Devils acquire Tyler Toffoli from Flames for Yegor Sharangovich, draft pick

The Devils kept dealing Tuesday, acquiring wing Tyler Toffoli from the Flames in exchange for center Yegor Sharangovich and a 2023 third-round pick in the NHL draft while trading goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood to the Sharks for a sixth-round pick in Wednesday’s draft, the team announced.

Toffoli, 31, posted a personal-best 34 goals and 73 points this past season, his 11th in the NHL, leading Calgary in both categories.

He has seven playoff runs and a Stanley Cup championship in 2014 with the Kings under his belt.

Entering the last year of a four-year contract he initially signed with Montreal, Toffoli is owed $4.25 million this coming season.

Sharangovich, 24, was set to hit restricted free agency after playing three seasons with the Devils.

The fifth-round selection in the 2018 draft has totaled 106 points over his tenure.

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The 26-year-old Blackwood, who started 143 games in his five-season tenure with the Devils, made just 20 starts in 2022-23.

Injuries have plagued him, resulting in less playing time for him and more opportunities for others, including Vitek Vanecek, the primary starter during the regular season, and Akira Schmid, who spent the most time in net during the postseason.

Blackwood, who can become a restricted free agent on July 1, is expected to battle Kaapo Kahkonen and possibly Eetu Makiniemi for playing time in San Jose.

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The deals Tuesday are the latest in a slew of activity from the Devils, who traded franchise mainstay Damon Severson earlier this offseason, re-signed veteran left winger Erik Haula to a three-year deal last Friday.

The Devils, who last year posted the highest point total in franchise history and had their most successful season since 2011-12, are gearing up for another playoff push.

Bratt is an emerging talent who has made a considerable impact for two consecutive years in New Jersey, totaling 73 points in both seasons and scoring eight power-play goals in 2022-23.

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Haula is a versatile player who helped the Devils win in multiple ways, providing leadership and an aptitude on the penalty kill and in the faceoff circle.

Toffoli wanted out of Calgary as the Flames are adjusting to a new regime, general manager Craig Conroy told Sportsnet.

“He [originally] expressed maybe being here and something happening quickly, and when it didn’t … there are so many moving parts and he wanted a change,” Conroy said. “That’s not why we did anything.

“We’ve just got to make sure guys want to be here and that’s the direction we went.”

— With Post wire reports