Says No
According to Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, Kadri turned down a trade that would have sent him and Connor Brown to the Flames for T.