If Alex Kerfoot is indeed the guy going to Seattle in the upcoming expansion draft, the Maple Leafs have found his replacement.
A cheaper, younger and perhaps better version.
The Leafs nabbed Jared McCann from the Penguins for next to nothing ahead of the expansion-related roster freeze Saturday afternoon. Going the other way in the deal: prospect Filip Hallander, part of last summer’s return from Pittsburgh for Kasperi Kapanen, and a seventh-round pick in 2023.
It doesn’t sound like the trade will affect the Leafs’ protection list for the expansion draft, which will be released Sunday.
