Maple Leafs Trade Luke Schenn to Philadelphia Flyers for James Van Riemsdyk

June 23rd, 2012 by Curtis Ng Leave a reply »
According to NHL.com, the Toronto Maple Leafs have just traded defenseman Luke Schenn to the Philadelphia Flyers for forward James van Riemsdyk.

This a major head-scratcher for a variety of reasons that shall be touched upon in this article.

I will gladly eat a generous portion of crow if this turns out to be an excellent trade.

There was a lot of speculation earlier in the calendar year about a potential Schenn-for-JvR deal, especially at the trade deadline, but nothing materialized.

The trade deadline, as it happens, was roughly around the time when the Leafs' season went off the rails.

Luke Schenn was one of my favourite Leafs (RIP Schenn jersey), but I can't help but wonder what could have been had Brian Burke made up his mind back in February.

Does JvR fill some hole that wasn't there four months ago?

It is entirely possible the Leafs would have made the playoffs in 2011-12 had they made this deal prior to the trade deadline.

Now, have a gander at the video from the press conference where Brian Burke formally announced Schenn's five-year contract extension.

Luke's happy to stay i ...

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