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03 Apr 2026 23:26:32
Matthews to Sharks
To
Leafs
Bystedt
1st 2026
1st 2027
Musty
Rielly to Ducks
Luneau Colangelo to Leafs
Nylander to Utah
Beaudoin Lamoureux to Leafs
Draw 1st overall pick 2026
Mckenna
Mckenna Tavares Domi
Knies Beaudoin Cowan
Musty Bystedt Colangelo
Lorentz Grouix Joshua
McCabe OEL Luneau Lamoureux
Benoit Carlo
Woll Stolarz
03 Apr 2026 01:26:02
To Tor
2nd and 4th 2026
To SJS
Rielly ($1m ret)
To Tor
2nd 2027 (Ana)
Moore
To Ana
Stolarz
To Tor
2nd 2026 (BUF)
To LAK
Maccelli
To Tor
3rd 2026 (NYI)
To NYR
Robertson
To Tor
2nd 2026 (Tor)
To Chi
Joshua
UFA targets.
Tuch, Andersson, Marchment, Ferraro.
Dickinson, Raddysh (if not an overpay). Retool.
Stock your picks and fill your prospect pool with them. You can also use them to make trades. IMO Nylander or Matthews are going nowhere. Rielly is the piece of the core that will go.
03 Apr 2026 18:22:44
I’m okay with most of this.
Similar to what I proposed a few weeks back.
The trades focus on ‘26 and ‘27 while I focused more on D+1 or 2 to shorten the retool.
The UFAs are essentially the same except I also cited Mantha and not Dickinson.
I think Robertson also deserves a 2nd.
03 Apr 2026 19:40:58
My thought for a Robertson trade is to add to a deal to turn a 2nd into a 1st.
03 Apr 2026 20:11:35
I would try
Rielly ($1M retained)
For
Bystedt ELC
Bystedt can be a solid 3C, with good size (6'3") and 210lbs.
03 Apr 2026 22:23:38
I can't see Tuch not resigning with Buffalo. He's from that area. I'm sure he's gonna take a discount especially after this year.
03 Apr 2026 01:00:07
Sharks
Nylander
Rielly
Leafs
Misa
Lind
1st 2026
1st 2028
Sign
TJ Hughes
Tuch
Schwartz
Schwartz Matthews Tuch
Knies Misa Cowan
Robertson Tavares Joshua
Lorentz Grouix Domi
03 Apr 2026 13:36:51
I like Misa and Lund, but their sample size is still to small even with the 2 1st round picks to to that deal I think. I might be wrong but really was disappointed that once Misa got his ice time increased by 50 percent and went through the league a second time he would be in more of a scoring groove but has really struggled the last 10 games.
Plus I think it would be hard to pry that 1st round pick for this year off San Jose anyway especially with them currently in position to pick 6th and maybe higher. If they pick where they are I could see them going for another D-man or possibly Center Caleb Maholtra.
03 Apr 2026 14:34:25
First-SJS in a playoff spot and out of the top 10 for picking in the draft.
Second-you don’t think they would give up their 1st for Nylander?
Third-Misa doesn’t convince u? He’s 19! 2nd overall pick. That’s getting 3 1st rd picks one being top 2.
SJS definitely makes this trade. Putting nylander on Celebrini’s wing. I would even retain on Rielly to make sure it happens. $1m ret.
Suffering, your reasoning is delusional.
03 Apr 2026 17:13:41
I am first to admit a mistake. Yep I had clicked a link before the Sharks went on their 4 game winning streak. So I take the hit on that.
Now your logic of the 3 first round picks is interesting. Because the proposed trade I had with the Islanders with Ritchie and Aitcheson and the 2 firsts for Nylander and Carlo would have 2 Players who were first rounders (One who is 21 playing very well of late and as mentioned putting up points in New York, the other 19 years of age defensemen putting up insane numbers in Barrie.
So that's getting 4 firsts.
03 Apr 2026 17:24:49
I also could not resist.... Champ... By your own statement "Bottom Feeders. Bottom 6 will never be top 6 players." Last I looked Misa was playing with Colin Grap and Tyler Toffoli on the 3rd line. That is a bottom 6.
I feel Misa will be a very good player and not a bottom 6. So it's a shame by your own definition he is a bottom feeder. If you don't make such insane remarks like that, I probably would converse much differently with you.
01 Apr 2026 20:05:40
Toronto Maple Leafs receive
Trevor Zegras
Pavel Mintyukov
Toronto signed Jansen Harkins around million per year and he take Leafs 4th line center, speedsterman and good pk player, potential 3th c role.
2026 1st round draft pick
Anaheim Ducks get/ / / /
William NylanderZo
Jake McCabE
Anthony Stolarz
Woll-Hildebeast.
Next season.
Zegras take Nylander spot or play alongside Auston the man.
Mintykov is big mysterioussss. High risk high reward. Like my mushrooms.
Sorry I'm now mushroom trip so sorry everyone if this trade idea it's too silly, I'm okay still and alive i think. Good luck everybody. Yauuuu.
01 Apr 2026 20:22:35
Not sure where to start… So we’ll start with the fact that Zegras doesn’t play for Anaheim.
01 Apr 2026 21:23:43
I will follow up bob1965 and say that most of us have known from past posts from "Thisisit" that he does Mushrooms on a regular basis?
02 Apr 2026 12:48:08
My advice to you is. Don’t drink and smoke b4 u post 🥴
02 Apr 2026 23:16:04
Dumb fyi everybody there’s only three things wrong with the Leafs
1. Wrong coach
2. Morgan can’t be your #1 defensemen
3. JT can’t be your 2nd center.
Everybody else is just fine just wrong utilization. Was wrong with Matthews the coach killed the offensive upside of the whole team they need to run and gun with a better defensive unit behind them.
Bottom line sign a 2nd centre trade Morgan for a younger dman and get Laughton and hopefully McMann back and bang playoffs no problem.
02 Apr 2026 23:27:43
@ LeafsGM78 Those are good ideas in principal. But... who do you sign as a UFA as the number 2 center and who you trade that big Reilly contract to and for who that could step into the lineup right away?
31 Mar 2026 07:52:17
So I am new to this, so please bare with me.
I think the direction the leafs are going to go depends alot on if they keep their top 5 protected pick this year. If they do, I think they may try to retool on the fly with a much different look to the team and a different leadership group on the ice. Tre is already gone and by the looks of it, Berube probably won't last past this season.
The team has some good pieces but the leadership group isn't the type of guys to drag their team into the trenches. This has been apparent for the last ten years. Great, skilled players, but just lack the grit needed when it counts. I think the ownership group has recognized this and it may result in some big names leaving town this summer in an attempt to regroup and salvage next year. So my suggestions start with them retaining their pick. These suggestions are for a retool over a full rebuild.
Top 5 pick: get your stud defenseman that we lack. Maybe they can pair nicely with danford in the years to come and maybe, just maybe we can get our version of Keith/Seabrook or Makar/Toews.
To Utah:
Matthews
Reilly
To Toronto:
Logan Cooley (center replacement)
Mikhail sergachev
Tij Iginla
2026 1st
Obviously these two need to waive their NMC but you never know. We are losing the best player in this trade but Cooley is only 21 years old with a high ceiling and signed for 7 more years. Sergachev can be an anchor on the Blueline and has 6 more years on his deal and is only 27 yrs old. Iginla looks like he will be a player based on what I saw at the WJC this year.
Trade 2:
To St.Louis
2026 first (from Utah)
2027 first (from Colorado)
Robertson?
To Toronto:
Robert Thomas
I know this seems like alot but the blues were looking for something similar to this at the deadline. 2 firsts and a younger player. Thomas is signed for 6 more years, is still young, Canadian and is a hell of a two way center! I'd be trying to get him on our team in the worst way. This guy was an absolute beast for the blues when they went on their run last year to make the playoffs.
Next on July 1 I would be looking to get Scott Laughton back on this roster. He's a solid pro, plays with grit but he needs ice time and needs to play as the full time third line center. Great on faceoffs, kills penalties and again is a Canadian Toronto boy. Give him a letter on his chest too! Then I might explore what we would need to grab Raddysh...it might be an overpayment but with some big contracts off the books and a rising cap I'd take a chance because he has a bomb from the point. Would be a big improvement from Reilly's pillow wrist shot on the PP.
Groulx has made a good enough impression to play 4th line center.
The last big move would be to trade Willy but not sure who would be looking for that type of player. Love the guy, but also tired of watching him shy away from any hit, scared of corners, won't get in a scrum, won't lay a bit, won't block a shot and can't play defense. Extremely talented but hard to have him as a leader on your team when he doesn't lead by example.
Anyways, tell.me.your thoughts.
31 Mar 2026 11:30:44
All solid moves. If Matthews wants out, I'd be trading him to the Ducks for McTavish, Sennecke and prospects.
31 Mar 2026 19:59:33
I like your choice of targets from Utah but I'm not sure if Utah would be interested in that deal. You mentioned that we are losing the best player in the deal. Truthfully... I would say for where the Utah franchise has gone in the past two years since they acquired him. I think Sergachev is actually the best player as far as value to his club in that proposed deal. I don't think they would ever part with him. He is in that elite class of great offensively and great defensively defensemen in the league.
He eats huge minutes every game and last year was the only D-man in the league to average 3 minutes a game on the power play and the penalty kill and is only 6 seconds off that on the penalty kill this year. For his value and Cooley's potential. I think those two would be the maximum for Matthews in this deal. Utah would then never give up Iginla and a first for Reilly. Sergachev is undervalued in this trade.
01 Apr 2026 21:37:33
You may be right. And I agree, I would love to get Sergachev back as he's in the right she bracket and he plays both ways. However, if I remember correctly, the Utah ownership group wants to make a huge splash and what a better way to sell tickets, merchandise and hockey in general in Utah than with the addition of Matthews.
They are overpaying for the brand name. Also doesn't hurt that Matthews is such close friends with Clayton Keller and the two of them on a line would be dynamite.
01 Apr 2026 22:11:50
Uah has no issue selling tickets etc. Their problem is their Arena Sucks for non viewable seats, and it is a few years away from being fan friendly enough to actually hold a real NHL size crowd. The other isse is the there is a lot of empty seats. The fans don't don't like showing up to midweek games or Sunday games. This franchise is cursed re: arenas.
Matthews can't change that and they are still on the right course with their deptrh of rising up the way they have mapped out. Why the NHL picked moving a team from a non conforming NHL rink to a location with a non conforming rink is beyond me. There were other better locations with Arena's ready to go.
02 Apr 2026 12:52:41
Sergachev is the best player in the deal? Are you serious? Matthews is still the best player, period. If I’m getting that from Utah, I’m not going to go give up those 2 1st picks that we desperately need for Thomas. I’ll keep them.
02 Apr 2026 13:58:08
Don't twist my words! I said "I think Sergachev is actually the best player as far as value to his club in that proposed deal". Best value to his club as far as value. You are going to be very hard pressed to find a defenseman of his caliber for $8.5 that is tied up for another 5 years. Utah would suffer immensely giving him up. He has improved that club. Matthews with a hit of $13.25 with only 2 years that will want a raise. Not close at all in value to his team.
It's crazy but the team when he is not in the lineup doesn't suffer and actually has a higher rate of winning percentage without him. Cooley and Reilly are basically a saw off on the salary. But Toronto would get a steal getting Iginal and a 1st. Reilly is not a bonus in this deal but a liability. Maybe just maybe..... OEL with Matthews gets you Sergachev and Cooley and the 1st. OEL is still a big step down from Sergachev though.
02 Apr 2026 15:18:29
Please stop. This is your typical 15 paragraph back tracking you always do when someone calls you out for making a ridiculous claim. TLD is all I have to say.
02 Apr 2026 21:52:11
Learn to Read the first time and don't take out of context and I don't have to explain in detail.
02 Apr 2026 21:58:39
By the way, I didn't backtrack. I explained. By the way... Still waiting on why you thought in my other post that Cal Ritchie, Kashawn Aitcheson, Berkly Catton and Tyson Jugnauth were all bottom feeder prospects? I am not asking for 15 paragraphs. Just maybe one well worded one that shows you know something about prospects.
03 Apr 2026 02:25:21
I find most Leaf fans seriously overvalue Matthews in their trade proposals.
He has had two disastrous years following his 69 goal run.
Any team trading a bundle of young players, prospects and 1st round picks for him are taking a huge risk that, at 29 years old September 17th, he will suddenly turn things around and become the player he used to be.
Personally, I find that highly unlikely.
03 Apr 2026 14:40:44
He’s had 2 injury riddled years under Berube. Under the right coach, he gets back to elite scoring and playing. Secondly, have you been seeing what the 3 players that Trev 💩 traded away are doing under coaches who actually put them in a role to succeed and allows them to play to their strengths, not asking them to be players they are not.
This is a perfect example that the coach is the problem and should be the next to go. Matthews is elite.
30 Mar 2026 20:38:07
Islanders: Nylander and Carlo
Leafs: Cal Ritchie, Kashawn Aitcheson, 1st in 2026 and 1st in 2027
Ritchie gives us a good young up and coming Centreman, Aitcheson adds a unique blend of offensive prowess along with an ability to blow people up with huge hits at the blue line. I would then knock on Seattle's door, offer Reilly and the 2 firsts for Berky Catton and Tyson Jugnauth. We also end up with $20 million roughly in salary cap to chase a few UFA's. Alex Tuch has to be your number one target, I would also go after A.
J. Greer, the perfect nasty player we need who can also chip in 10 to 15 goals. He might be got at a pretty good number, then we take a complete leap of faith and again he will not go for a large number but maybe just maybe he can be healthy again and if we keep Matthews maybe they find a chemistry... Patrick Laine. Now we would have a nice mix of young and old with some prospects like Holinka and Hopkings and Danford and Chadwick working their way up the ladder eventually.
30 Mar 2026 20:21:42
So for above my lineup would be:
Knies Matthews Laine
Tuch Ritchie Cowan
Tavares Catton Greer
Groulx Joshua Lorentz
Qualify offer Robertson, Quillan and Macelli and see if anyone offers higher if not. Keep the best 2 out of the 3 after training camp and trade the other.
McCabe Aitcheson
OEL Jugnauth
Tanev Benoit
McCabe and OEL get to tutor and watch the d-end of the ice for the youngsters.
Use either Danford or Chadwick as your number 7 D man. Possibly on rotational basis 2 or 3 game segments.
Woll and Hildeby in net
Domi - Trade for prospect or pick
Stolarz - Trade for prospect or pick
Myers - Trade for pick
Stecher - Don't sign
This is kind of a rebuild and retool all at the same time.
30 Mar 2026 20:57:29
Laine is an absolute no. He’s a joke.
30 Mar 2026 21:33:00
For a $2.5 or $3 one year, show me what you got. I would take the shot.
31 Mar 2026 10:05:44
Laine is a guy you have to hide too much for him to be effective. Cal Ritchie is a nice player but he’s not a number 2, same with the D prospect.
31 Mar 2026 10:28:25
That line up is a joke. Only good thing in these moves are getting 2 1st rd picks, but the prospects are bottom feeders. Suggesting to go sign Laine tells me you didn’t think this through enough.
31 Mar 2026 12:53:46
Re: The Patrick Laine UFA offer. It would be based on a similar one that Mantha did with the Penguins. It would be a one year deal to let us see what you have left in the tank after the surgery. $2.0 to @.5 million with bonuses of $150,000 after every 10 games played. So a potential extra for $1.2 million on a full season. Now.... if he dogs it or doesn't produce he will be sat out once in a while which hurts his bonuses. If he really plays horribly, he gets put on waivers, if e is claimed we are off the hook, if he doesn't he gets sent down and if he refuses, Then he is suspended without pay and the salary cap hit is eliminated.
If he performs even at half the player he was in Winnipeg. Then we get a player than can still put up 30 goals a year. For that kind of money with low risk why not? Even if you put him on the third line but utilize him on the Power play that power play can still be lethal.
@ Goat. RItchie might not be a number 2 but he is knocking on the door and do we wait until he is a number 2 for the Islanders and they don't part with him? We need to grab some of these guys on the way up. He started slow but in the last 12 games (All pressure games while the team is in the playoff hunt. He has 10 points. )
@ Champishere2627 I expected you to slash this post and was not disappointed. However when you make statements like the prospects are bottom feeders and provide nothing to prove that it doesn't on your expertise. Just makes you look like a troller. I love a good debate and am sure I could have a rebuttal in response to why those 4 are bottom feeders.
31 Mar 2026 13:42:14
I'm also a Laine. Leafs lack drive and a do anything to win attitude. Laine does nothing to solve that. It's like bringing in a way worse than Nylander as far as floating etc goes. Just stay away from that guy imo.
31 Mar 2026 21:27:16
So you trade Nylander, just to get a less skilled, slower, heartless version of Nylander? No one in this world will ever change my mind on getting Laine. We all hate Willy's bad body language and how he gives up, this guy is worse than Willy for all those things.
Not picking on you, Suffering, as I’ve seen a few Laine trades now. This team needs a new identity and if Laine fits that mold, then I don’t want to be a fan anymore.
31 Mar 2026 22:30:25
Oh, I agree with both you, Clarky, and you as well, RLF. But, in this NHL, as much as we dislike it, we still need those guys that can put the puck in the net. The trick is finding the right guys that balance out some of those players' defensive weaknesses. Like I said, for Laine he would be a one year low end contract and if it failed, then it's easy to cut ties and move on.
The 3 players that concerned me way more than Nylander or Matthews (They were both only -5 and -4 respectively, Willy as much as he at times has that body language and is not a hitter or sot blocker, is very sound defensively as he anticipates other teams' passes similar to the way Marner used too. ).... The 3 that concerned me were John Tavares at -25. He has certainly lost a step and is why we need some younger legs up the middle and he could be shifted to the wing but used for important defensive zone faceoffs, and Matthew Knies and Max Domi both at -22. Domi has never really been a strong defensive guy in his career anyway. That's why you don't see him on my above roster list. Knies... I was frustrated with in that, yes he has said he has been playing hurt, it hampered him somewhat offensively but not to the extent of his poor defensive zone coverage. He should have been taking the odd rest day for his knee issue. But in the long run at a -22 he was hurting the team not helping by playing hurt. One theory being floated is that by getting bigger and stronger by adding 15 pounds that he maybe went to far and the knees are rebelling at that extra weight. The knee structure can only tolerate so much.
Anyway, boys, all we can do is hope we get a GM and hopefully a president and coach that can put together a plan that changes the direction. It might be painful for a few years but it has to change.
My picks to turn it around.... President George McPhee , GM Ryan Jankowski and Coach would be Assistant Coach Jeff Halpern from Tampa Bay. He has learned from one of the best in Jon Cooper.
01 Apr 2026 22:46:35
Cassidy is a no brainer for the coach. Charielli for GM if you can’t get Armstrong.
01 Apr 2026 23:30:15
There is a reason No-one has hired Chiarelli as a GM since just over 7 years ago.
03 Apr 2026 02:29:33
Islanders would have to be insane to give up two top prospects and two 1st round picks for a nearly 30 year old Nylander and a 3rd pairing defenseman in Brandon Carlo.
I do not believe they are that foolish.
I find in the majority of your proposals that you hugely overvalue the Leafs assets and/or undervalue the trading partner’s assets.
03 Apr 2026 12:50:55
@ Watterfuffalo49. I am glad you recognize my eye for the prospects. Better than calling them Bottom Feeders like another poster lol. It's subjective, of course, on placing value on players and prospects. I think I am a pretty good judge on the prospects as I do follow the vast majority of them quite closely. I am not undervaluing the Islanders prospects in the least. I view them as very key pieces as do I the Seattle ones as well. Re: Nylander's value, I am keying in on the majority of insider posts where they value him for an established defenseman, a power forward and a 1st round pick to the right team looking for a top offensive player.
The Islanders would not be giving that up, but they would be giving up potential players that would fill that need eventually. The extra 1st round pick was not for Carlo, he was just a throw in to somewhat balance it out. OEL would be the one the Islanders want, but I think OEL would be a good mentor for younger D-men in Toronto along with McCabe.
03 Apr 2026 14:44:22
Bottom Feeders. Bottom 6 will never be top 6 players. Deal with it. Ritchie not top center on any team.
03 Apr 2026 15:51:48
Where in the post did I have Ritchie slotted as number 1 center? But we are not readers of the future so who knows. What I do know is he is comfortable in the NHL now. 8 points in his last 10 games in a playoff race shows that. I won't go into details about the other 3 prospects. Their resume speaks for itself at their ages.
By your logic any prospect should never have to spend time on the 4th line in their career. Funny thing is the most sought after UFA this year and you even mentioned to sign him is Alex Tuch who for the first half of his career was.... oh my a bottom 6 forward.
30 Mar 2026 00:04:56
To San Jose
Rielly
Robertson
Stolarz
To Leafs
Musty
Graf
2nd 2026
To Utah
Nylander
Carlo
Domi
To Leafs
Beaudoin
Lamoureux
3rd 2026
2nd 2027
Free fall lands Leafs in top five draft 2026
Lottery move up to number one
McKenna is the pick
True Story
UFA sign
Andersson
Trouba
Tuch
McKenna Matthews Tuch
Knies Beaudoin Graf
Musty Tavares Cowan
Lorentz Grouix Joshua
McCabe Andersson
OEL Trouba
Benoit Lamoureux
Woll Hildeby
30 Mar 2026 14:52:26
San Jose laughs hysterically then hangs the phone up. That’s brutal.
30 Mar 2026 17:52:53
Utah looks at the trade and being from a very honest Mormon State they point out Toronto's error. They say "You made an honest mistake and want to trade us Nylander for Beaudoin and Lamoureux but you made a typo in the draft picks. We are sure you want a 1st this year and a 2nd next year and that sounds fair to us.
Oh .... keep Carlo and Domi we don't want their salary caps."
Truthfully if Trading Nylander to Utah was a possibility that he would go. I wouldn't even ask for a pick. I would just go for the Jugular and say We want Beaudoin, Iginla, and Desnoyers and then go hard after Alex Tuch with the Nylander salary savings.
31 Mar 2026 10:31:07
SJS doesn’t need a goalie if anytime in the west does it’s ANA to back up Dostal. Secondly giving up Nylander not to mention the other 2 players and no 1st rd picks coming back is laughable. Think b4 you post bud.
01 Apr 2026 18:54:41
That Nylander trade is blasphemy. Doesn't even come close to getting Nylander.
29 Mar 2026 23:00:09
My prediction of trades that Toronto could make at the draft or in the summer.
Toronto trades Nylander and Carlo
To
New York Rangers for Lafreniere, Cuylle, Brandon Schneider
Toronto trades Matthews
To
Utah for Gabe Smith, Cole Beaudoin, and Maverick Lamoureux
Toronto trades Rielly, Robertson and Myers
To San Jose for Musty, 1st in 2026, 4th in 2026
Toronto trades Domi
To
Vancouver for 4th 2027
Tanev may not play again, still up in air on that.
Toronto could try to sign the following UFAS
Darren Raddyish
Jeremy Lauzon
Jamie Oleksiak
Logan Stanley
Truba
Stenlund
Defense
McCabe. Schneider
OEL Lauzon
Oleksiak Raddyish
Forwards
Lafreniere Beaudoin Cuylle
Knies Tavares Cowan
Joshua Smith Musty
Lorentz Groulx Stenlund
29 Mar 2026 23:19:01
Not sure your getting a 1st in any trade for Rielly. But I do like that defence!
30 Mar 2026 08:49:34
The Rangers are rebuilding moving young players for a big contract and a guy who hasn’t played well doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. The Matthews trade is very underwhelming and all the adds to the d just made the Leafs a different version of what they already have big and slow and unable to move the puck efficiently.
27 Mar 2026 02:00:54
To San Jose
Matthews
Carlo
Benoit
Robertson
To Leafs
Misa
Musty
1st 2026
1st 2027
Lund
To Ducks
Rielly
Nylander
To Leafs
McTavish
Sennecke
Luneau
To whomever has 1st overall pick this year
Both 1sts from above San Jose trade
Woll
Danford
Draft Mckenna
Sign Trouba Andersson Oleksiak
12 forwards mix and match
Mckenna Misa Sennecke
Knies Tavares Cowan
Musty McTavish Valis
Lorentz Domi Joshua
6 dmen
OEL Trouba
McCabe Andersson
Oleksiak Luneau
Stolarz. Hildeby.
27 Mar 2026 17:24:33
So in these trades to San Jose and to Anaheim. Who from the Leafs is worth what parts from those teams? Please break it down. Very curious.
27 Mar 2026 19:21:45
Don’t want McTavish. If I’m giving up Nylander it has to be Gauthier or Carlsson coming back.
28 Mar 2026 00:09:27
I personally like the trades. Not sure I’d give up Woll, Danford and 2-1sts for McKenna’s. I’d do Woll, a 1st and a 2nd for that pick. But I like the roster. Good mix of grit and skill with some toughness.
@champ If anyone denies that deal it’s ANH because Sennecke is gonna be a stud.
28 Mar 2026 12:25:08
Hey Clarky!!!!! Long time no post. Hope all is well. Missed seeing your posts.
I agree with you on the Anaheim deal. They are not giving up Sennecke and they are certainly not giving up either Karlsson or Gauthier. They have a good solid nucleus there and need minor tweaks, not a major shakeup.
If the end goal in all this was to land McKenna I agree with the suggested end result being an overpay.
Why would you give up either of those first to begin with. San Jose has been falling and could easily land in the top 5 or higher in this year's draft.
As an aside... I watched the Penn State final game last night. I have never been 100% sold on McKenna as the overall #1 anyway but I am sure more than a few scouts did not file positive reports on his performance after that game.
28 Mar 2026 12:59:00
Champ you are delusional
You think the ducks 🦆 would give up both cutter and Beckett in the same trade for nylander woll?
Get a grip dude
28 Mar 2026 13:56:40
Take out Sennecke. Put in Luneau then. That solves 2 issues for Leafs. Gauthier or Carlsson C2 and Luneau RD.
28 Mar 2026 14:58:41
@suffering Thank you! I feel like most trades have been done. All I want to say is how right I was about Bobby McMann, I said wouldn’t move him. Berube isn’t playing him in the right situations. Once another team does, it will be another Hyman gone.
Super frustrating. Can’t lose guys like that
@Champ Cutter and Leo are arguably already more complete players and much younger. Plus I bet neither one is gonna be making close to 11.5M in their next contract. Ducks would say no.
28 Mar 2026 15:38:20
Yeah. I never said I disliked McMann. It just became apparent they weren't going to sign him. The sad part is we got a 4th and a 2nd but word has it Seattle before the Olympics had offered a 1st and the Leafs thought they could get a 1st and a prospect and held off.
If we had to let him go. The 1st would have cushioned things more for sure. Edmonton of course offered a 1st down the road and Mangianpane (Or as my buddy says "Panarin is the Breadman Mangianpane is the Expired Date Breadman").
31 Mar 2026 15:50:15
You don’t think Gauthier or Carlsson are getting 11.5m?? If they r signing long term like Cooley they r for sure hitting that number or very close. Especially with a rising cap. They r future C1 and C2, if Ducks want to keep them both they will have to pony up.
01 Apr 2026 18:55:40
Matthews alone gets that haul why add the rest?
01 Apr 2026 23:17:16
I agree with Clarky! I think Carlsson will be 10 to 10.5 and Gauthier 9.5.
02 Apr 2026 15:25:02
Of course you agree with Clarky that’s just to go against me. Typical. Gauthier and Carlsson putting up way better numbers than Colley neither one is going to make less than him. Delusional if u think so. Not even on a bridge deal.
03 Apr 2026 00:02:15
Just to go against you? Ckarky and I don't always agree, but we do like to banter and exchange ideas. No, it's because all reports are putting those forecasted salary numbers up for Carlsson and Gauthier. It's also because Anaheim has to be prudent because those are not the only RFA's they have to sign. Nothing personal against you, bud. I just call them the way I see them.
The reason Utah signed Cooley for that high of a Number was because they were not sure if Schmaltz was going to re-sign, so they wanted to tie Cooley's contract down before the season started. Anaheim is not under the time pressure with losing a potential UFA like Utah was with Schmaltz. As it sits, they are in a great spot now.
26 Mar 2026 12:48:58
I don't think we're talking about how abysmally bad the Vegas Golden Knights are. Yes, I know they're in a playoff spot, but holy wow are they bad this year. Maybe there's a blockbuster to be had there in the off season once they get swept in the first round.
To Vegas:
Matthews ($13.25)
Rielly ($7.5)
(assuming you can get them to waive their NTC)
Macelli (RFA rights)
To Toronto:
Eichel ($13.5 - starting next season)
Theodore ($7.425)
Andersson (UFA)
The cap hit is almost identical for both teams. Yes, we'd have to resign Andersson before July 1st, but we've also got a ton of cap space starting next year so we should be able to work something out.
New lines:
Cowan/ Eichel/ Nylander
Knies/ Tavares/ Robertson
Joshua/ Groulx/ Lorentz
(call up whoever you want for the 4th line)
McCabe/ Theodore
OEL/ Andersson
Benoit/ Carlo
LTIR: Tanev (as much as I like the guy, I think his career is done)
It's not a finished lineup by any means. I don't love putting Tavares at 2C, he probably belongs at 3C. But by the trade deadline of the 2026/2027 season (if we're in a playoff spot) we should be able to sell some pieces (Carlo, Benoit, Robertson) to get a center, then he can move down.
26 Mar 2026 17:03:56
Well, as a Leaf fan I would love that trade. As a Vegas fan they would say "In your dreams." Eichel is playing better than Matthews and has for 2 years. Theodore is vastly a much better rounded defenseman that Reilly and let's not even compare Macelli to Andersson....
There is no comparison.
We would literally rob them blind in this and even for some reason it worked out somewhat for Vegas. Their issue is not those players..... it is the fact right now they have the weakest goaltending situation in the league. That is why they are playing poorly.
26 Mar 2026 17:13:17
If Nick Robertson is your second line RW, you’ve got big problems.
26 Mar 2026 20:57:37
I think we’re giving up the best player in the trade here, in Matthews. Eichel has never scored 60. Matthews is better offensively and probably just as good defensively. He’s having a down year but he’ll bounce back next season.
As payment for the upgrade, we’re asking for them to take Rielly and give us Theodore. Andersson is unsigned and has been an awkward fit, so getting his rights a few days before he becomes a UFA should not be expensive.
26 Mar 2026 21:35:17
He'll bounce back on the goals next season.... That's what we said after last season. I'm not saying Matthews is not a good player. But he is not that 60 goal player anymore. He is now for the past 2 years a mid thirty goal scorer being paid as a 60 goal scorer and now he is also a player coming off Knee Surgery.
Do we wait until this year goes by and then he is in the last year of his contract and holds us for ransom where he wants to be traded. Or do we confront the Elephant in the room during the summer and ask if he would be interested in moving if we go full rebuild?
25 Mar 2026 22:31:14
This not a rumour, but a observation after watching the Blackhawks game last night. Frondell's first game in the NHL. With their 2 first round picks I am sure they are in a position to do whatever they need to do to trade up to the number 1 pick if they don't win it in the lottery.
Watching Frondell last night and also seeing him with Stenberg in the WJC's, Stenberg is who they would target. That would be terrifying having him, Frondell and Bedard on a line. Omg
25 Mar 2026 21:36:56
Knies Carlo Robertson for Frondell and the Hawks 1st
Then we could put Frondell Stenberg Nylander together
Sign Tuch
Tavares Matthews Tuch.
26 Mar 2026 01:12:33
Carlo and Robertson have very little trade value. Chicago would pass.
26 Mar 2026 17:04:56
Yep they would pass. Frondell is not going anywhere.
26 Mar 2026 21:50:27
So u forgot about Knies in the deal??
26 Mar 2026 22:41:14
So Chicago is going to say "Yeah we will take that $13 M of contracts (More once Robertson gets a RFA raise, and whether we like it or not in this NHL, he will). And we will give you Frondell who we have been waiting on that we will have on entry-level for 3 years, and a shot at getting a major draft piece this year? Which, if they step into the NHL this year or next, is another 3-year entry-level contract.
Knies or not, that deal is not flying. I can see Chicago with the cap they have doing a major RFA offer sheet and going aggressive after someone like Tuch on the UFA side."
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