JVR-evoir

[Quigz17]

The Leafs have dealt James van Riemsdyk to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Tobias Rieder, Marcus Petterson, a 2019 3rd round pick (Buffalo), and the entire $4.50M of Rieder's salary this upcoming season.

With the emergence of Danton Heinen and some tight cap issues, the Leafs felt the need to part with JVR despite his fine play last season. To acquire a playable winger, a defensive prospect who has already logged NHL minutes, a decent draft pick, and the necessary cap help, this was exactly the kind of deal Toronto was hoping to make.

Cheers to Don't Toews Me for a fairly quick negotiation.

[SportsJunky]

Best thread title since Bo Knows Buffalo. Well done.

On the trade, too.

[Don't Toews Me Bro]

We we're looking to add a scoring touch up front and this deal came together fairly quickly.
JVR will likely take a spot on the top line, and let's us push down a couple players. Petterson was a good defensive prospect but we felt that we had enough depth there that we could part with him for this upgrade at offense. Thanks to Quigz17 for the deal.

Also, way better thread title than I would have come up with!