Confirmed Trade: [TOR/BOS] Brandon Carlo (15% retained) for Fraser Minten, cond. 2026 1st round pick (top 5 protected), 2025 4th round pick

[leafsfan5]

Depends if you consider Rielly's pairing the top pairing anymore.

McCabe-Tanev tends to get the important minutes.


Hopefully Rielly-Carlo meshes well because a lot of the Leafs' hopes rest on Mo playing at his peak....which he has been very, very far from this season.

Yeah Rielly gets more 2nd pair utilization even though it's the "first pair"

McCabe - Tanev is the best defensive pair in the NHL this season so they'll get the opponent's top guys

 

[sxvnert]

So we have no 1st 3 years in a row. Embarrassing.

Who cares. When its time for a tear down, you ramp back up in acquiring picks.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Woll is terrible man. Happily ship him to Edmonton. What is your offer lol.

Woll has hit a bit of a wall lately, but he is a good goalie.

 

[leafsfan5]

So we have no 1st 3 years in a row. Embarrassing.

who cares, you should be going for it if you're Toronto. Same thing Florida and Tampa are doing

 

[sxvnert]

Depends if you consider Rielly's pairing the top pairing anymore.

McCabe-Tanev tends to get the important minutes.


Hopefully Rielly-Carlo meshes well because a lot of the Leafs' hopes rest on Mo playing at his peak....which he has been very, very far from this season.

Will probably end up being OEL-Carlo.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Toronto's going all in but I just don't think they have as good a team as some of the other ones after we've seen rosters like Fla, Dal and Col are all pushed in.

 

[bb_fan]

It's nothing like the Manson trade imo. Manson was still a very good shutdown D when he was moved. Outside of being physical I'm really not sure what Carlo does well anymore.

'Outside of being physical' you're not sure what Carlo does well....?

Do you watch the Bruins at all?

Wanna tell me when he was a physical player? Cause that kinda makes the rest of your post suspect

 

[Commander Clueless]

Will probably end up being OEL-Carlo.

If so, that means we're paying $7.5M for a bottom pairing guy and....well....things aren't looking good.


That said, OEL-Carlo would probably be pretty solid.

 

[HawksDub89]

Bummer for the Leafs to lose future 3rd liner Minten.

 

[BTO]

you wont like him at all above the 2nd pair. he has zero offense

He has zero defence too. Can’t clear the front of the net, can’t clear the zone and I’m as physical sitting on my couch. But he’s big and long and has a good stick ().

Fine, he doesn’t have zero defense, at times he’s been a very good shutdown d-man, but given his size he should always have been a lot better than he is and for a lot longer period of time too rather than just “at times”.

 

[93gilmour93]

So we have no 1st 3 years in a row. Embarrassing.

Need to go for it and not just watch other teams improve. Not like they can't make a move in the summer and recoup a pick.

 

[Wats]

Isn't Minten just a more overrated Ostapchuk.

 

[joepeps]

Bummer for the Leafs to lose future 3rd liner Minten.

I think it's more losing 1st round picks and younger players on ELC to fill out roster that are good. We don't have cap space and Marner wants 14 mil lol

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Toronto going all in, they have to, but basically two 2st round picks for Carlo is hefty.

 

[McFlyingV]

'Outside of being physical' you're not sure what Carlo does well....?

Do you watch the Bruins at all?

Wanna tell me when he was a physical player? Cause that kinda makes the rest of your post suspect

I didn't say consistently, but yes any player who has seasons in the 140+ hits range would be considered a physical player. Nurse doesn't get much more than that and I'd still consider him a physical player, albeit more consistently than Carlo.

Go ahead and tell me what Carlo does well though. I'm sure your eye test says he still defends well, but he really doesn't for a while now. He does it ok, and that's about it.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Toronto going all in, they have to, but basically two 2st round picks for Carlo is hefty.

I don't know if it is all in. They have term, these are players who will help for several runs.

 

[quackquackquack]

The leafs spent the equivalent of 3 firsts for Laughton and Carlo? f***ing yikes

 

[Maurice of Orange]

This deal is giving me Andrew Raycroft, Tuukka Rask vibes.

This could come back to bite Toronto for years if Minten reaches his full potential.

 

[Strangle]

Laughton is a 4th liner on a good team.

Ridiculous

Toronto is a great team. He’s their 3rd line center.

 

[MNRube]

Like it for TML. He’s been bad this year but he is still young and is a massive RHD with tons of playoff experience. Smart gamble to bounceback and a perfect fit if he does

 

[Strangle]

good defensively but limited offensively and plays way too passive for his size. he's going to make you pull your hair out with all the hits he passes up

But does he have a clapper from the point?

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

It's nothing like the Manson trade imo. Manson was still a very good shutdown D when he was moved. Outside of being physical I'm really not sure what Carlo does well anymore.

Also Carlo is closer to a #6 than a #3. I'll meet you in the middle and call him a #5 who suppresses offence at an average level, and contributes nothing offensively or to transition play.

Was he? Most people said he was washed back then too

This is what Carlo looks like on the same chart

First big difference I notice is the QoT. He will have a much better partner in Toronto

 

[habamillions]

Toronto going all in, they have to, but basically two 2st round picks for Carlo is hefty.

Then another 1st for laughton and mccabe a lot for guys that domt really move the meter too much. Good secondary pieces though

 

[leafsfan5]

Toronto's going all in but I just don't think they have as good a team as some of the other ones after we've seen rosters like Fla, Dal and Col are all pushed in.

Probably not, especially Dallas

We'll see what happens, though. For the first time in the Matthews' era we have elite goaltending which is a game changer

 

[bb_fan]

I didn't say consistently, but yes any player who has seasons in the 140+ hits range would be considered a physical player. Nurse doesn't get much more than that and I'd still consider him a physical player, albeit more consistently than Carlo.

Go ahead and tell me what Carlo does well though. I'm sure your eye test says he still defends well, but he really doesn't for a while now. He does it ok, and that's about it.

I already did, post is on the same page.

Wanna post the highlight real of his hits and physical play?

Gotta be a ton out there if he's so physical.

Hits stats is about as good and indicator of physical play as +/- is of defensive play