Maple Leafs Trade Roy for Draft Picks, Boosting Future

0:00Here's more NHL news for March 5th. The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline on Friday March 6th by sending center Nicholas Roy to the prize. Colorado Avalanche. In return, they got a conditional first round draft pick in 2027 and a conditional fifth round pick this year. If the first rounder falls in the top 10, Colorado sends an unprotected one from 2028 instead. This deal flips an asset from the Mitch Marner trade with Vegas into valuable draft capital for general manager Brad Treleving. Roy, under contract through next season at a $3 million cap-head, brings two-way play and depth scoring to Colorado's third line behind there. Top centers. Lease fans see this as smart asset management, especially with the team's recent struggles, including no wins since the Olympic break. Toronto set out Roy and others in their last game, signaling they're open to dealing almost anyone to retool on the fly.

1:00The trade boosts Toronto's future, giving them two first round picks over the next three drafts. It doesn't fix this season, but it sets up long-term renewal without a full rebuild. More moves could come by 3pm, Eastern on deadline day, like potentially packaging defensemen Oliver Ekman-Larson for another first rounder, landing the Leafs at least 3 in the near term. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor See the episode description!