Nine months later, it's still hard to fathom the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs making a huge trade at the deadline back in March. It was a frustrating deadline for Boston fans in terms of players heading to two division rivals in the Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers.
First, Brandon Carlo was traded to the Maple Leafs, then Brad Marchand went to the Panthers. Ough. In the Carlo trade, Boston got back prospect Fraser Minten, a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, and a fifth-round pick in 2025.
Florida ended up eliminating Toronto in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last spring on their way to winning the Stanley Cup.