The Toronto Maple Leafs sent Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen and a 2020 3rd round pick to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for the Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot, with half of Barrie’s salary retained.
The Leafs then signed Kerfoot to a four year $3.5 million contract extension which is already proving to be extremely team-friendly.
The Leafs never had any intention of signing Barrie to a massive extension, and he was always a rental. He was terrible under Babcock, and quite excellent under Keefe once Babcock was fired.
He quarterbacked the Leafs PP which was second in the NHL (by goals per minute) since Sheldon Keefe took over.