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Chambers: Tyson Barrie-Nazem Kadri trade was forward thinking for Avalanche GM Joe Sakic

I’m betting the Avalanche will prove in this series — if it hadn’t already — that it decidedly won the Kadri-for-Barrie trade, which was a big deal at the time. It came a week after the Avs made Bo Byram the first defenseman selected in the NHL draft (fourth overall), and seven weeks after Cale Makar went from a Hobey Baker Award-winning sophomore at UMass to the Avs’ top-pairing in the playoffs

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) ...
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) in the second period during game four of the second round of the NHL playoffs against the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center May 23, 2022.
Mike Chambers of The Denver Post.
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I'm betting the Avalanche will prove in this series — if it hadn't already — that it decidedly won the Kadri-for-Barrie trade, which was a big deal at the time.
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