Brad Treliving and the Maple Leafs pulled off a small last minute deal by bringing in centreman, Connor Dewar from the Minnesota Wild.
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We don&#8217;t have the full details on the move as of yet, but will update with those shortly.
(Update: here are the full details)
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We&#39;ve acquired forward Dmitry Ovchinnikov and a 2026 fourth-round draft pick from Toronto for forward Connor Dewar. 
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Dewar is 24 year old, fourth line winger who has the potential to add some playoff feistiness and some tertiary scoring. His 94 hits are certainly a selling point and his 10 goals in 57 games would actually make him one of the top producers goal wise for the Leafs outside of their big four forwards.
<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/connor-dewar-is-a-trade-option-to-improve-the-maple-leafs-penalty-kill?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Michael Mazzei took a look at Dewar as a potential target for the Leafs earlier this season:</a>
<blockquote>Before a lower-body injury that <a class="text-accent" href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/news/wild-place-connor-dewar-on-injured-reserve-recall-jake-lucchini-from-iowa#:~:text=Dewar%20suffered%20a%20lower%2Dbody,early%20in%20the%20second%20period." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">currently has him out of the lineup</a>, he was the Wild’s second-most used forward when down a man behind only Joel Eriksson Ek. Minnesota’s shorthanded struggles (<a class="text-accent" href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/stats/team/_/table/defensive/sort/penaltyKillPct/dir/desc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">they are currently third last in efficiency at 73.5%</a>) are not because of Dewar who has been among the best forwards in the league when down a man. He has a strong determination to be mobile and aggressive on the puck carrier which keeps the opposition honest and more prone to making a mistake. Should he gain possession of the puck, he quickly becomes a threat to score shorthanded given that he <a class="text-accent" href="https://www.covers.com/sport/hockey/nhl/players/statistics/goalsshorthanded/2022-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">finished in the upper echelon</a> of NHL players in that category last and is one of only three Wild players so far this year to score on the PK.</blockquote>
Dewar has a $800k cap hit and will be easy for the Leafs to absorb into their lineup. He is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer. The Leafs can easily fit him into their current situation and is likely someone Toronto sees as a possible option beyond this season too.
We will have a more in-depth look at Dewar up on The Leafs Nation soon.

Brad Treliving and the Maple Leafs pulled off a small last minute deal by bringing in centreman, Connor Dewar from the Minnesota Wild.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1766196239257813180

We don't have the full details on the move as of yet, but will update with those shortly.

(Update: here are the full details)

https://twitter.com/mnwild/status/1766217352364830847

Dewar is 24 year old, fourth line winger who has the potential to add some playoff feistiness and some tertiary scoring. His 94 hits are certainly a selling point and his 10 goals in 57 games would actually make him one of the top producers goal wise for the Leafs outside of their big four forwards.

<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/connor-dewar-is-a-trade-option-to-improve-the-maple-leafs-penalty-kill?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">Michael Mazzei took a look at Dewar as a potential target for the Leafs earlier this season:</a>
<blockquote>Before a lower-body injury that <a class="text-accent" href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/news/wild-place-connor-dewar-on-injured-reserve-recall-jake-lucchini-from-iowa#:~:text=Dewar%20suffered%20a%20lower%2Dbody,early%20in%20the%20second%20period." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">currently has him out of the lineup</a>, he was the Wild’s second-most used forward when down a man behind only Joel Eriksson Ek. Minnesota’s shorthanded struggles (<a class="text-accent" href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/stats/team/_/table/defensive/sort/penaltyKillPct/dir/desc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">they are currently third last in efficiency at 73.5%</a>) are not because of Dewar who has been among the best forwards in the league when down a man. He has a strong determination to be mobile and aggressive on the puck carrier which keeps the opposition honest and more prone to making a mistake. Should he gain possession of the puck, he quickly becomes a threat to score shorthanded given that he <a class="text-accent" href="https://www.covers.com/sport/hockey/nhl/players/statistics/goalsshorthanded/2022-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">finished in the upper echelon</a> of NHL players in that category last and is one of only three Wild players so far this year to score on the PK.</blockquote>
Dewar has a $800k cap hit and will be easy for the Leafs to absorb into their lineup. He is a pending restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer. The Leafs can easily fit him into their current situation and is likely someone Toronto sees as a possible option beyond this season too.

We will have a more in-depth look at Dewar up on The Leafs Nation soon.

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