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=Phil Kessel:= toc On September 18, 2009, the Boston Bruins traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he quickly signed a five-year, $27 million contract. The Leafs gave Boston their first and second round Entry Draft picks in 2010, as well as a first round Entry Draft pick in 2011.
 * Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr.** (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey forward and an alternate captain for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kessel is a product of USA Hockey's National Development Team and became that program's all-time leader for goals and points in his final 2004–05 year. Kessel finished his amateur career by playing collegiate hockey for the University of Minnesota in the WCHA. He was the fifth-overall pick of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, taken by the Boston Bruins. In his rookie season, he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

Since being traded to Toronto, Kessel has scored 30+ goals in both seasons, and is having a career year with 26 Goals and 25 Assists in 49 games.

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=Joffrey Lupul:=
 * Joffrey Douglas Sheldon Lupul** (born September 23, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). On February 9, 2011, Lupul was traded by the Anaheim Ducks along with Jake Gardiner and a conditional 2013 draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for François Beauchemin, marking the third time Lupul has been involved in a trade with the Ducks organization. Playing on a line with Phil Kessel he put together a strong first half of the season, resulting in his being invited to the 2012 National Hockey League All-Star Game as an Assistant Captain to Zdeno Chara.

Lupul is also having a career year this season, with 20 goals and 32 assists in 49 games. Phill Kessel and Joffrey Lupul have a combined 46 goals and 67 assists, resulting to 113 points. This makes them one of the most productive duo's in the NHL this year.

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=Dion Phaneuf:=
 * Dion Phaneuf** (born April 10, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames, and made his NHL debut in 2005 after a four year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League in which he was twice named the Defenceman of the Year. He set a Flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie in 2005–06. Two years later, he was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman, though he did not win either award. Phaneuf is a three-time NHL All-Star . He has represented Canada internationally four times in his career, winning silver and gold medals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 2004 and 2005 respectively, and a gold medal at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. On January 31, 2010, the Flames dealt Phaneuf, along with Fredrik Sjöström and Keith Aulie to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Ian White and Jamal Mayers.

Phaneuf is renowned by his opponents for his physical play as he has been rated one of the NHL's top hitters by his peers while also being accused of trying to injure his opponents at times. The Flames honoured Phaneuf for his role as an ambassador to the Alberta Children's Hospital where he participated in events that help sick and injured children during his time in Calgary.

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