Chants of "Fire Wilson!" echoed through Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night as the Panthers put the finishing touches on a 5-3 win over the sinking Maple Leafs. It was the ninth loss in 10 games for a team GM Brian Burke decided against tinkering with the club ahead of Monday's trade deadline. Even coach Ron Wilson couldn't blame the fans for calling for his job. "It's frustrating, but understandable," he said. "We didn't do anything at the trade deadline and we came out tentative to say the least. We talked ad nauseum to the team about the (last) 20 games and finding our focus and we weren't ready to start the game."

The Ducks announced today that the club has acquired right wing Dale Mitchell from the Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Mark Fraser. Mitchell has appeared in 60 career AHL contests with the Toronto Marlies, scoring 7-9=16 points with 33 penalty minutes (and a +3 rating. Selected by Toronto in the third round (74th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Mitchell is a two-time Memorial Cup winner with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL in both 2009 and 2010. Fraser appeared in 25 contests with Syracuse this season (Anaheim's AHL affiliate), scoring 0-5=5 points with 35 PIM. Fraser has played in 98 career NHL contests with the Devils, earning 3-5=8 points and 86 PIM.

The Maple Leafs traded defenseman Keith Aulie to the Lightning in exchange for right wing Carter Ashton, according to an ESPN.com report on Monday.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed center Darryl Boyce off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boyce, 27, has recorded one goal and one assist for two points and 16 penalty minutes in 17 games with the Maple Leafs, while adding 4-6-10 and 22 penalty minutes in 22 games for the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies this season. He has collected 6-9-15, 49 penalty minutes and has a cumulative plus/minus rating of +5 in 64 career NHL games. In 191 career AHL games, he has notched 32-59-91, 320 penalty minutes and a +9 plus/minus rating.

The Leafs have recalled forward Matt Frattin from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League and assigned forward Jay Rosehill to the Marlies. Frattin has appeared in 37 games for the Maple Leafs this season, registering five goals, five assists, 10 points, two penalty minutes and a plus-two (+2) rating.

The Maple Leafs have assigned defenseman Keith Aulie to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Aulie, 22, has collected two assists and 16 penalty minutes in 17 games with the Maple Leafs this season. The 6-6, 217-pound native of Rouleau, Saskatchewan, has also appeared in 20 games with the Marlies in 2011-12, registering one assist and 28 penalty minutes.

The Blue Jackets have reportedly opened up the possibility of trading Rick Nash. Nash has six more seasons remaining on his contract at a cap hit of $7.8 million. The Kings, Rangers and Leafs are all believed to be teams likely to make a strong push for Nash. The Flyers, Canucks and Sharks could also get involved. "My sense is that this will still wait until the summer, but it’s not totally impossible to get it done before the deadline," one NHL team executive.

The Maple Leafs have recalled defenseman Keith Aulie from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. The Maple Leafs also announced that defenseman Carl Gunnarsson has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury and will miss a minimum of seven days. Aulie, 22, has collected one assist and 16 penalty minutes in 15 games with the Maple Leafs this season. The 6-6, 217-pound native of Rouleau, Saskatchewan, has also appeared in 20 games with the Marlies in 2011-12, registering one assist and 28 penalty minutes.

Mats Sundin's familiar No. 13 has been raised to the rafters at the Air Canada Centre by the Maple Leafs, according to an ESPN.com report. The longtime captain had his number officially retired in a pregame ceremony on Saturday night before the Maple Leafs faced the Canadiens.

Mikhail Grabovski will become an unrestricted free agent this July, but his agent Gary Greenstin recently talked with the Leafs about a new deal. "I spoke with Maple Leafs management a couple days ago and I believe they understand our position and we understand their position," Greenstin told ESPN.com via email Wednesday. "Like I said before, Mikhail loves the city, organization and the fans, and we know the fans like him too. He would like to stay in Toronto and win the Stanley Cup with them, but he is in his prime years in his hockey career and this has to be right for Mikhail and it has to be right for the Maple Leafs."