The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Mason Marchment to the Florida Panthers for forward Denis Malgin.
The 23-year old Malgin was drafted 102nd overall in the fourth round of the 2015 draft by the Panthers. He carries a $750,000 cap hit and will be an RFA after the season.
The 24-year old Marchment was undrafted. He carries a $767,500 cap hit.
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Thoughts from the media
Mike Augello: “This #Leafs – Florida deal is puzzling, a) because they made it with a club they are in direct competition with, and b) because they traded a winger with size and sandpaper (with a durability problem) for another smallish forward.