Of the two incoming players, Carlo might be the key for the Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division wars when all is said and done. The 28-year-old (6-foot-5, 220 pounds) is a right-handed shot who slots in beside Morgan Rielly to give Toronto a second shutdown pair, along with the duo of Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe.
The Tampa Bay Lightning arguably made their one splash at this season's trade deadline count in a big way, checking off major boxes.
The Maple Leafs are tied for first in the Atlantic Division, boasting a 38-21-3 record and 79 points, but the Lightning (36-21-4) are inching closer to them by the day with 76 points and a staggering 9-1-0 record in their last 10 games.
Danny Jansen‘s career has been anything but conventional. Entering year eight of his career, Jansen has yet to solidify himself as a full-time starting catcher, despite consistently posting above-average offensive numbers and grading reasonably well defensively.
Brandon Carlo was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Boston Bruins on Friday for forward Fraser Minten, a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Toronto had received the fourth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers earlier on Friday in the trade for forward Scott Laughton.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Toronto Maple Leafs still haven't made any deals since the October trade that saw Liljegren leave town.