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.
The Blues will receive forward prospect Mikhail Abramov, AHL forward Adam Gaudete, 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’Rielly joins Maple Leafs with a cap hit of $1.875M
