Pace-setting Predators make deal with Maple Leafs

National Hockey League table-toppers the Nashville Predators, who have never been beyond the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, made a trade Sunday with Toronto mindful of a post-season run. The Predators obtained a pair of players that had been former Predators draft picks, defenseman Cody Franson and center Mike Santorelli, from the Maple Leafs. In exchange for the Canadian duo, Nashville sent Toronto veteran forward Olli Jokinen, prospect Brendan Leipsic and their first-round pick in t