“Going to the Bruins for Carlo is prospect Fraser Minten and the Leafs' 2026 first-round pick. The 20-year-old center was a second-round pick (38th overall) by the Leafs in the 2022 NHL draft. He’s projected to become a third-line center." Grade: A
It is officially time to turn the page with the Bruins very close to missing the playoffs since Sweeney’s first season (2015-16) as general manager.
While GM Don Sweeney may have angered some fans with his trade of captain Brad Marchand, team CEO Charlie Jacobs threw his support behind his hockey operations and the retool/rebuild that Sweeney initiated on Friday with the trades of Marchand, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo.
After trading away Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney bristled at the idea that this has moved from a retool to a rebuild. That won’t be decided by what he says;
Carlo was in the Florida sunshine, convinced he was going to remain a Bruin. The next afternoon, he suited up as a Leaf.
Brandon Carlo had a hand in some bad playoff memories for Leafs fans, while Scott Laughton of Oakville arrives from the Flyers with less recent post-season experience.
The Toronto Maple Leafs shook their roster ahead of the trade deadline, and those moves might take a bit of time to work for the team, as proven by Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Two of the new Toronto players,