bruce cassidy

One of the most talked-about players on the Toronto Maple Leafs trading block is defenseman Brandon Carlo . His name came up frequently during the NHL trade deadline, amid the Leafs’ awful 2025-26 season. The rationale behind the trade was trying to undo the apparent mistake former GM Brad Treliving made when he jettisoned a first-round pick and prospect Fraser Minten to the Boston Bruins for Carlo at last season’s deadline. Carlo wasn’t bad, but he really wasn’t all that good during the remainder of the 2025 regular season and playoffs. This season was a particularly challenging one as injuri