Nicolas Roy moves from the Leafs to the Avalanche, in return, the Torontonians receive 2 conditional picks.
Trade: Nicolas Roy heads to Colorado
Just yesterday, Nicolas Roy was still playing with the Maple Leafs, but today, he is heading west to join Jared Bednar's team. The Canadian has previously played in the Western Conference with the Golden Knights where he won a Stanley Cup in 22-23. He is having a poor first and last season with the Leafs, heading towards a campaign of about 26 points, but that could change with his new team.
In return, the Queen City receives 2 conditional picks from the Avalanche, one in the 5th round in 2026 and one in the first round, this time during the 2027 draft. The condition for the first conditional pick, that of 2026, is that this 5th round pick will be the lowest 5th round pick of Colorado, which has 3 picks in that round that year. The condition for the 2nd pick is that if the Avalanche's first round selection in 2027 is a top 10 pick, Colorado will have to give the Leafs their unprotected first round pick in 2028, but if Mackinnon's team is not in the top 10 of the first round, this first round pick in the draft will go to the Maple Leafs.
This transaction confirms that the Leafs are indeed sellers and have somewhat thrown in the towel regarding participating in the playoffs this year.