Breaking: Leafs and Wild hook up on a trade

This just in, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild have reportedly hooked up on a trade, according to NHL insider Bob McKenzie.

Headed to Minnesota is unsigned Leafs draft pick Fedor Gordeev in exchange for a 7th round pick in June’s 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Check it out:

MIN and TOR have a trade for the rights to unsigned junior Fedor Gordeev, who goes back into the draft if not signed before June 1. 7th round pick if he signs in MIN. Which is fully expected to happen.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) May 30, 2019

JUST IN: #Wild have acquired the rights to unsigned OHL defenceman Fedor Gordeev from the #MapleLeafs. If Minnesota signs the 20-year-old, Toronto will get a seventh-round pick in the deal (via TSN's @TSNBobMcKenzie).

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— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) May 30, 2019

The 20 year old Gordeev is a left shooting defenseman from Toronto who recently finished his junior career with the OHL’s Guleph Storm. He put up 32 points in 63 games split between the Storm and the Flint Firebirds this past season.

He was organically drafted in the 5th round (141st overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

UPDATE: The Leafs have officially confirmed the trade:

.@SportChek Player Alert: The @MapleLeafs have acquired a conditional seventh-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for the rights to unsigned draft choice Fedor Gordeev. pic.twitter.com/98r8vb6DrK
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) May 30, 2019