On September 8th 2008 the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Bryan McCabe and a fourth round pick for the 2010 NHL entry draft to the Florida Panthers in return for the younger defence man Mike Van Ryn. Bryan McCabe had to waive his no trade clause for the deal to go threw. The deparcher of McCabe was rumored for some time in Toronto so maybe he just didn't feel welcome anymore. The trade was delayed for a little because the Panthers wanted the Leafs to pay his 2 million dollar pay check just before he left town. Bryan McCabe would go on to become a star in Florida and be named Captain.
Bad Trade For Leafs:
The Leafs thought they were getting a player that had better potiental than McCabe. Van Ryn would go on to show none of his potiental in his 27 games, only putting up 3 goals and 8 assists. Those stats aren't awful but it isn't anything to be proud of.
What should of been done:
What they should of done in the first place is never traded McCabe in my opinion but if you had to, this is what they should of done in this deal. First off, why are the leafs giving up a draft pick at all?. You knew Mats Sundin wasn't going to come back to Toronto and you should be getting draft picks to rebuild. The Leafs could of got a nice high first round draft pick instead of Mike Van Ryn from the Florida Panthers. Send a minor league forward to fill the gaps if Florida isn't fully intrested. Sad news is that this didn't happened and what actually did was Mike Van Ryn got injured in the 2009 season then didn't even play in the 2010 season. Most to all Leaf fans don't even remember Mike Van Ryn but I havn't forgot just yet, because of this I expect him to live up to the player that he was thought to be.
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