Confirmed with Link: Scott Laughton (50% Retained), 4th Round Pick and 6th Round Pick Traded To TOR For Nikita Grebenkin and 1st Round Pick

[BringBackHakstol]

What the f***? They gave up 2 picks to make this deal?

 

[GKJ]

Leafs had a 1st on the table when Fletcher signed him.

 

[Tarpongg]

 

[Redpath]

I'm just relieved it's over and a 1st was acquired. We got the prize we wanted.

 

[sa cyred]

Didnt like holding salary there. Means Risto is staying which sucks

 

[Hexxxy]

 

[Winston Wolf]

What's the condition? Top 20 protected and Leafs can defer to 2028?

 

[iceman42]

What the f***? They gave up 2 picks to make this deal?

The Flyers would have wasted them anyway.

 

[Danko]

top 10 protected

 

[Hexxxy]

 

[kudymen]

Guy was paid $3M, retaining 50% and adding picks to get a protected pick seems like a hilarious bend over for me but otherwise nice deal I guess

 

[BernieParent]

For what it's worth, here is The Hockey Writers' report on Grebyonkin:

One of the more underrated names in the Maple Leafs system before no longer has that label, as Nikita Grebyonkin has quickly garnered a lot of attention this past season. After being named KHL rookie of the year in 2022-23, Grebyonkin followed that up with 41 points in 67 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and added another six points in 22 playoff games, winning the Gagarin Cup.

His willingness to use his size, speed and hands to his advantage are strengths to his game. He’s constantly establishing himself with his power-forward game and possesses great hands in tight spaces to manipulate situations. He’s extremely skilled and very competitive, becoming a work horse and factor along the boards and in front of the net. He can outmuscle opponents easily and can make plays at a quick pace. As a result of last season, he has shed his label of being an underrated prospect in the system.

 

[ponder719]

 

[Danko]

2027 first round pick.

Can we just stop releasing details on this now.

 

[iceman42]

What's the condition? Top 20 protected and Leafs can defer to 2028?

Usually lottery protection

 

[Curufinwe]

Good return for a bottom 6 wing/center whose defense has been bad for three years now.

 

[dragonoffrost]

new guy a Michkov boy per TSN

 

[Danko]

I was hoping for a high potential prospect coming back, so I'm still happy.

 

[iceman42]

Now do Ristso ...

 

[Winston Wolf]

2027 first round pick.

Can we just stop releasing details on this now.

Oh, there's still time for it to get worse!

 

[BringBackHakstol]

For all the hype on a bidding war, we had to:

Get a pick TWO years away
Top 10 protected
Give up a 4th
Give up a 6th
Retain half the salary

Bad trade.

 

[Amorgus]

From all I've read around here, next year's draft blows anyway so that's not a problem for me. It's all about how the new kid does.

 

[Danko]

 

[Winston Wolf]

It's going to be hilarious when they end the day with less picks than they started with.

Really appears like Danny boy is using Chuck's app to make these trades.

 

[Jettany]

It is for basically a 4

For all the hype on a bidding war, we had to:

Get a pick TWO years away
Top 10 protected
Give up a 4th
Give up a 6th
Retain half the salary

Bad trade.

It is for basically a 4th line center. A very good one but still. And retention this year doesn’t matter. It’s 1.5 next year. Then all the retention is gone…Hayes, Laughton and Cam… About 7 million. Next year. I think.