The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Nikita Soshnikov to the St. Louis Blues for a 2019 fourth round pick.
The 24-year old Soshnikov was undrafted and carries a $736,666 salary cap hit.
Thoughts from the media …
Pierre LeBrun: “Feeling within Leafs was that Soshnikov simply wasn’t ahead of anyone in their main group. Good person, fresh start will be good for him. Good buy-low pickup by Blues. Leafs open up a spot on their 50 contracts so they can add if need be before deadline”
Cap Friendly: “With the #Leafs trading F Nikita Soshnikov to St.