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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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