Blues acquire Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs in a trade at the NHL draft
Summary
The St. Louis Blues traded two third-round draft picks to the Toronto Maple Leafs to get defenseman Brandon Carlo during the NHL draft. The Blues also made other trades this week as their management prepares for upcoming changes.Key Facts
- The Blues acquired 29-year-old defenseman Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs by giving up the 73rd and 76th overall draft picks.
- Carlo had played only 88 games for Toronto after the Leafs got him in a trade with Boston in March 2025.
- Toronto recently changed general managers, firing Brad Treliving and hiring John Chayka.
- The Blues are also going through management changes, with Alexander Steen set to replace Doug Armstrong soon.
- This is the third trade the Blues made this week; on Tuesday, they traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for three assets, including a first-round pick.
- On Friday, the Blues traded two first-round picks to Anaheim for Mason McTavish, who has a contract until 2031.
- Brandon Carlo’s contract has one year left, with a salary cap hit of under $3.5 million.
- Toronto used the draft picks they received from St. Louis to select Canadian winger Zach Olsen and Swedish defenseman Mans Gudmundsson.
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