Maple Leafs GM Treliving Checks Off Boxes with Laughton, Carlo Acquisitions

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With a number of teams competing for the playoffs making big time acquisitions to bolster their roster for their Stanley Cup run, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a big splash themselves before the 3 p.m. deadline. General manager Brad Treliving acquired Scott Laughton, a fourth (2025)- and sixth-round pick (2027) from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick and prospect Nikita Grebenkin. The Flyers will also retain 50% of Laughton’s contract as his cap hit will be $1.5 million with the Maple Leafs for another season after this one as they gain more cap flexibility for the...