Carlo was in the Florida sunshine, convinced he was going to remain a Bruin. The next afternoon, he suited up as a Leaf.

Two of the new Toronto players, Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo, made their Maple Leafs debuts on Saturday but are still adjusting to the shock of their sudden moves. Both players admitted they were still processing the reality of their new team, with Carlo calling it “a tough call to have.”

Scott Laughton was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday for forward prospect Nikita Grebenkin and a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. The Maple Leafs also acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2027 draft.