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Maple Leafs complete sign-and-trade for Lightning's Darren Raddysh updated Maple Leafs complete sign-and-trade for Lightning’s Darren Raddysh Darren Raddysh as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Photo: Getty Images. By Lucas Casaletto Posted Jun 19, 2026 05:14:01 AM. Last Updated Jun 19, 2026 09:09:06 AM. The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a blockbuster deal to add to their defence corps. The Maple Leafs completed a sign-and-trade for Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Darren Raddysh, the team announced on Friday , sending a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to the Lightning as compensation. Raddysh signed an eight-year contract with Toronto, the team confirmed. The deal will pay Raddysh more than $8 million a season, according to Sportsnet. Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the news. “We are thrilled to add a defenceman of Darren’s calibre to our organization,” said Chayka via a press release. “Darren has emerged as one of the NHL’s premier two-way defensemen, combining elite puck-moving ability with poise, competitiveness, and strong play in all three zones. He strengthens our blue line in every situation and is exactly the type of player we want helping lead this team.” Raddysh,…

🚨TRADE ALERT🚨 Tampa Bay and Toronto have completed a sign and trade sending Darren Raddysh to Toronto for a 2026 5th round pick. Toronto has signed Raddysh to an 8 year deal worth 8.5 million per season. #LeafsForever #GoBolts

Maple Leafs complete sign-and-trade deal for Darren Raddysh - Sportsnet JD Bunkis is joined by Sportsnet 590 The FAN host Sam McKee to discuss the breaking news that the Maple Leafs have acquired right shot defenceman Darren Raddysh from Tampa in a sign-and-trade, coming off his breakout 2025-26 campaign. The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a blockbuster deal to add to their defence corps. The Maple Leafs completed a sign-and-trade for Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Darren Raddysh , Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday. In return, the Lightning received a fifth-round pick in the June draft. Raddysh signed an eight-year deal worth $68 million with an AAV of $8.5 million, Sportsnet can confirm. “We are thrilled to add a defenceman of Darren’s caliber to our organization,” Maple Leafs GM John Chayka said in a statement provided by the team. “Darren has emerged as one of the NHL’s premier two-way defencemen, combining elite puck-moving ability with poise, competitiveness, and strong play in all three zones. He strengthens our blue line in every situation and is exactly the type of player we want helping lead this team.” Raddysh, 30, had a breakout season with the Lightning i…

Toronto Snags Tampa's Record-Breaking Blueliner In Blockbuster 8-Year ... Darren Raddysh THE BREAKDOWN:The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired record-setting defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a blockbuster sign-and-trade deal. In exchange, Tampa Bay receives a 2026 fifth-round draft pick. Raddysh, a Toronto native coming off a career-high 70-point season, has locked in an eight-year contract extension worth over $8 million annually. TAMPA, Fla. –The Toronto Maple Leafs have executed a major overhaul on their blue line, landing defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a blockbuster sign-and-trade deal. Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois and Maple Leafs GM John Chayka announced the transaction on Friday. In return for the veteran defenseman, Tampa Bay acquires a fifth-round pick in the upcoming 2026 NHL Draft. Before the trade was finalized, Raddysh signed an eight-year contract extension worth more than $8 million per season, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported. The move brings the 30-year-old Raddysh back to his hometown of Toronto just ahead of July 1, when he was scheduled to become an unrestricted free age…

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Maple Leafs acquire Raddysh in sign-and-trade deal | theSco… Maple Leafs acquire Raddysh in sign-and-trade deal Alex Chippin Mark LoMoglio / National Hockey League / Getty The Toronto Maple Leafs completed a sign-and-trade deal to acquire defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a fifth-round round pick, the team announced Friday. Toronto signed the 30-year-old to an eight-year contract extension. The deal includes an average annual value of $8.5 million, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun . "We are thrilled to add a defenseman of Darren's caliber to our organization," new Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka said in a statement . "Darren has emerged as one of the NHL's premier two-way defensemen, combining elite puck-moving ability with poise, competitiveness, and strong play in all three zones. He strengthens our blue line in every situation and is exactly the type of player we want helping lead this team." Raddysh is coming off a breakthrough 22-goal, 48-assist campaign and was on track to become an unrestricted free agent July 1. The Toronto native also led the Lightning in average ice time at 22:41 per game. Darren Raddysh, acquired and sign…

Maple Leafs acquire Lightning's Raddysh in sign-and-trade TheToronto Maple LeafsacquiredTampa Bay LightningdefensemanDarren Raddyshin a sign-and-trade deal on Friday, taking one of the top offensive defensemen off the upcoming NHL free agent market. Raddysh inked an eight-year contract, it was announced, with an average annual value of $8.5 million, according to a source, to sidestep going public toward other offers on July 1. The Lightning received a fifth-round pick in the upcoming 2026 draft from the Maple Leafs. Toronto is betting on Raddysh after the 30-year-old had a breakout season in 2025-26 with career highs in goals (22), assists (48), points (70) and plus-minus (+21) while playing a career-high 22:41 over 73 games for the Lightning. He tallied 26 points on their power play, which featured NHL MVPNikita Kucherov(37 power-play points) andJake Guentzel(30 points), using a booming shot from the point to score 10 goals with the man advantage. Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka had been tracking Raddysh since his junior hockey days with the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters, and Chayka even tried signing Raddysh to a contract when he was GM of the Arizona Coyotes. N…

Maple Leafs And Lightning Finalize Sign-And-Trade For Top Pending ... The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a massive addition to their lineup. According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, the Leafs were in the process of finalizing a sign-and-trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning to acquire defenseman Darren Raddysh. The Maple Leafs confirmed the deal on Friday, sending a fifth-round pick in next week's NHL Draft in return to Tampa. TSN's Darren Dreger reports the deal is worth $8.5 million per season. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman first reported early Friday morning that the Leafs and Tampa working on a sign-and-trade. The 30-year-old Raddysh just wrapped up a breakout season with the Lightning. Entering the year with modest expectations, Raddysh completely shattered his previous career highs and emerged as one of the premier offensive defensemen in the league. He had 22 goals, setting the Lightning record for goals in a season by a defenseman, while adding 48 assists. By all accounts, Raddysh was considered the top defenseman available via free agency on July 1. The Leafs take a massive step in bolster their blue line by acquiring Raddysh, a right-handed who could instantly help the team's…

Maple Leafs acquire defenseman Darren Raddysh in blockbuster sign-and ... Darren Raddysh had a breakthrough campaign in 2025-26, recording 22 goals and 70 points.Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the market by landing one of the NHL’s top pending free agents in a blockbuster sign-and-trade deal on Friday morning. The Leafs acquired offensive defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and signed him to an eight-year contract, the team announced. Advertisement Raddysh’s extension will carry an average annual value of $8.5 million a season, a league source said. The contract includes a full no-trade clause for the first six years and a 16-team no-trade clause for the last two years. The deal is frontloaded, with a $10 million signing bonus to be paid on July 1 and a total of $32.5 million to be paid over the first three seasons. The payday makes Raddysh, 30, one of the highest paid defensemen in the NHL after having never earned more than $975,000 in any previous season. “We are thrilled to add a defenseman of Darren’s caliber to our organization,” said Leafs GM John Chayka. “Darren has emerged as one o…

Raddysh traded to Maple Leafs by Lightning, signs 8-year contract Raddysh traded to Maple Leafs by Lightning, signs 8-year contract Tampa Bay receives 5th-round draft pick for defenseman, who had career-high 70 points this season © Getty Images By Dave McCarthy NHL.com Independent Correspondent June 19, 2026 Link copied TORONTO -- Darren Raddysh was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday. As part of the sign-and-trade move, the right-shot defenseman, who could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, signed an eight-year contract with Tampa Bay before being sent to Toronto. Financial terms were not disclosed. "It came together pretty quickly but the opportunity to secure, in our opinion, a top free agent is an organizational win," Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka said. "It's an aggressive move, it's not without risk of course, but we just felt given the stage we are at and what he brings to the table, we felt it was worth pursuing." The 30-year-old defenseman had NHL career highs in goals (22), assists (48), points (70), plus-minus (plus-21), power-play goals (10), power-play points (26), …