The relationship between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders may be
more strained than ever before after the most recent offseason thanks to a
number of individual decisions by players and management.

Most notably, former Islanders' captain John Tavares joined the Maple Leafs on
a seven-year deal, while former Maple Leafs' general manager Lou Lamoriello
decided to leave the Leafs in favour of the GM job with the
Isles.Related: Should Islanders'; Fans Temper Tavares Frustrations?

Now, the two teams who've engaged in five trades since October 1996, will have
more to discuss if they ever sit down at the table together again. That said,
we're here to look at the five most recent deals between these two clubs which
first takes us back to Sept. 17, 2015.Grabbing Michael Grabner

Back in Sept. 2015, the Maple Leafs were looking to add speed to their bottom
six. Reaching out to the Islanders, the team acquired forward Michael Grabner
in exchange for a handful of AHL players. This included Carter Verhaeghe,
Christopher Gibson, Tom Nilsson, Taylor Beck and Matthew Finn.

Grabner played just 80 games for the Maple Leafs, scoring nine goals and 18
points over that span. The following offseason, he signed with the New York
Rangers where he raked in 40 points in 76 games and 31 in 59 the following year
 before he was shipped out to New Jersey.Grabner played just 80 games for the
Maple Leafs. (Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports)

As for what the Islanders received in return, Verhaeghe has continued to bounce
 round in the minors from the ECHL to the AHL, playing last season with the
Syracuse Crunch.

Finn's career has been the same thus far. He played the 2017-18 season with the
 AHL's Charlotte Checkers and the ECHL's Florida Everblades.

Nilsson played the 2016-17 seasons with the AHL's Utica Comets, but returned to
 Sweden for the 2017-18 season where he had four points in 18 games with
Djurgardens IF.

Beck made a few NHL appearances, but played just two games for the Islanders in
 2015-16. He also played a total of five games in 2016-17 with Edmonton and the
 Rangers, but has played the majority of that time in the minors as well.

Finally, Gibson might be the sole asset the Islanders are able to enjoy out of
this trade. Since the deal, he's played 12 games for the Islanders with a
record of 3-4-3, a 3.58 goals against average and .902 save percentage. He
played eight games for the Islanders last season while playing the majority of
the year with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers.Leafs Looking to Move Up in
2008

Back on June 20, 2008, the Maple Leafs and Islanders engaged in another deal
that altered the draft order at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Maple Leafs sent
the Islanders their first-round pick and third-round pick in 2008 as well as
their second-round pick in 2009 in exchange for the fifth overall pick in 2008.

The Islanders traded the Leafs first-round pick, which ended up being the
seventh overall selection, to Nashville for the ninth overall pick and 40th
overall pick in 2008. They used those draft picks to take Josh Bailey (ninth
overall) and Aaron Ness (40th overall), while the Preds grabbed Colin Wilson
with the seventh overall selection.The Maple Leafs traded up in the draft to
select Luke Schenn fifth overall. (Rich Kane/Icon SMI)

Bailey has recorded 377 points in 715 regular season games with the Islanders
since 2008-09 and 11 points in 22 postseason games. He's also coming off a
career-year with 18 goals and 71 points in 76 games for New York.

Ness has played a total of 47 games at the NHL level with the Islanders and
Capitals with six points to show for it. He spent the majority of the 2017-18
season with the AHL's Hershey Bears.

The Islanders also traded the 68th overall pick they acquired from the Leafs
and turned it into another two picks later in the draft where they took Jyri
Niemi (72nd overall) and David Ullstrom (102nd overall).

As for the 2009 pick, the Isles also traded that pick away and it eventually
landed in the hands of the Anaheim Ducks who used it to take Mat Clark 37th
overall.

The fifth overall pick in 2008, however, that the Maple Leafs acquired was used
 to take defenceman Luke Schenn. Schenn played 310 games for the Leafs over
four seasons and collected 75 points in the blue and white.

While he never saw the postseason with the Maple Leafs, the team eventually
traded him to Philadelphia landing power forward James van Riemsdyk in the
process.Who For Who?

Before the trade that landed them Schenn, you have to go back to Aug. 17, 1999
for the next most recent deal between the Maple Leafs and the Islanders. In it,
 the Leafs acquired Craig Charron in exchange for Niklas Andersson. Who? My
thoughts exactly.

Charron was a lifetime minor-leaguer who jumped from the ECHL to the IHL and
onto the AHL. He last played for the Rochester Americans in 2001-02 tallying 24
 points in 43 games. However, he never did make it to the show.

While not commonly known, Andersson did spend some time in the NHL with a
handful of teams. He never cracked the Maple Leafs lineup, but did get into 17
games for the Islanders in 1999-2000 where he tallied 10 points before he was
shipped out again to the Nashville Predators. He finished his career with 82
points in 164 regular season games.A Former First for the Cat

The two teams also made another big move on Jan. 9, 1999. The Maple Leafs
acquired the first overall pick from the 1995 draft - Bryan Berard - as well as
 a sixth-round pick in 1999 in exchange for goaltender Felix Potvin and a
sixth-round pick of their own in 1999.

Potvin had a rough go in Long Island - playing just 33 games during the regular
 season for the Islanders with a 7-21-4 record to go along with a 3.35 GAA and
.893 SV%. As for the pick, the Islanders traded it away and it eventually
landed with the Tampa Bay Lightning who took Fedor Fedorov 182nd overall in
1999.It was a follow through from Marian Hossa that almost ended Bryan
Berard';s career. (Photo Credit: Andy Martin Jr)

Berard had his own issues after joining the Maple Leafs - which included taking
 a Marian Hossa stick to the eye that could've ended the defenceman's career.
Prior to the injury, however, Berard had tallied 49 points in 102 regular
season games with the Leafs while averaging just under 21 minutes of ice time.
He returned to the NHL in 2001-02 with the Rangers.

The Maple Leafs also used the pick - 161st overall - to draft Jan Sochor in
1999. Sochor played a few seasons in the ECHL, but returned overseas without
ever playing a game in the NHL.Making a Minor Deal

Finally, the fifth most recent trade between the Maple Leafs and Islanders took
 place on Oct. 10, 1996 when the Leafs acquired Darby Hendrickson for a
conditional pick in the 1998 NHL Draft.

It was Hendrickson's second stint with the Leafs who drafted the forward in the
 fourth round and 73rd overall in 1990, and this time he played parts of three
seasons in blue and white. This time he tallied 21 goals and 34 points in 179
regular season games bringing his total with the Maple Leafs to 47 points in
233 games.

As for the pick, the Islanders held onto it and took Jiri Dopita 123rd overall
in 1998. The fifth-round pick went on to play 73 NHL games with 33 points to
show for it, but none of that was with the Islanders.

Now, with those in mind, did either team come out on the winning end of these
trades? Be sure to have your say by leaving your thoughts in the comments below
 and tune in next time when we take a look at the five most recent trades
between the Maple Leafs and the Rangers.

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