Leafs trade second-round pick to the Florida Panthers

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded another draft pick, this time to the Florida Panthers.

After trading their 23rd selection to the Anaheim Ducks yesterday in exchange for the 31st and 58th selections in this year’s draft, they announced today that they have flipped that same 58th pick to the Panthers. In exchange, they received a 2025 second-round pick and the 225th overall selection today.

The #leafs trade pick No. 58 to #FlaPanthers for a 2025 second-round pick and No. 225 today.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 29, 2024

The Leafs’ first pick in next year’s draft before this deal wasn’t until the fifth round, likely explaining this decision. They now have second, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-round selections for the 2025 draft. As for this current draft, their next selection will be in the fourth round, while they also have three picks in the fifth and seventh rounds, as per CapFriendly.

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The Leafs used their 31st pick yesterday to select defenceman Ben Danford. The 18-year-old scored a goal and 33 points in 64 games with the Oshawa Generals of the OHL.select defenceman Ben Danford.

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