The Stalwart, Stay-at-Home guy moves north to Toronto
Well, change has finally come for the Boston Bruins, hot off the heels of Brad Marchand being traded to the Panthers.
Chris Johnston of SportsNet reported in the middle of everyone losing their minds that the Bruins will be moving on from defenseman Brandon Carlo, as they’ve traded him to the Maple Leafs.
This is the first trade with the Leafs the Bruins have made since 2011, when they acquired defenseman Tomas Kaberle from Toronto.
The #leafs are getting Brandon Carlo.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 7, 2025
The return is complicated, with the trade reportedly involving the Pittsburgh Penguins as well.
Still piecing together the details but so far:
To #LeafsForever:
D Brandon CarloTo #NHLBruins:
TOR 1st Round Pick
Fraser MintenTo #LetsGoPens:
Conor Timmins
Connor DewarBelieve there is retention involved as well.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 7, 2025
The Leafs don’t have a first-round pick this year by virtue of the Jake McCabe trade, so that first would be in 2026 at the earliest.
Minten was the Leafs’ second-round pick in 2022, chosen 38th overall. He’s a 20-year-old center who checks in at 6’ 2”, 194 pounds.
Minten has played in 15 games for the Leafs this season, recording two goals and two assists.
Carlo was first drafted by the Bruins back in 2015 in the 2nd round, and acquitted himself wonderfully as the 2nd pairing stay at home guy for years.
While he never quite moved beyond that role, it’s a role you definitely need on any successful team, and the Bruins’ deficiencies were doing him no favors in this car crash of a year.
We wish Brandon all the best with the Leafs, and thank him for everything he’s done as a Bruin.