The Toronto Maple Leafs continued the execution of their rebuilding plan on Monday. After previously sending away team captain Dion Phaneuf in a deal with Ottawa and then moving winger Shawn Matthias to Colorado in a trade Sunday, the Leafs connected with the San Jose Sharks on a transaction that saw two more veterans leave Toronto.
. @SportChek Player Alert: Leafs acquire San Jose's 2017 and 2018 2nd Rd. picks and Raffi Torres for Roman Polak and Nick Spaling. #TMLtalk
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 22, 2016
Raffi Torres has played all of 16 NHL games since joining the San Jose Sharks in 2012-13, as suspension and injury have made him a non-factor.