The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Mikhail Grabovski from the Montreal Canadiens for the rights to Greg Pateryn and Toronto's second-round draft pick in 2010.
"Mikhail had tremendous success at the most recent World Hockey Championships," said Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher. "He has great upside and we will look for him to contribute for us right away at the centre position."
Grabovski, 24, scored three goals and added six assists in 24 games for Montreal in 2007-08.
The native of Potsdam, East Germany was originally Montreal's fourth choice, 150th overall, in 2004.
