Canadiens deal Toffoli to Flames
Tyler Toffoli is heading back out West.
The Montreal Canadiens traded the 29-year-old winger to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 fifth-rounder, prospect Emil Heineman, and forward Tyler Pitlick, both teams announced Monday.
The 2022 first-round selection is top-10 protected, so if it doesn't convey, the Canadiens will get a 2023 first-rounder and a 2024 fourth-round pick.
Toffoli was a bright spot for a struggling Montreal team this season with nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games. He led all Canadiens skaters with 44 points in 2020-21 and was a key player during their Stanley Cup Final run.
"(Toffoli's) a proven scorer in this league. He can touch every part of the game - five-on-five, power play, penalty kill - and with the pedigree that he has, I think he's going to be a great addition to our team," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said, according to NHL.com's Nick Cotsonika.
"The players have done their job," Treliving added. "It was time for me to do mine, and part of that is giving them some help."
Tyler Toffoli is heading back out West.
The Montreal Canadiens traded the 29-year-old winger to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 fifth-rounder, prospect Emil Heineman, and forward Tyler Pitlick, both teams announced Monday.
The 2022 first-round selection is top-10 protected, so if it doesn't convey, the Canadiens will get a 2023 first-rounder and a 2024 fourth-round pick.
Toffoli was a bright spot for a struggling Montreal team this season with nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games. He led all Canadiens skaters with 44 points in 2020-21 and was a key player during their Stanley Cup Final run.
"(Toffoli's) a proven scorer in this league. He can touch every part of the game - five-on-five, power play, penalty kill - and with the pedigree that he has, I think he's going to be a great addition to our team," Flames general manager Brad Treliving said, according to NHL.com's Nick Cotsonika.
"The players have done their job," Treliving added. "It was time for me to do mine, and part of that is giving them some help."
