The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired St. Louis Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly and forward Noel Acciari in a blockbuster trade Friday night also involving the Minnesota Wild.
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The Blues will receive forward prospect Mikhail Abramov, AHL forward Adam Gaudette, Toronto’s first-round pick in 2023, Ottawa’s third-round pick in 2023 and Toronto’s second-round pick in 2024. The Blues will eat 50 per cent of O’Reilly’s remaining salary.
The Wild will also be retaining 25 per cent of O’Reilly’s total salary as an intermediary in the trade. In exchange, the Maple Leafs will send Minnesota their own fourth-round pick in 2025. Right-wing prospect Josh Pillar will go from Minnesota to Toronto to complete the trade.
According to CapFriendly.com, O’Reilly’s $7.5-million cap hit for the remainder of the season will be divided as follows. He will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
- St. Louis retained 50% ($3.75M)
- Minnesota retained 50% of the $3.75M ($1.875M)
- O’Reilly joins Maple Leafs with a cap hit of $1.875M
With this move, the Maple Leafs now have one of the more formidable centre units in the NHL and are clearly going all-in on competing for the Stanley Cup. In O’Reilly, Toronto is slotting in a former Conn Smythe and Selke Trophy winner who can play in all situations.
