Toronto Maple Leafs complete sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a sign-and-trade transaction involving defenceman Darren Raddysh. Toronto sent a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to Tampa Bay as compensation. Raddysh signed an eight-year contract with the Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a sign-and-trade transaction involving defenceman Darren Raddysh. Toronto sent a 2026 fifth-round draft pick to Tampa Bay as compensation. Darren Raddysh signed an eight-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. One source reported that Raddysh's contract pays him $8.5 million per season; another reported that it pays him more than $8 million per season. The $8.5 million figure was reported by Bluesky, and the more than $8 million figure was reported by Kitchener.citynews.ca. The transaction was promoted with team-specific hashtags.
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