We have a huge nine player trade in the National Hockey League.

One of the craziest trades you're ever going to see has just gone down.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have just pulled off a 9 player trade with a team in the very same province, the Ottawa Senators, sending Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and defenseman Cody Donaghey in exchange for defenseman Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and 2nd-rounder in 2017.

Here is the official press release out of Ottawa:

The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has acquired defenceman Dion Phaneuf, forward Matt Frattin, forward Casey Bailey, forward Ryan Rupert and defence prospect Cody Donaghey from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenceman Jared Cowen, forwards Colin Greening, Milan Michalek and Tobias Lindberg as well as Ottawa’s second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. No salary will be retained by either team over the trade’s entirety.

Details are still coming in so we will update this article as information is made available.

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Update: According to TSN Insider Darren Dreger this effectively amounts to the Leafs trading Phaneuf for a 2nd round pick while also getting rid of some contracts..