Carl Grundstrom is the real meat of the trade from the Kings’ side of things.
.@SportChek Player Alert: The @MapleLeafs have acquired defenceman Jake Muzzin from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Carl Grundstrom, the rights to Sean Durzi and Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/3DYt3w0dc1
He’s the most NHL ready of the three assets heading their way – both in a physical sense and in terms of raw skill set. With Sean Durzi – who belongs to the Kings only via his signing rights – still years away from the mere mention of an NHL tryout and the exact position of the yet-to-be-used first-round pick still undetermined, Grundstrom is the only piece of Monday’s deal that LA holds in a tangible capacity.