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21 Apr 2026 23:35:43
Caps: Protas, Hudson, 4th rd pick
Leafs: Nylander, Robertson, 5th rd pick
21 Apr 2026 22:59:18
Brutal trade for Leafs.
22 Apr 2026 01:15:44
One word to describe that trade. Ridiculous
21 Apr 2026 21:04:13
So just read this as I’m sure many of you have.
Knies to Chicago for top four pick this year along with interest in Reilly, so how about
Tor: Knies Reilly
Chi: top four pick Vlasic 2nd
If Leafs retain on Morgan maybe another mid pick comes in. I think Chicago comes out slightly ahead so I would expect a retention.
21 Apr 2026 20:23:19
They would probably want Carlo over Rielly to be honest.
21 Apr 2026 20:34:50
Which is fine by me.
21 Apr 2026 22:05:56
So an unproven player although drafted top five they should be pretty dam good but still. For Mathew Knies a 23yr old Unicorn Beast that is only getting better plus has 3 yrs to go to hit his prime? He’s 23! Only 3/4yrs older than the kid we draft.
I’m not sure, I mean I get the allure with potentially 2 exceptional players from the top five from this year, plus a 2nd and a 3rd from a deep draft. Not sold on it tho. Kinda think we build around Knies.
21 Apr 2026 22:38:03
Thank you for talking sense Henry!!! I do not get these people that keep trading Knies. Mathews, Nylander and Mo is what should be leaving, not our 23 year old unicorn (as Henry put it). We need to change the culture and identity of this team.
Do we really think trading Knies is the way to do it? Or the guys that have set this culture over the past decade? I get everyone has an opinion but why Knies??
21 Apr 2026 23:00:45
Not trading Knies unless the other team grossly over pays …. And this trade ain’t that.
21 Apr 2026 23:45:43
At least my last Trade suggestion for Knies had Thomas Harley coming back.
21 Apr 2026 23:54:20
@ Clarky. The reason Knies' name always comes up is because he literally is the only player of any real value that is tradeable (No trade restrictions). The team is handcuffed in that regard. Sad state we are in that way.
22 Apr 2026 00:59:57
Trading Matthews and or Nylander is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.
22 Apr 2026 01:38:32
If Chicago's first round pick is to 2 and Leafs stay in top 5 why wouldn’t you make this trade and they wouldn’t have to retain on Reilly cause they have a boat load of cap space to take on his contract. You get elite left winger in McKenna or Stenberg to replace Knies.
Then u get your top RD with your own pick. I would say add a 1st rd 2027 as they have 3 of them plus the 2nd and Vlasic. It sounds like a good haul plus you have just opened up 15.25m in cap space.
22 Apr 2026 10:02:18
Clarky thank you sir! I’m definitely with you. Champ, I do get your thought process 100% still, Knies is still so young himself and what we’ve been looking for for so long. I just don’t think we go and trade that just to look for it later. I do however think May 5th could dictate the outcome.
We fall out of the top 5 I could see the Leafs pulling the trigger on a Knies trade. We stay in the top five even get graced by the hockey gods and end up top 3 I think Knies stays. Unless as CKps stated it is a massive over payment, if not we stand pat.
22 Apr 2026 10:49:18
@ckps1976 That is not realistic. Teams are looking to try to find a balance trading a need for a need. If there is a teams G.M that knowingly willingly grossly over pays for a player, If I am the owner I am not firing him. I am taking him to the back 40 and having a good old fashioned hanging.
21 Apr 2026 17:48:24
Pretty wild trade idea vol 7,06
Rielly for Adam Larsson, Winterton, and a 2nd-round pick (or first round?),
Giving Toronto a true top-pair defensive RD and depth two-way help. Rielly would then be replaced in the summer with a big-ticket signing.
I see Winterton as a potential steady 3rd-line smart two-way guy who could hit ~40 points in a good season. Coachable player, still developing, and reportedly very motivated to work on weaknesses.
Oel for Nate Schmidt straight up hey, same cap, age etc but more reliable defensive play from Schmidt.
Domi for Ben Meyers and a 2nd-round pick to add a faceoff/4th-line center.
Brandon Carlo to Dallas for Esa Lindell, upgrading versatility and puck-moving.
Joshua and Lorenz moved for mid-round picks to clean up the roster.
Overall: less offense from the back end, but a much more 2way game and defensively solid group. Then maybe try to trade a physical forward like Brady Tkachuk-type player in the summer to balance it out again.
(X) - Larsson
Lindell - Schmidt
McCabe - Tanev if healthy and Villeneuve.
Depth: Benoit, Phil Myers.
Who is the X?
21 Apr 2026 18:51:34
What reason does SEA have to acquire Reilly and give up Larsson?
What reason does DAL have to give up Lindell, who has a good cap hit over many years, for Carlo, who can walk at the end of the year?
21 Apr 2026 20:03:37
Not to be insulting but this trade is complete gibberish. Ok maybe I am insulting.
21 Apr 2026 23:03:21
Laughable. Reilly would barely get the second. Domi may get a third, not a second and a player.
21 Apr 2026 17:45:29
Tor: Knies
Chi: 2026 1st Rd pick.
21 Apr 2026 18:52:41
It would take more than a top 5 pick to pry Knies away, but it'd be a start.
One thing is that if the Leafs are giving up Knies for a player who may not even play next year, then that signals a rebuild, at which point, 88 & 34 are on the move too.
21 Apr 2026 20:22:21
The pick is currently #2. Gives us much better leverage to draft a ultra skilled prospect and trade for a legit #2 center.
21 Apr 2026 21:39:01
So you are trading Knies for a #1 pick. I get your statement about drafting an ultra skilled prospect. But how does this trade allow us to trade for a #2 center?
21 Apr 2026 22:39:50
I wish there was an option for a thumbs down 👎
21 Apr 2026 23:38:58
I have thought that for a while, Clarky.
21 Apr 2026 18:32:14
Assume for the sake of argument, Matthews would go to Columbus.
Clb
Matthews $13.25M
Tor
Johnson $1.8M
Olivier $3M
Del Bel Belluz $.860M
Cayden Lindstrom Unsigned
Jackson Smith Unsigned
Columbus has lots of cap space and Matthews/Fantilli down the middle would be one of the best one-two punches in the League. D. They are deep. They have space to fill out the roster.
Toronto would hope for a bounce back from Johnson. Olivier adds the toughness that can take a regular shift. DBB has produced in the A, now hopefully at the next level. Smith is a potential top pair offensive D that plays with physicality and has size. Lindstrom a future power forward centre. Leafs get much younger and even clear some cap space.
21 Apr 2026 18:54:20
Lindstrom might not be as valuable as once believed, and I don't know if CBJ would want to make a splash like this.
21 Apr 2026 20:12:40
Again you can’t trade Matthews then have the word hope after it, it’s not smart.
Matthews for Gretzky and hope Gret plays like he’s 20.
21 Apr 2026 20:31:56
Hoping Johnson can bounce back and saying hopefully DBB (a lower piece in the deal) is ready for the NHL at 22, can't be said. lol
Smith and Lindstrom are the big targets. Olivier and Johnson are next about equal and then DBB.
21 Apr 2026 21:43:24
If this trade is made and the first time the teams meet. Matthews is cruising up the middle and Olivier, who is now playing for Toronto, smokes him with a hit. Who on Columbus steps up to straighten that out. You can have the most skilled guys on Columbus, but Olivier is one guy who should be a undradeable player from that team.
22 Apr 2026 00:09:52
@RLF... Who says Columbus has lots of cap space?
22 Apr 2026 02:18:29
15 players signed and $40+M in cap space would normally be considered a lot of cap space. You can point to players like Fantilli needing to be signed, but $40 mil is still a lot of cap space.
How they use it is up to them. If they had a lot less space and still those players to sign, I would think then they have a problem.
20 Apr 2026 19:19:50
Well here is one to toss out there and see how gets accepted or rejected. It actually is part Rebuild, part Retool and still leaves Nylander and Matthews intact in Toronto for now. I'll start with the Main one first.
Toronto- Thomas Harley, Rights to RFA Mavrik Bourque
Dallas- Matthew Knies, Rights to RFA Nick Robertson and a 3rd in 2027 it changes to a 2nd in 2027 if Bourque has 55 points or more next year.
I know everyone loves Knies, But we would be getting our Number one Defenseman and getting a #2 Centre so John Tavares can move to 3rd line.
Based on what Nick Robertson wants and Mavrik Bourque wants and Calculating Knnies and Harley in the mix we would be in the red for $4.75 million but Dallas would save that same amount and would help them to keep Jason Robertson and he finally gets to play with his brother.
Second Trade would be :
Toronto-Jagger Firkus and a 3rd round pick in 2027
Seattle- Reilly
The 3rd round pick would turn to a 2nd in 2027 if Reilly scores 50 points or more. So this trade would....after caluclating the first trade in and a entry level for Firkus put us in the Black by $1.75 million. It also gets us back the 3rd round pick we gave to Dallas give or take a few spots in next years standings.
Final Trade
Toronto-Hildeby and the Rights to RFA Macelli
Winnipeg Milic and the Rights to RFA Perfetti
Both RFA's are around the same in the stats and Salary, but Perfetti would bring a lot better two way player and Forechecker/penalty killer. Winnipeg needs more offense and Macelli might bring that if he doesn't have restraints on him to be as defensively sound there.
Leafs goaltending is crowded yes, and we do have to move Stolarz still and will. But I think Akhtyamov has the inside track ahead of Hildeby as the Heir apparent, but Hildeby would be a good fit in Winnipeg behind Hellebuyck ahead of Comrie and I think Milic is very close as well to the NHL as Akhtyamov. They both have one thing in Common. They win at every level they play at.
Final Trade:
Toronto: Marek Vanecker
Chicago: Domi and Stolarz
At first glance yes it is a Salary Dump but we are also getting back a very good young player who was a 1st round pick. THis trade would give Chicago a Back Up goalie and give Domi a new lease back where he had one of his very best seasons. We could even ask for Conditional Draft Pick based on his performance as well. We also save $6.5 after Vanackers Entry Level is taken into account. So total savings after all trades in Salary Cap is $8.25 Million
So when all is said and done we give up:
Domi
Stolarz
Hildeby
Macelli RFA Rights
Reilly
Knies
Robertson RFA Rights
then we get:
Vanacker
Milic
Perfetti RFA Rights
Firkus
Harley
Bourque
The draft Picks are saw offs.
Cap Saving $8.25 Million
20 Apr 2026 20:29:48
Tbh idk if Knies gets us Harley, I think Harley's value to Dllas is just wayyyyyy too high.
20 Apr 2026 20:59:27
That true he is very valuable. He however falls into a unique category on that team. He and only one other player on that team have large enough contracts and are the only top players on that team with no trade restrictions to make this trade work and help them with their cap. The other one is a couple million less than his and he is actually even more valuable than Harley.
Wyatt Johnston. Dallas has a extremely deep pool of young defensemen in the system but not as much so with forwards. That is why they might be interested in this. Mavrik Borque is a better player with a better future than Nick Robertson so that 3rd possible 2 round is kind of a extra incentive between Knies and Robertson to make this work on top of Dallas cap saving.
20 Apr 2026 22:18:24
Harley isn’t moving. Let’s start there and Bourque as a 2c is a stretch. The rest is ok, sure, although Perfetti is a guy I don’t see Winnipeg moving off of either.
20 Apr 2026 22:46:31
As I said.... Dallas is very deep at defense and some of their forwards no so much. No matter what they still have to shed salary. So never say never. As far as Mavrik Bourque being a number 2 here. Well he is playing on the 2nd line of Dallas and only reason he is not at Centre is because Duchene is healthy again.
And he is not Centreing the 3rd line because he is good enough to play wing on the second. But yes I know Dallas is no where as good as the Leafs so how could he possibly be our 2nd line Centre right? lol lol.
20 Apr 2026 02:43:40
Toronto trades Nylander Carlo, Cowan
To
New York Rangers for Lafreniere Cuylle Brandon Schneider, 1st in 2026
Breakdown:
Nylander= Lafreniere 1st 2026
Cowan= Cuylle
Carlo = Schneider
20 Apr 2026 04:21:21
Rangers would never trade Schneider for Carlo lol thats pretty laughable.
20 Apr 2026 12:28:36
I agree with Mattyboy. I do not dislike Carlo at all as a person or for that matter a Hockey Player. He is still solid on riding his men off to the boards. But sadly the amount of injuries especially the concussions have taken away what made him so coveted to the Bruins and for many teams who tried in the past to trade for him. He was for all intents what Schneider is now. A big powerful guy that hit with nasty intent not to ride players off into the boards but to deter them for even thinking of coming onto his side of the rink with the puck or they would pay the price.
I wish Carlo the best of health and maybe if he is traded to a team with a earlier version of himself he will be a better fit than he has been here. We have to remember that the high price we paid to get him was not in his control; that was 2 G. M's that set that price.
20 Apr 2026 02:37:13
So if Rielly lifts his no-trade to go to Seattle, say Toronto gets Dunn back.
Also if Toronto could move OEL to Edmonton for 2nd in 2026 and prospect.
Then perhaps Toronto could sign the following UFAS for Defense:
Darren Raddyish
Mario Ferario
Logan Stanley
Jeremy Lauzon
McCabe Raddyish
Ferario Stanley
Dunn Lauzon
Thrun Tanev
Danforth
Villeneuve
Benoit and Myers traded.
20 Apr 2026 04:22:08
Dunn for Reilly???? We'd have to add Cowan and a first at least.
20 Apr 2026 12:47:33
I like Vince Dunn but have seen his game tail off the last few years after his one huge year. Why frightenly is similar to Reilly's tail off. They both are about the same size and the salary is a saw off. The whole point of most people trading Reilly is to free up that $7.5 not to replace with a similar age (Dunn is a few years younger) similar style player.
I would offer Reilly to Seattle for Tyson Jugnauth and a 2nd. And if it really came down to it. Just for Jugnauth to save that cap money and get a kid who made the AHL All Star game as a rookie. He might not be Quinn Hughes but if Hughes is a 10 he is in the 7.5 to 8 range which is a upgrade on puck movement from Reilly at this point.
20 Apr 2026 13:24:32
Matt boy …… wouldn’t trade Cowan straight up for Dunn! Lol. Reilly and Robertson is plenty.
19 Apr 2026 17:45:16
Rangers
Matthews
Robertson
Leafs
Lafreniere
1st 2026
Carson Carels is the target
2nd 2028
3rd 2026 Rangers pick
3rd 2026 Islanders pick
Hawks
Nylander
Domi
Leafs
1st 2026
Chase Reid is the target
Marek Vanacker
Kevin Korchinski
With Leafs pick
Caleb Malhotra is the target
Ducks
Rielly
Leafs
Colangelo
Warren.
19 Apr 2026 17:06:27
Leafs get screwed in both trades.
19 Apr 2026 17:58:18
Not near enough in return. Prospects are great but they aren’t a guarantee!
19 Apr 2026 12:16:13
Leafs trade Matthews and Carlo to Kings for Byfield, Clarke, 2026 1st, 2028 1st. 2030 2nd becomes a first if Matthews resigns.
Reasoning, LA window is now with Panarin coming in.
Leafs trade Nylander brothers and OEL to Dallas for Seguin, Robertson, prospect.
Reasoning, Dallas cannot afford contract of Robertson.
Leafs trade Stolarz to Utah for Morino, Marino to San Jose for Dellandrea.
Reasoning, Each team fills a need they have.
19 Apr 2026 12:59:36
I don’t hack on posts ever but, no! Just No! We’re not building around Jason Freakn Robertson ever! Build around Knies cross our fingers on May 5th and start at the back end with Verheoff I think, maybe Carrels I’m not a pro scout but think Verheoff even tho he’s only been a Defensemen for like 5 years his upside is huge.
Go from there building around him Knies and cowboy as well as the Beast and the other one lol can’t spell his name. So off to a good start but the soft Leaf thing is done.
19 Apr 2026 13:53:58
So in the first trade what is the value you placed on Carlo? Was he one of the first round picks or was he supposed to be even for Byfield or for Clarke? I'd like to know to assess further.
In the last trade I find that one confusing. The only team I see wining in that one is San Jose who gets a very very good defenseman. Utah gets a perpetually injured Goalie, and the Leafs get a Forward who based on 82 game seasons averages 18 points a season.
19 Apr 2026 10:07:49
Toronto's looking to dump Domi this summer, and I'd love to swap him straight up for Ryan Donato.
Rielly for Neal Pionk as well. Toronto could even keep $500k hah of Rielly's cap hit to make the salaries match.
Honestly, I can't picture Rielly wearing the Leaf anymore next year.
Pionk had a rough season too (injuries played a part), so two guys who underperformed swap teams and both get a fresh start.
Nick Robertson's RFA rights for Michael Carcone.
Nothing huge, but they gotta do something. Every line needs some kind of upgrade.
19 Apr 2026 11:19:37
The first reasonable comments “this is it” has made since being on here. Not saying the other teams would say yes but at least he is not not trading Knies for any scrub that has had one good year in the past.
19 Apr 2026 14:02:09
Domi for Donato and Robertson for Carcone are basically just trading the exact same player for the exact same player. I like the Pionk for Reilly deal, because Pionk was injured for sure. However....I strongly suspect that Winnipeg will not be a destination that Reilly and his wife would want to relocate to.
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