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# Toronto Maple Leafs trade Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose Sharks for picks and Raffi Torres
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-trade-roman-polak-and-nick-spaling-to-san-jose/
- Published: 2016-02-22T14:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-22T14:00:32.000Z
- Description: It's all about the picks, 'bout the picks, 'bout the picks, 'no Torres
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:15

One day later and here's another trade for you:

> . [@SportChek](https://twitter.com/SportChek?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Player Alert: Leafs acquire San Jose's 2017 and 2018 2nd Rd. picks and [Raffi Torres](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54918/raffi-torres?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) for [Roman Polak](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55153/roman-polak?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and [Nick Spaling](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54449/nick-spaling?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). [#TMLtalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMLtalk?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (@MapleLeafs) [February 22, 2016](https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/701763224983699456?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

From the Maple Leafs website this delicious bit of info:

Torres, 34, will be re-assigned to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League.

Well, that's good, because earlier this year we discussed[ if the Leafs should claim Torres](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/article/) off waivers here. Consensus was: NO.

The Maple Leafs traded two players for two draft picks and the responsibility to pay Torres' salary.

Roman Polak, who is an UFA this summer, was acquired from the [St. Louis Blues](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/st-louis-blues?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in a trade for Carl Gunnarsson. In his 1.5 seasons with the Maple Leafs he played in 111 games, scoring 6 goals, 16 assists, for 22 points.

As a defenseman his fancyier stats were:

Losing Polak won't be seen as a huge blow to the Leafs future.

Nick Spaling came to the Maple Leafs in the [Phil Kessel](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54905/phil-kessel?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) trade, and he's played in 35 games, getting 1 goal, adding 6 assists for 7 points from the bottom of the line up.

Spaling is also a UFA this summer.

The Maple Leafs now have two extra 2nd round picks in 2017 & 2018, this could leave the Leafs with three second round picks in 2017\. If the [Penguins](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/pittsburgh-penguins?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) miss this years playoffs Toronto's 2017 2nd goes to Pittsburgh as part of the Kessel deal.

That makes two trades in two days, moving 3 pending UFA's. Michael Grabner, [P.A. Parenteau](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54205/p-a-parenteau?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Mark Arcobello](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/130531/mark-arcobello?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Brad Boyes](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55139/brad-boyes?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Rich Clune](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54589/rich-clune?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [James Reimer](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54304/james-reimer?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), and TJ Brennan should have a bag packed just in case.