Last week, I penned an article looking at all the draft picks the Toronto Maple Leafs have traded away during the Matthews era (starting in 2016). To my complete surprise, that piece has become the most viewed article on this little blog of ours. Let’s see if the inverse has the same magnetic energy.
This week we are looking at every single draft pick the Toronto Maple Leafs have traded for. We’ll have a look at who was selected with these picks and how their careers have turned out. Fair warning, it’s arguably worse than last week’s results.
2016
Feb. 9: Traded D Dion Phaneuf, RW Matt Frattin, C Ryan Rupert, RW Casey Bailey, and D Cody Donaghey to the Senators for C Colin Greening, LW Milan Michalek, D Jared Cowen, RW Tobias Lindberg, and a 2017 second-round draft pick (59th Overall).
The 2017 second-round draft pick turned into D Eemeli Rasanen (0 NHL Games Played)
Feb. 21: Traded LW Shawn Matthias to the Avalanche for C Colin Smith and a 2016 fourth-round draft pick (101st Overall).
The 2016 fourth-round draft pick turned into D Keaton Middleton (COL: 30GP, 0G, 2A, 2Pts)
Feb. 22: Traded D Roman Polak and C Nick Spaling to the Sharks for LW Raffi Torres, a 2017 second-round draft pick (50th Overall), and a 2018 second-round draft pick (52nd Overall).
The 2017 second-round draft pick turned into LW Maxime Comtois (ANA, CAR: 211GP, 38G, 49A, 87Pts)
The 2018 second-round draft pick turned into D Sean Durzi (LAK, ARZ, UTA: 216GP, 21G, 87A, 108Pts)
Feb. 27: Traded G James Reimer and RW Jeremy Morin to the Sharks for RW Ben Smith, G Alex Stalock, and a 2018 third-round draft pick (83rd Overall).
The 2018 third-round draft pick turned into C Riley Stotts (0 NHL Games Played)
Feb. 28: Traded LW Daniel Winnik and a 2016 fifth-round draft pick to the Capitals for C Brooks Laich, D Connor Carrick, and a 2016 second-round draft pick (57th Overall).
The 2016 second-round draft pick turned into D Carl Grundstrom (LAK, SJS: 274GP, 42G, 32A, 74Pts)
July 8: Traded G Jonathan Bernier to the Ducks for a conditional 2017 seventh-round draft pick.
The 2017 seventh-round draft pick was not transferred.
Dec. 9: Traded C Peter Holland to the Coyotes for a conditional 2018 sixth-round draft pick.
The 2018 sixth-round draft was not transferred.
2017
Jan. 11: Traded G Jhonas Enroth to the Ducks for a 2018 seventh-round draft pick (209th Overall).
The 2018 seventh-round draft pick turned into G Zachary Bouthillier (0 NHL Games Played)
March 1: Traded D Frank Corrado to the Penguins for C Eric Fehr, D Steven Oleksy, and a 2017 fourth-round draft pick (124th Overall).
The 2017 fourth-round draft pick turned into LW Vladislav Kara (0 NHL Games Played)
2018
Feb. 16: Traded RW Nikita Soshnikov to the Blues for a 2019 fourth-round draft pick (124th Overall).
The 2019 fourth-round draft pick turned into C Nick Abruzzese (TOR: 11GP, 1G, 2A, 3 Pts)
Feb. 20: Traded C Eric Fehr to the Sharks for a 2020 seventh-round draft pick (189th Overall).
The 2020 seventh-round draft pick turned into D John Fusco (0 NHL Games Played)
June 8: Traded LW Nolan Vesey to the Oilers for a conditional 2020 seventh-round draft pick.
The 2020 seventh-round draft pick was not transferred.
June 22: Traded a 2018 first-round draft pick to the Blues for a 2018 first-round draft pick (29th Overall) and a 2018 third-round draft pick (76th Overall).
The 2018 first-round draft pick turned into D Rasmus Sandin (TOR, WASH: 282GP, 20G, 85A, 105Pts)
The 2018 third-round draft pick turned into C Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (TOR: 1GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts)
June 23: Traded a 2019 sixth-round draft pick to the Sabres for a 2018 sixth-round draft pick (156th Overall).
The 2018 sixth-round draft pick turned into LW Pontus Holmberg (TOR: 134GP, 14G, 24A, 38Pts)
Oct. 1: Traded D Connor Carrick to the Stars for a 2019 seventh-round draft pick (204th Overall).
The 2019 seventh-round draft pick turned into D Kalle Loponen (0 NHL Games Played)
2019
May 30: Traded D Fedor Gordeev to the Wild for a 2020 seventh-round draft pick (195th Overall).
The 2020 seventh-round draft pick turned into LW Wyatt Schingoethe (0 NHL Games Played)
June 22: Traded C Patrick Marleau, a 2020 first-round draft pick, and a 2020 seventh-round draft pick to the Hurricanes for a 2020 sixth-round draft pick (177th Overall).
The 2020 sixth-round draft pick turned into D Axel Rindell (0 NHL Games Played)
June 22: Traded a 2019 seventh-round draft pick to the Blues for a 2020 seventh-round draft pick (212th Overall).
The 2020 seventh-round draft pick turned into G Devon Levi (BUF: 39GP, 3.29GAA, 0.894SV%)
July 1: Traded RW Connor Brown, D Nikita Zaitsev, and RW Michael Carcone to the Senators for D Cody Ceci, D Ben Harpur, C Aaron Luchuk, and a 2020 third-round draft pick (83rd Overall).
The 2020 third-round draft pick turned into RW Alex Laferriere (LAK: 130GP, 26G, 27A, 53Pts)
July 1: Traded C Nazem Kadri, D Calle Rosen, and a 2020 third-round draft pick) to the Avalanche for D Tyson Barrie, C Alex Kerfoot, and a 2020 sixth-round draft pick (180th Overall).
The 2020 sixth-round draft pick turned into C Joe Miller (0 NHL Games Played)
2020
Feb. 24: Traded RW Martins Dzierkals and retained $2.5 million on Robin Lehner‘s contract to the Golden Knights for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick (153rd Overall).
The 2020 fifth-round draft pick turned into D Kasper Puutio (0 NHL Games Played)
Aug. 25: Traded LW Pontus Aberg, LW Kasperi Kapanen, and D Jesper Lindgren to the Penguins for D David Warsofsky, C Evan Rodrigues, C Filip Hallander, and a 2020 first-round draft pick (15th Overall).
The 2020 first-round draft pick turned into the late Rodion Amirov
Oct. 7: Traded a 2020 second-round draft pick to the Senators for a 2022 second-round draft pick (59th Overall) and a 2020 third-round draft pick (64th Overall).
The 2022 second-round draft pick turned into C Roni Hirvonen (0 NHL Games Played)
The 2020 third-round draft pick turned into D Topi Niemela (0 NHL Games Played)
Oct. 7: Traded a 2020 fifth-round draft pick (D Kasper Puutio) and a 2020 seventh-round draft pick (G Devon Levi) to the Panthers for a 2020 fifth-round draft pick (137th Overall).
The 2020 fifth-round draft pick turned into C Dmitry Ovchinnikov (0 NHL Games Played)
Oct. 7: Traded a 2021 seventh-round draft pick to the Bruins for a 2020 seventh-round draft pick (213th Overall).
The 2020 seventh-round draft pick turned into C Ryan Tverberg (0 NHL Games Played)
2022
March 20: Traded D Travis Dermott to the Canucks for a 2022 third-round draft pick (79th Overall).
The 2022 third-round draft pick turned into C Jordan Gustafson (0 NHL Games Played)
July 7: Traded G Petr Mrazek and a 2022 first-round draft pick to the Blackhawks for a 2022 second-round draft pick (38th Overall).
The 2022 second-round draft pick turned into C Fraser Minten (TOR: 19GP, 2G, 2A, 4Pts)
July 8: Traded a 2022 third-round draft pick to the Golden Knights for a 2022 third-round draft pick (95th Overall) and a 2022 fifth-round draft pick (135th Overall).
The 2022 third-round draft pick turned into RW Nick Moldenhauer (0 NHL Games Played)
The 2022 fifth-round draft pick turned into RW Nikita Grebenkin (TOR: 7GP, 0G, 0A, 0Pts)
July 8: Traded a 2023 fourth-round draft pick to the Predators for a 2022 fourth-round draft pick (122nd Overall).
The 2022 fourth-round draft pick turned into G Dennis Hildeby (TOR: 6GP, 3.16GAA, 0.878SV%)
July 11: Traded future considerations to the Senators for G Matt Murray, a 2023 third-round draft pick (76th Overall), and a 2024 seventh-round draft pick (200th Overall).
The 2023 third-round draft pick turned into LW Juraj Pekarcik (0 NHL Games Played)
The 2024 seventh-round draft pick turned into D Matt Lahey (0 NHL Games Played)
2023
Feb. 27: Traded LW Joey Anderson, LW Pavel Gogolev, a 2025 first-round draft pick and a 2026 second-round draft pick to the Blackhawks for D Jake McCabe, C Sam Lafferty, a 2024 fifth-round draft pick (151st Overall), and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick.
The 2024 fifth-round draft pick turned into C Miroslav Holinka (0 NHL Games Played)
Feb. 28: Traded D Rasmus Sandin to the Capitals for D Erik Gustafsson and a 2023 first-round draft pick (28th Overall).
The 2023 first-round draft pick turned into RW Easton Cowan (0 NHL Games Played)
Feb. 28: Traded LW Pierre Engvall to the Islanders for a 2024 third-round draft pick (83rd Overall).
The 2024 third-round draft pick turned into G Pavel Moysevich (0 NHL Games Played)
Oct. 8: Traded C Sam Lafferty to the Canucks for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick (157th Overall).
The 2024 fifth-round draft pick turned into G Timofei Obvintsev (0 NHL Games Played)
2024
June 28: Traded a 2024 first-round draft pick (23rd overall) to the Ducks for a 2024 first-round draft pick (31st overall) and a 2024 second-round draft pick (58th overall).
The 2024 first-round draft pick (23rd overall) turned into D Stian Solberg (0 NHL Games Played)
The 2024 first-round draft pick (31st overall) turned into D Ben Danford (0 NHL Games Played)
