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06/27 15:39 CDT Blues get Brandon Carlo; Hurricanes trade for John Carlson's
rights at NHL draft
Blues get Brandon Carlo; Hurricanes trade for John Carlson's rights at NHL draft
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
The St. Louis Blues acquired Brandon Carlo from the Toronto Maple Leafs during
the NHL draft on Saturday, those teams' latest steps to remake their rosters
during an offseason of upheaval.
St. Louis sent the Nos. 73 and 76 picks to Toronto for the 29-year-old
defenseman.
Carlo lasted just 88 games with the Leafs after they sent a first-round pick, a
fourth-rounder and highly regarded forward prospect Fraser Minten to Boston for
him at the deadline in March 2025. That was with the previous regime in charge,
and general manager Brad Treliving was fired two months ago and replaced weeks
later by John Chayka, and they only got to keep the pick this year because they
won the lottery for the No. 1 overall pick.
This is the third trade of the week for the Blues, who are also in transition
as GM-in-waiting Alexander Steen is set to take over for seasoned executive
Doug Armstrong next week. Armstrong in his final days at the helm has been
plenty busy.
On Tuesday, he traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for fellow forward Connor
McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the No. 16 pick, accumulating a
league-high four in the first round. On Friday night, he sent two of them to
Anaheim for 23-year-old Mason McTavish, who is signed through 2031.
Carlo provides some dependable veteran stability on the right side on defense,
especially if the Blues decide to trade Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk as part
of their summer overhaul. He is going into the final year of his contract at a
salary cap hit of just under $3.5 million.
"We're excited (Carlo has) got his size and length, his ability to kill plays,
his experience," Armstrong told reporters in Centene, Missouri. "Getting
stronger up front and having strong goaltending, we think we're going to be
more competitive than we were last year."
Toronto used the third-round picks on Canadian winger Zach Olsen and Swedish
defenseman Mans Gudmundsson.
Hurricanes get John Carlson's rights The reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes jumped the queue to talk to John Carlson before the 36-year-old defenseman can become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. They sent the 192nd pick and the rights to pending restricted free agent forward Kyle Masters to Anaheim to get an exclusive negotiating window with Carlson. Traded to the Ducks by the Capitals less than 13 hours before the deadline in March, Carlson is believed to want to get back on the East Coast for family reasons. He spent his first 16-plus NHL seasons with Washington and helped the team win the Cup in 2018. More trades at the NHL draft New Nashville president of hockey operations and GM Chris MacFarland spent his first few weeks on the job largely adding players he was familiar with from his time in Colorado. On Saturday, he added fresh blood from the East by acquiring big, Swedish winger Adam Edstrom in a trade with the New York Rangers. The Predators sent the 148th pick in the draft (a fifth-rounder) and the rights to minor leaguer Massimo Rizzo to New York. The Rangers, who also traded Brett Berard to Montreal on Friday, are not expected to tender Rizzo a qualifying offer and would make him an unrestricted free agent. The Avalanche traded Ivan Ivan to the Bruins for Fabian Lysell in a swap of young forwards. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL |
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