NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers Monday traded center Mike Allison to the Toronto Maple Leafs for left wing Walt Poddubny.
Poddubny spent the first half of last season with St. Catherines of the American Hockey League.
Last season he had 12 goals and 22 assists. Five of his goals were power-play goals.
In nine games of the playffs the 26-year-old had four goals and one assist for five points. He was traded from Edmonton to Toronto in March 1983 for Laurie Boschman.
Allison, 25, has a chronic bad knee and has never played a full season with the Rangers. He can also play left wing.
Last year he played little because of knee surgery and a broken left wrist. In the regular season, he played 28 games with two goals and 13 assists. During the playoffs, Allison took over for Mark Pavelich.
