Blues acquire Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs in a trade at the NHL draft

Blues acquire Brandon Carlo from the Maple Leafs in a trade at the NHL draft 1 of 3 | Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim-ducks" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153940" data-entity-type="organization">Anaheim Ducks, March 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File) 2 of 3 | New Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka speaks during a scrum following a news conference in Toronto, May 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File) 3 of 3 | St. Louis Blues right wing Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong,File) 1 of 3 | Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim-ducks" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153940" data-entity-type="organization">Anaheim Ducks, March 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File) 1 of 3 Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Brandon Carlo looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim-ducks" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153940" data-entity-type="organization">Anaheim Ducks, March 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | New Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka speaks during a scrum following a news conference in Toronto, May 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File) 2 of 3 New Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka speaks during a scrum following a news conference in Toronto, May 4, 2026. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP, File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | St. Louis Blues right wing Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong,File) 3 of 3 St. Louis Blues right wing Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong,File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The St. Louis Blues acquired Brandon Carlo from the Toronto-maple-leafs" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153935" data-entity-type="organization">Toronto Maple Leafs during the NHL draft on Saturday, those teams’ latest steps to remake their rosters during an offseason of upheaval. St. Louis sent the Nos. 73 and 76 picks to Toronto for the 29-year-old defenseman. Carlo lasted just 88 games with the Leafs after they sent a first-round pick, a fourth-rounder and highly regarded forward prospect Fraser Minten to Boston for him at the deadline in March 2025. That was with the previous regime in charge, and general manager Brad Treliving was fired two months ago and replaced weeks later by John Chayka, and they only got to keep the pick this year because they won the lottery for the No. 1 overall pick. This is the third trade of the week for the Blues, who are also in transition as GM-in-waiting Alexander Steen is set to take over for seasoned executive Doug Armstrong next week. Armstrong in his final days at the helm has been plenty busy. On Tuesday, he traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for fellow forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the No. 16 pick, accumulating a league-high four in the first round. On Friday night, he sent two of them to Anaheim for 23-year-old Mason McTavish, who is signed through 2031. 3 MIN READ 3 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Carlo provides some dependable veteran stability on the right side on defense, especially if the Blues decide to trade Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk as part of their summer overhaul. He is going into the final year of his contract at a salary cap hit of just under $3.5 million. “We’re excited (Carlo has) got his size and length, his ability to kill plays, his experience,” Armstrong told reporters in Centene, Missouri. “Getting stronger up front and having strong goaltending, we think we’re going to be more competitive than we were last year.”Toronto used the third-round picks on Canadian winger Zach Olsen and Swedish defenseman Mans Gudmundsson. Predators trade with Rangers to get Adam EdstromNew Nashville president of hockey operations and GM Chris MacFarland spent his first few weeks on the job largely adding players he was familiar with from his time in Colorado. On Saturday, he added fresh blood from the East by acquiring big, Swedish winger Adam Edstrom in a trade with the New York Rangers.The Predators sent the 148th pick in the draft (a fifth-rounder) and the rights to minor leaguer Massimo Rizzo to New York. The Rangers, who also traded Brett Berard to Montreal on Friday, are not expected to tender Rizzo a qualifying offer and would make him an unrestricted free agent.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL Whyno has covered the NHL, international hockey, NFL and horse racing for The Associated Press since 2016.