The St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman Brandon Carlo from the Toronto Maple Leafs during the NHL draft on Saturday, the latest step in both teams' roster overhauls during an offseason of upheaval. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
St. Louis sent the Nos. 73 and 76 picks to Toronto for the 29-year-old defenseman. Carlo lasted just 88 games with the Leafs after they sent a first-round pick, a fourth-rounder and highly regarded forward prospect Fraser Minten to Boston for him at the deadline in March 2025. That was with the previous regime in charge, and general manager Brad Treliving was fired two months ago and replaced weeks later by John Chayka. Toronto only kept the pick this year because they won the lottery for the No. 1 overall pick.
This is the third trade of the week for the Blues, who are also in transition as GM-in-waiting Alexander Steen is set to take over for seasoned executive Doug Armstrong next week. Armstrong in his final days has been busy. On Tuesday, he traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for fellow forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the No. 16 pick, accumulating a league-high four in the first round. On Friday night, he sent two of them to Anaheim for 23-year-old Mason McTavish, who is signed through 2031.
Carlo provides dependable veteran stability on the right side on defense, especially if the Blues decide to trade Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk as part of their summer overhaul. He is going into the final year of his contract at a salary cap hit of just under $3.5 million.