Toronto Maple Leafs send Joseph Woll, Simon Benoit to Flyers in multi‑asset deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs completed a three‑player trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, moving goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit to Philadelphia. In return, Toronto received Swedish goaltender Samuel Ersson, 24‑year‑old defenseman Emil Andrae, and a third‑round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The deal clears roughly $5 million in salary cap space for the Leafs, bringing their available cap up to about $27 million and potentially as high as $31 million if forward Max Domi misses significant time. The trade gives Toronto a veteran goaltender in Ersson, though his recent performance has been uneven, and adds a mobile, puck‑moving blueliner in Andrae, viewed as a key piece for the team's secondary power‑play unit. The Flyers acquire a young, controllable netminder in Woll, who is under a three‑year, $10.98 million contract, and add depth to their defense with Benoit.