Leafs deal Kadri to Avs for Barrie, Kerfoot

Two veterans departed the only NHL teams they have played for, as the Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Nazem Kadri on Monday in a deal that sent defenseman Tyson Barrie to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Colorado also picked up defenseman Calle Rosen and a 2020 third-round draft pick in the deal. Toronto also got forward Alex Kerfoot and a 2020 sixth-round selection. In addition the Avalanche are retaining half of the $5.5 million cap hit on the final season of Barrie's contract.

Kadri carries a cap hit of $4.5 million through each of the next three seasons as part of a six-year, $27 million deal he signed in April 2016, according to capfriendly.com.

Kadri, 28, played 10 seasons in Toronto, compiling 161 goals and 196 assists in 561 games.

"Nazem is a proven goal scorer and a fierce competitor who plays in all situations," Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic said in a statement. "He is under contract for the next three seasons and will immediately fit right in as our second-line center and improve our scoring depth.

Last season, he produced 16 goals and 28 assists in 73 games. However, he was suspended for the rest of the first round of the playoffs after cross-checking the Boston Bruins' Jake DeBrusk during Game 2. Toronto ended up being eliminated in Game 7 of that series.

It was the second spring in a row in which Kadri was suspended during the postseason. In April 2018, Kadri got a three-game ban for boarding Boston's Tommy Wingels in Game 1 of a first-round series. As with the following year, the Maple Leafs lost to the Bruins in seven games.

Barrie, 27, spent eight seasons with the Avalanche, putting up 75 goals and 232 assists. He had 14 goals and 45 assists in 78 games last season.

"We would like to thank Tyson for all he has done both on and off the ice for the Avalanche organization," Sakic said. "He certainly made an impact not only with his play but with his charitable work in the local community. ...

"With the arrival and emergence of Samuel Girard and Cale Makar, as well as the recent draft pick of Bowen Byram, we felt it was time to move in this direction with Tyson's contract expiring next summer."

Kerfoot, 24, has played 157 NHL games, all in the past two seasons with the Avalanche. He had 19 goals and 24 assists as a rookie in 2017-18, then 15 goals and 27 assists in 2018-19.

Rosen, 25, appeared in four games for the Maple Leafs each of the past two seasons. He has one NHL goal and one assist.

--Field Level Media