Toronto and Columbus pull off a one-for-one trade

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets have decided to exchange a couple of players. Going to Columbus is defenceman Mikko Lehtonen. In return, the Maple Leafs get goaltender Veini Vehvilainen.

Lehtonen, 27, was signed by the Maple Leafs to a one-year, entry level contract on May 4, 2020 after ripping it up in the KHL. He made his NHL debut with the club this season and collected three assists with four penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in nine games. He skated in his first NHL game on January 18 against Winnipeg and registered his first career assist and point on January 30 at Edmonton.

Vehvilainen, 24, made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on March 4 at Dallas, stopping three of four shots in 10:40 of action. He has gone 10-19-4 with a 2.77 GAA, .901 SV% and three shutouts in 34 career AHL games with Cleveland, including an 0-1-0 mark, 3.05 GAA and .875 SV% in one appearance this season. Selected by Columbus in the sixth round, 185th overall, at the 2016 NHL Draft, the native of Finland has gone 67-37-24 with a 2.00 GAA, .923 SV% and 14 shutouts in 132 career Liiga games with TYP, Sport and Karpat. The 6-0, 181-pound goaltender began this season on loan to JYP and went 3-7-3 with a 3.18 GAA, .896 SV% and one shutout in 13 outings.

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