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21 Oct 2026 01:01:55
Cowan won't be getting traded.
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21 Oct 2026 12:15:16
I remember the same thing being said about Knies.
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21 Oct 2026 12:22:06
Only way Chayka does move his top prospects and that Col 1st is for a difference maker like it’s been said. He got rid of Knies for Marchenko. That's a difference maker. So unless it’s for Edvinsson or dare I say Werenski or Harley it ain’t happening. But with those guys salary needs to go the other way as well to make the cap work out.
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21 Oct 2026 15:35:24
If Cowan being back a top pairing D with adds it is 100% worth it. Especially if it's Edvinsson as has been said because of his age.
20 Oct 2026 23:42:12
Nylander to LA
LA.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is "lay back"
Neil Diamond just for Willy
Grouix
OEL
Danford
1st 2027
Leafs
Byfield
Anderson
Clarke
Moore
2nd 2028
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20 Oct 2026 23:05:53
You want to ask him for a night with his wife to? Since you're asking him to just give you everything else the team has.
19 Oct 2026 23:39:33
With New York having a goalie issue, do you think they would do Stolarz for Durzi? We can add a little bit. We would get a good puck moving D-man to address the biggest need this team has, and New York has a starting goalie for the year and one of the best tandems in hockey next year when Igor is back.
19 Oct 2026 18:50:55
Why is everyone so obsessed with getting back a dmen who are old and can’t skate? Then they complain about the same problems year in year out. We need any elite dman.
Tor
Nylander
Col 1st 2027
CBJ
Werenski
There we have one elite dman.
Tor
Koblar
Danford
McCabe
Wood
Tor 2nd 2028
Tor 2nd 2030
Dal
Harley
And then just trade Riley for any right shot dman who can throw the body and bench him if he dosent waive lol.
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19 Oct 2026 19:23:20
I don't think either deal works. Dallas says no 100% and Nylander says no to that trade.
Getting a 1D would be the best possible scenario, but it isn't easy.
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19 Oct 2026 19:26:32
I hate this so much but it’s needed if try Cowan first with this but reality is something close to this and I’m about to post something similar but will be crapped on more lol.
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20 Oct 2026 12:20:25
How bout
To Tor
Harley
To Dal
Nylander
Straight up.
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20 Oct 2026 14:20:33
Sorry but Nylander is worth way more than Harley alone.
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20 Oct 2026 18:28:43
@Faulk idk about that lol. I'd say Leafs add.
19 Oct 2026 10:59:07
I might be in the minority here but I’m hoping the Leafs stand pat. To me they can’t afford to move off of guys like Cowan and Danford, example being Minten...
I don’t believe this team is one that can compete in the Atlantic and when they had the bullet to use to get the one thing no other GM has done in the Matthews era, and that was use Knies to get the dman you have always needed.
My thing is let them figure it out and try and move off some of the contracts that have depreciating value like OEL, Reilly, Joshua, etc.
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19 Oct 2026 21:40:41
To be fair the only way we get rid of Cowan is for a stud like Edvinsson or Harley. We don’t have to worry about another Carlo trade lol.
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20 Oct 2026 19:01:58
I don't think they should make any moves unless they are getting an upgrade on D. I don't want them giving up assets for patchwork either.
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21 Oct 2026 12:18:49
After watching this back to back and seeing how well they played both ends of the ice, I say the sand unless it’s a deal that gets u a young stud D. You don’t need any more forwards. Or if it’s a deal that relieves u of contracts like Reilly or Joshua.
Other than that, just keep it going. Reilly actually didn’t play badly on this back to back. Maybe he’s turning the page. Look really good last night against Columbus. 3 helpers and the last one was a beauty to Rodkovic. Keeps ur up could up his value.
18 Oct 2026 19:15:13
I know it's early, but this won't be an easy hole to dig out of. Especially without our best D and 2C.
What's the plan if this season starts to go South quickly? Do you ask Mathews if he is interested in a trade? Do you double down and try to find a top 4 D? What's everyone's thoughts.
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18 Oct 2026 19:31:32
They won’t do a rebuild.
Frost and Whitecloud for 1st 2027 Hopkins Chadwick Grouix.
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18 Oct 2026 20:16:10
I feel like they would move Willy before Auston.
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19 Oct 2026 13:17:26
Nylander does seem possible, but we need to get the right peices back, the unfortunate aspect is Toronto wouldn't be able to land. Oth a #2C and a legit top 4 dman in 1 trade.
But you look at something like Seattle. We can land a 3 peice deal, a 1st, a top prospect, and a roster player for Nylander, and they want a superstar. My trade idea is this
Tor: Nylander, Chadwick
Seattle: Wright, Ried, 2027 1st Rd pick
Seattle needs some extra depth on defense that's closer to being NHL ready and get into a game or 2 this season.
For the Leafs we get some great peices. I would prefer trying to move Ried for Verhoeff since we now have Raddysh, and we get more barrels in the gun for to move to land Edvinsson or Nikishkin in another move:
Tor: 1st Rd pick + Webber + Holinka
Carolina: Nikishkin
We should have the cap space for his extension, and we still have a peice. To move the deadline in OEL.
McKenna Matthews Roslovic
Cowan Wright Marchenko
Paul JT Sissons
Duhaime Bleuger McKewen
18 Oct 2026 20:55:19
To Tor
Hamilton $9m
Allen $1.8m
Noesen $2.75m
Glass $2.50m
To NJD
Reilly $7.5m
Stolarz $3.75m
Joshua $3.25m
Stetcher 1.35m
$16.05m in and $15.85m out.
You get out from Reilly Stolarz contracts. Replace them with 1 more year of Hamilton and Allen at less than half the cost for Stolarz.
You waiver him, bring up the Russian kid. The other 2 on expiring contracts. You don’t give up any top prospects or picks, just players replacing players but we get that guys that are less term and cheaper in certain spots.
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18 Oct 2026 20:07:04
Why does New Jersey do this deal?
Makes zero sense for them…
18 Oct 2026 17:06:39
I think Chayka might try a couple of different trades to get closer to the defense we need.
Toronto trades Villeneuve and Rielly
To
Los Angeles for Drew Dougherty (25% retained salary)
Dougherty is UFA at the end of the year so don't have to resign him, better than stuck with Rielly for three more years.
If Rielly refuses give him the Trouba treatment.
Put him on waivers and make him go to Marlies or waive his no trade.
He is a bum, he knows it and is using his no-trade class to hide behind his terrible play.
He looks and acts scared on the ice to make a mistake, because he has made so many of them over the past three years.
If that trade goes through,
Toronto trades Chadwick, Dakota Joshua and 3rd in 2028
To
Calgary for Whitecloud
A bit of an overpayment but good return with size, toughness and will to win.
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18 Oct 2026 17:50:34
Doughty?
He was washed 2 years ago…
Flames laugh off that package
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18 Oct 2026 17:54:14
You think that’s an overpayment for Whitecloud?? Calgary hangs up on that offer.