Quest for the Fountain of Youth

To Toronto:

Parise, Coburn, and Ryan

To Ottawa:

Roberts, Kallio, and Wagner

The last game against the Ottawa Senators didn't turn out to be a total loss after all. Both general managers had a chance to sit down in the VIP suite and discuss the plans for their teams. It turned from idle chit chat to intense wheelin and dealin and ended with a trade being made. Toronto GM continued his quest for youth by adding Zach Parise, Braydon Coburn, and Bobby Ryan to the Maple Leafs organization. This deal sent Gary Roberts, Tomi Kallio, Steve Wagner, and Toronto's 2nd and 4th round picks in season 15's entry draft to the Ottawa Senators.

Zach Parise has not been playing well as of late with only six (6) points in 15 games, but maybe all he needs is a change of scenery to turn things around. Braydon Coburn, with the same point total as Parise, will slide into the teams second D pairing with Martin and will also be assigned to the PP and PK. Bobby Ryan is the only player aquired that will not have a spot on the team right away but the GM will patiently wait for this young talent to develop and come into his own.

The downside to this deal for the Maple Leafs is that they lost Gary Roberts, their second leading scorer who also happened to be a vital member of the penalty kill. This is the second trade in about a week that brought youth at the cost of excellent defensive forwards. The PK has fallen to 79.5%, landing them at 23rd overall on the PK. Watch for more trade activity that might bring a defensive center north of the border.