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Deal For Kubina Works Out For Atlanta
by Paul on 11/27/09 at 03:36 PM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
This space has fired more than a few well-deserved broadsides at Don Waddell in the past, so it’s only fair to give the Atlanta GM his due for making what’s shaping up as the most lopsided deal of the summer. It was Waddell, after all, who accommodated Brian Burke’s desire for a crankier blueline and some salary cap relief by sending original Thrasher Garnet Exelby and forward Colin Stuart to Toronto in exchange for Pavel Kubina and Tim Stapleton.
How’s it working out so far? The gritty, if sparsely-talented Exelby has played in just 12 of the Maple Leafs’ first 23 games, and with only one fight and a -6 rating to his credit, he’s likely to become a near permanent resident of the Foster Hewitt Gondola at the Air Canada Centre when Mike Komisarek returns to the lineup next week. Stuart, a spare part in the deal, was sent to the Flames without ever playing a game for the Buds.
And Kubina? The fleece is evident in the numbers. He’s eating up more than 22 minutes a night as part of Atlanta’s second pairing and playing a significant role on both special teams.
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I would say its debatable that Beauchiman is a better player then Kubina. Beauchemin played on a very good Ducks team at the time while generally being a minus player and averaging around 20 points when not injured a season. Kubina on the other hand averaged 35-40 points while playing on TORONTO, and TAMPA BAY, teams which were both very bad over the last 4-5 years. Not to mention his plus/minus has been generally positive over the last 5 years despite this.
Posted by Luongo-is-my-hero on 11/28/09 at 03:26 AM ET
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One thing that the author is neglecting is the fact that the trade allowed for the Leafs to aquire Beauchemain, who is a better player than Kubina (although has struggled thus far) and also costs $1.2 million less per season than Kubina does (which also happens to be roughly how much Cap space the Leafs have).
Posted by Belligerent Burkie from Leafs Nation on 11/27/09 at 07:17 PM ET