When the Toronto Maple Leafs made the bold move to acquire gritty forward Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers at the trade deadline last season, they had to sacrifice a couple of precious assets to get it done. One was a conditional 2027 first-round pick and the other was a promising young prospect in the name of Nikita Grebenkin.
By the way things have evolved this 2025-26 NHL season, the Maple Leafs should be regretting trading Grebenkin even more right now. Laughton, of course, has now since been traded by the Leafs to the Los Angeles Kings at the 2026 NHL trade deadline, leaving Toronto with just a couple of late round picks to show for in the original trade with Philadelphia.