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Discussion: Schenn or Kadri?

by on June 23, 2010 in Opinion - 187 Comments

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As we head into the draft weekend, Burke‘s shown the fans and media that a) he’s not afraid to swing a huge deal and b) no one’s going to see it coming. You can bet he’s going to be be mulling over and considering all sorts of huge blockbuster type scenarios over the next few days, and there could be the teeniest, tiniest, slightest, smaller than Wallin’s point totals chance that he’ll have an interesting decision to make: whether to trade Schenn or Kadri. Yes, I know the popular opinion is to never trade either of them and I’m fully on board with that, but this is purely hypothetical. Imagine Sidney Crosby or whatever player of your choice is coming back the other way.

Now… the other team has given you the choice of giving up either defenseman Luke Schenn, the former 5th overall pick and future defensive anchor on the blueline, or Nazem Kadri, the former 7th overall pick and talented potential 1st line center. Which one would you be more inclined to trade away, and which one would you be more inclined to keep?

No copping out!

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  • Ksavz

    @ BlueBudBC:
    Well what if Luke Adam came as part of the return? Would you still be pissed?

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  • peterbleafs

    Worst thing is I get the feeling the Leafs arent going to do anything at the draft and we have to wait through July. Burke may want to hang on a bit to Kaberle and see how chips fall after July 1st a bit. That is upsetting and patience is hard to take!

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  • SuckerPunch

    @ peterbleafs:

    I am getting impatient as well, but if it means a better return than I am all for waiting a while longer. Burkie won’t be pressed, or pressured into doing anything he doesn’t really want to do. If the right deals are not in place, then I am ok with rolling with close to the same team next year and letting the kids grow together and mature a bit more before we add some key pieces and take a run at it.

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  • lonsmos2

    Jordan wrote:

    @ daniel marois:
    How in hell can 4 mil which is 6.7% of the cap right now hurt a team? You have to be joking. Savard has lets say 4 more productive years left? lets agree then. Well in his 5th year he makes 1.5 mil you think he wouldnt retire then if he sucked? Then 500k the next 2 year. Think he would play for that? No way inhell if hes not good. His contract is probably the best in the league right now IMO

    Jordan I totally agree with everything you are saying, the only thing that would scare me is the cincussion near the end of last year, if he gets hit again and goes down we could have traded Kabs for nothing this is why I believe we need more just in case. I would also expect Kabs would resign with Bruins so it makes him more attractive to them.

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  • rustynail

    Real_ESPNLeBrun

    Murray by the way told me there’s no way he trades Spezza once the Sens have paid him the $4M bonus July 1. Won’t do that two years in a row

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  • BeLeafer

    @ peterbleafs:
    this Friday/Saturday is the time for Kabs to be dealt…. Burke has had time to plan this and set this since early April when the season ended. Im hopeful the trade goes down at the draft.. (may not happen), I would be shocked if he is not traded before July/1st

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  • http://www.torontotruculent.com TorontoTruculent

    At this point, I think I’m more annoyed with the Kadri/Schenn movement talk than I am about Kaberle. Neither kid is going anywhere. The chances of either Kadri/Schenn moving are about he same as Bobby Ryan coming here.

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  • xXGods SoldierXx

    @ offside12:

    That could mean that he is pissed that someone leaked it Burke is like that, he doesn’t like to have his thunder stolen we have to consider that…..

    As for Kadri and Schenn I would trade Schenn we have Phaneuf and to a lesser extent Komisarek. Schenn would be easier to lose…..we have very bare forward cupboars and they need to be restocked BIGTIME!

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  • Shotgun Charlie

    Jordan wrote:

    @ Burkie_s Bollocks:
    . Its just stupid to trade that for Kaberle when he can walk in 12 months time

    The thing I dont understand is how other teams can trade ufa rights a few weeks before the deadline and get something back. Albeit not as much. Having a year under contract will get more….. I really don’t subscribe to the theory that 1 year left brings his value down all that much. I remember them saying that Kovalchuk would have brought atlanta more if he told them last summer he wasnt going to sign…..

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  • B Leaf

    If I had to pick I would prolly say Schenn. However I am strongly of the mind that it is a great off season to move Kaberle and maybe a prospect. Outside of that I would like to see the team stand pat and let the kids grow another year.

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  • Shotgun Charlie

    @ B Leaf:

    I would have no problem moving schenn and kaberle in the same deal to get someone like a staal from pittsburgh or even Ryan from anaheim….if we had to toss in another midrange prospect….so be it….they would just have to throw a good draft pick back.

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  • http://checkingfrombehind.com danvertising

    I would trade Kadri. Not Schenn.
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    You need a rock on your blueline. All of the offensive power in the world won’t help you if you don’t have a rock on your blueline.
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    Look at:
    Philly (Richards, Carter, Briere, Gagne) couldn’t go deep until they got Pronger.
    Tampa (Lecavalier, St Louis, Stamkos) haven’t done squat without a gritty stay-at-home blueliner
    Washington (Ovechkin, Semin, Backstrom) playoff underperformers and are rumoured to be going after non-offensive rock on D Volchenkov
    Even Pittsburgh was awful in the playoffs without their stay at home blueliners Gill and Scuderi
    Florida, St Louis, Columbus… they’re all in the same boat…
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    All of these teams an have offensive star or two or three way better than Kadri… Yet can’t do anything with it because they haven’t built their blueline. And you build your blueline around a guy like Luke Schenn.
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    He is far more valuable.

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