The Boston Bruins have reportedly traded Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a first-round pick and Fraser Minten.

Brandon Carlo was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Boston Bruins on Friday for forward Fraser Minten, a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Toronto had received the fourth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers earlier on Friday in the trade for forward Scott Laughton.

Carlo was in the Florida sunshine, convinced he was going to remain a Bruin. The next afternoon, he suited up as a Leaf.

The Boston Bruins sent defenseman Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Trade Deadline, but it appears they quickly replaced him in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. Barring it happening on time, the Bruins have acquired Henri Jokiharju from the Buffalo Sabres.

The Boston Bruins made several moves at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline that completely changed their roster. This included trading several former core players like Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo,

The Bruins were sellers on Friday and traded several core players including Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo.

For now, the trouble with Sweeney’s plan is how limited he is for 2025-26. Unless the GM swaps them at the draft this June, acquired assets like the two 2025 second-rounders (Coyle, Trent Frederic) and the 2026 first-round pick (Carlo) will not ripen into NHL players for some time — if at all.