Wild trade Reese Johnson to Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Reese Johnson from the Minnesota Wild in a late-deadline deal in exchange for future considerations.

Johnson has spent most of this season with the Wild’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Iowa Wild where he has posted four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 49 games this season. Johnson also appeared in three NHL games with Minnesota this season.

During the 2023-24 season, Johnson played for the Chicago Blackhawks where he tallied two goals and five points in 42 games. In 144 career NHL games split between the Wild and the Blackhawks Johnson has racked up seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points.

Prior to turning pro, Johnson spent five seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Red Deer Rebels where he posted 100 points in 187 career games.

The trade capped off a busy deadline day. The Maple Leafs acquired Scott Laughton from the Philadelphia Flyers, a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick and Nikita Grebenkin. Toronto also acquired Brandon Carlo from the Boston Bruins in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick (top-five protected), the Flyers’ 2025 fourth-round pick, and Fraser Minten. Boston will retain 15 percent of Carlo’s salary.

. “I think the D has done a really good job this year. We wanted to add some help with some experience as well as at the center-ice position and give us some depth there. Both players do,” Treliving stated in a press conference.

Toronto will face off against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday and Utah Hockey Club on Monday. It’s unclear whether or not Carlo or Laughton will be in the lineup at that time.