The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Sam Lafferty and defenseman Jake McCabe from Chicago on Monday.
Toronto sent a conditional 2025 first-round pick, a second-rounder in 2026, prospect Pavel Gogolev and forward Joey Anderson to the Blackhawks for Lafferty, McCabe and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and `25. Chicago is retaining half of McCabe's salary.
"The reality at the trade deadline is you're going to have to overpay," Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois said at a news conference Monday in Tampa. "A lot had to go our way for us to accumulate such a critical mass of good players all at once. My job, my responsibility as the custodian for this group is to sometimes take risks to maximize our return for this era."
Previously, the New York Islanders got 30-goal-scoring center Bo Horvat from Vancouver and the Rangers acquired prolific offensive winger Vladimir Tarasenko and hulking defenseman Niko Mikkola from St. Louis. The Leafs already traded for Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly and depth forward Noel Acciari to boost their chances of winning a playoff series for the first time in nearly two decades.
And that's even before the Rangers get Patrick Kane from Chicago, the last highly anticipated trade before the deadline Friday that is hinging on New York's salary cap situation. But Fitzgerald also pointed out the Lightning are still the best of the East until someone beats them. Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, an assistant for the Lightning during their three trips to the final, told reporters in Ottawa: "I'll never question Julien BriseBois.""Never say never," BriseBois said. "The focus has been on this trade the last little while. Now that we're able to bring that to the final line, we're going to reconvene today and look at whether there are other opportunities out there worth exploring.
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