The Leafs have traded Nicolas Roy

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded 29 year old forward Nicolas Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 1st round pick and a 5th round pick.

Roy has 5 goals and 20 points in 59 games for the Leafs this season. He was, of course, acquired by the Leafs last offseason in a deal for then-pending UFA Mitch Marner.

From the Leafs' PR announcement:

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has traded forward Nicolas Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a conditional first-round selection in the 2027 NHL Draft and a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.

In the event Colorado’s 2027 first-round selection is in the top-10 of the 2027 NHL Draft, Colorado will send its unprotected 2028 first-round pick to Toronto. Colorado currently holds three fifth-round selections in the 2026 NHL Draft; the lowest of those three picks will be transferred to Toronto as part of the transaction.

Not a bad return at all for Roy who is in year 4 of a 5 year deal that pays him $3 million per season.