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Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire G Veini Vehvilainen from Columbus Blue Jackets for D Mikko Lehtonen

Pension Plan Puppets | March 12, 2021

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The Toronto Maple Leafs announced this afternoon that they have flipped a defender for a goalie.

TRADE: We’ve acquired goaltender Veini Vehviläinen from Columbus in exchange for Mikko Lehtonen. #LeafsForever

Details: https://t.co/mhODkKPFGy pic.twitter.com/e7rg222gyG— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 12, 2021

Vehvilainen, 24, is a two-time Liiga goalie of the year, having put up several dominant seasons there from 2017-2019. This season hasn’t gone quite so well, with an .890 save percentage in 13 Liiga games for JYP, and Vehvilainen’s early returns in the AHL last year weren’t dazzling (.



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