NHL Trade: The Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Patrick Marleau To The Carolina Hurricanes
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Patrick Marleau, 2020 conditional 1st round pick (Top 10 protected), and a 2020 7th round pick for a 2020 6th round pick.
© James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Up next
Author

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Patrick Marleau, 2020 conditional 1st round pick (Top 10 protected in 2020, if not used, unprotected in 2021), and a 2020 7th round pick for a 2020 6th round pick.

The Maple Leafs are able to remove Marleau’s $6.25 million salary cap hit as they didn’t retain any salary.

Thoughts from the media

Pierre LeBrun: “Hurricanes will try to convince Marleau to play for them but if the answer is No they will buy him out and make him UFA.”

Chris Johnston: “Patrick Marleau waives his NMC for trade to Carolina and will be bought out by . He’d like to return to San Jose in free agency.”

Michael Smith: “The wild card in the trade is Patrick Marleau, who has a year remaining on a three-year contract and a $6.25 million cap hit. Reports are that he desires to be back out west. A buy out (or maybe a trade) could be an option for the .”

Kevin Kurz: “I understand why Marleau would want to come back to San Jose. But Wilson has so much on his plate right now, I can’t see him making any commitment until the dust settles with free agency”

Shawn Simpson: “Leafs give up a 2020 first to make a bad signing in Marleau go away. That’s an asset a Cup contender wants at next years deadline. For a team that hasn’t done anything in the playoffs, they feel headed in the wrong direction. Even more if Gardiner walks and they can’t replace.”

Brian Lawton: Next question do the welcome Marleau back with open arms or is and old coach a possible landing spot”