Skip to content

LEAGUES News

Leafs acquire Penguins' McCann for Hallander, 7th-rounder

Icon Sportswire / Getty

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Jared McCann from the Pittsburgh Penguins for prospect Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick, the team announced.

McCann turned in the most productive campaign of his NHL career with the Penguins this past season, scoring 14 goals and adding 18 assists in 43 games. He has one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $2.94 million.

Many projected the 25-year-old to be left exposed by the Penguins in next week's expansion draft.

Pittsburgh actually selected Hallander with the 58th pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The Penguins traded him to the Maple Leafs as a part of the Kasperi Kapanen trade last August. He's yet to skate in an NHL game but recorded 24 points in 51 games with Lulea HF in the Swedish Hockey League last season.

RELATED NEWS

WILMER FLORES. THREE HOME RUNS. EIGHT RBI. #RivalryWeekend
Flores crushes 3rd HR of game, ties Judge for MLB lead with 41st RBI 🤯
José Tena never stopped running 😳 The @Nationals take the ...
Nats' Tena hustles home with winning run on infield single in 9th to stun Orioles 🏃
AUSTON MATTHEWS PUTS THE LEAFS IN THE LEAD!! 😤
Matthews delivers in a huge moment for the Leafs 🎯
DEUCE MCBRIDE TRIPLE TO END THE HALF 🚨 Knicks up 27 ‼️
McBride's 3 puts Knicks up 27 on Celtics at half 😱
Simon Benoit lays a big hit on Brad Marchand 💪
Benoit lays the boom on Marchand 💥
Bobrovsky makes a HUGE save on Knies 🙅‍♂️ 📺: Sportsnet
Bobrovsky denies a glorious opportunity from Knies 👮