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Pittsburgh Penguins / Toronto Maple Leafs
Root trade Jul 1, 2015 · Phil Kessel, Tim Erixon, Tyler Biggs · 14 linked trades downstream
Auto-generated. This tree is machine-built from public transaction records: it follows re-traded players into their next deal and shows the player each draft pick became. Best-effort, so it may contain errors.
Trade grade
Revisiting it now, this trade graded roughly even.
Looking back from 2026 at what each side's haul produced since 2015.
Pittsburgh Penguins720Team pts: 104 before → 105 after
- Phil KesselR500328 GP · 110-193-303 · 56 pts in 65 playoff GPCup 2016-17Cup 2015-16
- 45 GP · 5-12-17via Phil Kessel
- Jason ZuckerL126172 GP · 50-45-95 · 7 pts in 15 playoff GPvia Alex Galchenyuk
- 171 GP · 8-30-38via Phil Kessel
- Kasper BjorkqvistR · #6126 GP · 1-0-1
Toronto Maple Leafs699Team pts: 76 before → 90 after
- Nick SpalingC1135 GP · 1-6-7
- 2017 2nd-round pickvia Nick Spaling
- 268 GP · 149W · 13 SO · 10 playoff Wvia 2017 2nd-round pick
- Sean DurziD · #5200 GP · 0-0-0via Nick Spaling
- Jake MuzzinD154187 GP · 18-63-81 · 8 pts in 22 playoff GPvia Sean Durzi
- Kasperi KapanenR125202 GP · 41-49-90 · 7 pts in 25 playoff GP
- 0 GP · 0-0-0via Kasperi Kapanen
- 26 GP · 4-8-12 · 4 pts in 6 playoff GPvia David Warsofsky
- 15 GP · 0-1-1
- 0 GP · 0-0-0via Scott Harrington
- 17 GP · 0-2-2 · 4 pts in 7 playoff GPvia Kerby Rychel
- 2016 1st-round pick
Value = position-weighted production for the acquiring team, with playoffs weighted up and bonuses for Cups and major awards won there. Picks count as the drafted player's production, and when a piece was later re-traded, whatever came back counts toward this trade too, so value follows the full chain. Production only, no salary/cap context. Best-effort.
Pittsburgh Penguins receive- Phil Kessel(traded again →)
- Tim Erixon
- Tyler Biggs
- conditional PIT's 2nd-round pick in 2016 → #61 Kasper Bjorkqvist
- or TOR's 2nd-round pick in 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs receive- Nick Spaling(traded again →)
- Kasperi Kapanen(traded again →)
- Scott Harrington(traded again →)
- conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 → #30 Sam Steel
- or 1st-round pick in 2017
- or 2nd-round pick in 2017
- NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2016 → #72 James Greenway
↳Phil Kessel was moved again in this deal
Arizona Coyotes receive- Phil Kessel
- Dane Birks
- 4th-round pick in 2021 → #122 Rasmus Korhonen
Pittsburgh Penguins receive↳Alex Galchenyuk was moved again in this deal
Pittsburgh Penguins receiveMinnesota Wild receive- Alex Galchenyuk
- Calen Addison(traded again →)
- conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
- or 1st-round pick in 2021 → #26 Carson Lambos
↳Calen Addison was moved again in this deal
Minnesota Wild receive- Adam Raska
- 5th-round pick in 2026 → #137 Filip Ruzicka
San Jose Sharks receive↳Nick Spaling was moved again in this deal
San Jose Sharks receiveToronto Maple Leafs receive- Raffi Torres
- 2nd-round pick in 2017 → #50 Maxime Comtois
- 2nd-round pick in 2018 → #52 Sean Durzi
↳Kasperi Kapanen was moved again in this deal
Pittsburgh Penguins receiveToronto Maple Leafs receive- Evan Rodrigues
- David Warsofsky(traded again →)
- Filip Hallander(traded again →)
- 1st-round pick in 2020 → #15 Rodion Amirov
↳David Warsofsky was moved again in this deal
Toronto Maple Leafs receiveCarolina Hurricanes receive- Yegor Korshkov
- David Warsofsky
↳Filip Hallander was moved again in this deal
Toronto Maple Leafs receivePittsburgh Penguins receive- Filip Hallander
- 7th-round pick in 2023 → #217 Emil Jarventie
↳Scott Harrington was moved again in this deal
Toronto Maple Leafs receiveColumbus Blue Jackets receive- Scott Harrington
- conditional 5th-round pick in 2017
↳Kerby Rychel was moved again in this deal
Toronto Maple Leafs receiveMontreal Canadiens receive- Kerby Rychel(traded again →)
- Rinat Valiev(traded again →)
- 2nd-round pick in 2018 → #56 Jacob Olofsson
↳Kerby Rychel was moved again in this deal
Calgary Flames receiveMontreal Canadiens receive↳Rinat Valiev was moved again in this deal
Montreal Canadiens receiveCalgary Flames receive↳Brett Kulak was moved again in this deal
Edmonton Oilers receiveMontreal Canadiens receive- William Lagesson
- conditional 2nd-round pick in 2022 → #62 Lane Hutson
- or 2nd-round pick in 2023
- 7th-round pick in 2024 → #224 Rasmus Bergqvist
↳Brett Kulak was moved again in this deal
Edmonton Oilers receivePittsburgh Penguins receive- Brett Kulak(traded again →)
- Stuart Skinner
- 2nd-round pick in 2029
↳Brett Kulak was moved again in this deal
Colorado Avalanche receivePittsburgh Penguins receive- Sam Girard
- 2nd-round pick in 2028