MLHS · Jun 29, 2024
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs trade for the rights to Chris Tanev
Chris Tanev, Maple Leafs FA TargetThe Toronto Maple Leafs have made the precursor transaction to their first splash of unrestricted free agency, acquiring the rights to Chris Tanev from Dallas.
Per the club’s official report, the Leafs are giving up a 2026 seventh-round pick and the rights to AHL forward Max Ellis in exchange for the rights to the pending UFA defenseman.
This return, while technically something, is largely nothing. The Leafs expect to be a playoff team in 2026, so that seventh-rounder will come near the back of the draft, with an expected analytical value of almost 0, per Dom Luszczyszyn’s draft pick value chart from 2020.