Toronto traded the 58th pick that they acquired on Day 1 of the Draft to the Florida Panthers.
Toronto traded the 58th pick that they acquired on Day 1 of the Draft to the Florida Panthers.
LAS VEGAS — The Toronto Maple Leafs continued accumulating draft capital on Day 2 of the NHL Draft, but they took their sweet time doing it.
Having acquired the 58th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday, the Maple Leafs were on the clock to make the selection but time expired.
"Toronto, we need your pick or call a timeout," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said onstage.
The Leafs called their timeout and then announced a trade with the Florida Panthers that saw them move the 58th pick in exchange for the 225th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and Florida's 2025 second-round pick.
Every team has three minutes before having to make a selection. Usually when teams need more time, they need to call a timeout. But the clock showed 0 and the Leafs had still not made a pick.
No penalties are outlined in the NHL's CBA when it comes to any penalties or forfeiture of selection. Likely any decision in that regard would have come at the discretion of the league.
The trade meant the Leafs went that round without a pick and weren't scheduled to make another selection until the fourth round.
The Leafs previously acquired the 58th pick along with the 31st overall pick from the Anaheim Duck in exchange for the 23rd overall pick.
Toronto selected Oshawa Generals defenseman Ben Danford with the 31st pick.
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