And that name is Peter Holland. They acquired him from the Anaheim Ducks, along with forward Brad Staubitz, in exchange for defenseman Jesse Blacker and a third and a seventh-round pick.
Holland was a former first-round pick for the Ducks, but has a goal in four games this season for the Ducks. He lead the AHL's Norfolk Admirals with nine points. He has five goals and seven points in 29 career games in the NHL.
Unfortunately, the Ducks never gave Holland enough ice time. He could, however, be getting a bigger role with the Maple Leafs as three of their top centers are out. Two (Tyler Bozak, Dave Bolland) are injured and one (Nazem Kadri) is suspended for three games.
The Maple Leafs will assign Staubtiz to the Marlies, the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, while Blacker will go to Norfolk. For Blacker, he has 29 points and 110 penalty minutes in 130 career AHL games.
If Holland plays more than 25 NHL games this season, that third-round pick will become a second-round pick. The seventh-rounder is the return of the pick that the Ducks gave up in that David Steckel trade.
This says pretty much nothing about the Ducks. They didn't want him and Holland wanted more time in the NHL, which is understandable. The problem he had with the Ducks is that they're on the verge of having too many centers, with the return of Ryan Getzlaf and guys like Mathieu Perreault and Saku Koivu taking charge on the lines. So in reality, Holland was the odd one out.
With the Maple Leafs, he'll have more time until they get all their centers back. Holland will most likely play the games that Bolland and Bozak sit out because of their injuries. When Kadri comes back, I would still expect him to play until they have all their centers back. The Maple Leafs got the good deal out of this in the short-term. In the long-term, I don't know what's going to happen to Peter Holland. But right now, the Leafs need him and he's happy to be there.
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