Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Joel Edmundson from Capitals for 2 picks

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for a pair of draft picks Thursday.

The deal announced just over 24 hours before the NHL trade deadline adds size and experience to a blue-line that was also bolstered by the reacquisition of Ilya Lyubushkin last week.

Toronto sent a third-round pick in June along with a fifth-round selection in 2025 to the Capitals, who will retain 50 per cent of Edmundson's remaining salary.

The six-foot-five, 221-pound Edmundson has 29 goals and 110 points 521 career games with St. Louis, Carolina, Montreal and Washington.

The Brandon, Man., product has added five goals and 21 points in 75 playoff games.

Edmundson won the Stanley Cup with St. Louis in 2019 and made the final with Montreal in 2021.

The Leafs currently sit third in the Atlantic Division.

Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Jacob Perreault from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for centre Jan Mysak.

Perreault, a Montreal native, has seven goals and 11 assists in 31 games with the American Hockey League's San Diego Gulls this season. He has registered 91 points (32 goals, 59 assists) in 161 AHL appearances.

The 21-year-old right-winger made one NHL appearance with Ducks on Jan. 8, 2022, against the New York Rangers.

The son of former NHL player Yanic Perreault was selected by the Ducks in the first round (27th overall) of the 2020 NHL draft.

Mysak, selected in the second round (48th overall) by Montreal in 2020, has 13 goals and seven assists in 48 games with the AHL's Laval Rocket this season.