Leafs and Sabres Finnish a Deal

[devo22]

To Toronto
D Keith Yandle
cap

To Buffalo
D Markus Nutivaara
G Ville Husso
2018 2nd

Tried hard to acquire a mid 70-80 defenseman for a while, but people really don't want to trade these it seems. Was fun to track the progress of those Finnish prospects (both UFA signings) in the last years, especially Nutivaara, whom I never expected to be a regular on the BJs. But upgrading my D with Yandle was too enticing.

Thanks to SJ for the easy talks. Hopefully more deals are coming!

[SportsJunky]

Thanks for the deal devo.

Yandle was great for me last year. This year he has struggled on the Sabres so I thought I'd move him out and get younger.
In the last year, I've added Trouba, Scandella, Dumoulin and Krug to the backend. Next year hopefully Lindell or maybe even Nutivaara can step in. Nutivaara is intriguing to me. It's his first year in NA and he is playing a regular shift on Columbus' blue line. Also, Husso is a goalie I have been watching. I think he'll be in the NHL at some point.

[JonDuke]

I don't know much about Husso or Nutivaara, but this seems like a great deal for the Leafs right now.