Kraken trade Giordano to Leafs; Panthers make another move
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired veteran defenseman Mark Giordano and forward Colin Blackwell from the Seattle Kraken for three draft picks. The move helps Toronto keep pace with division rivals Tampa Bay and Florida that already have added before the NHL trade deadline Monday. The Panthers made another depth trade Sunday by acquiring defenseman Robert Hagg from Buffalo for a sixth-round pick. Florida previously got forward Claude Giroux from Philadelphia and defenseman Ben Chiarot from Montreal. In recent days, Tampa Bay traded multiple first-round picks to Chicago for young forward Brandon Hagel and Boston got defenseman Hampus Lindholm from Anaheim.