On Monday of the holiday weekend, the Toronto Maple Leafs sent Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown to the Ottawa Senators for Cody Ceci, a couple of AHL guys who likely won’t ever dress for the Leafs, and a third round pick.
No one knows what the Senators were thinking.
Later that day, the Leafs sent Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen and a third round pick to the Avalanche for Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot and a sixth round pick.
They had two thirds, thanks to Ottawa who should never have had to sweeten an already sweet pot, and Rosen was signed as a UFA two years ago, so the trade looks even better because it was basically Kadri + found money for three assets.