Leafs Trade Rumors

01 May 2026 17:49:15
****trade idea**** Toronto would be sending out William Nylander in exchange for Zach Hyman, Isaac Howard, and Matthew Savoie. *****

In the short term (1-2y), this would likely be a loss for Toronto. Nylander is a proven elite winger and one of their most dangerous offensive players, so moving him would hurt their top-end scoring.
However, the return is focused on long-term upside. Savoie has potential to develop into a solid 2C (maby 1C), and Howard could grow into a top-six winger, which would help Toronto’s depth and future core. On top of that, getting Hyman back adds a familiar, reliable middle-six winger who already knows the organization.

Everybody like Hyman.

Cap-wise, Toronto would also free up some flexibility, which could be used to strengthen the bottom six or add help on defense.

Overall, Toronto would be betting on future depth and development over immediate star power. It’s a high-risk, high-reward move: they lose an elite player in Nylander, but gain multiple pieces who could grow into important roster players down the line.

Big question is whether the upside of Savoie and Howard is enough to justify moving a player of Nylander’s caliber. And whether Edmonton would need to add more assets (like a pick) to balance the value?

Tor Nyr talking seriously right now. Kicking tires or?

01 May 2026 19:04:27
I think Knies is filling a Hyman roll and has a higher ceiling not to mention trade Nylander would be a huge mistake.

01 May 2026 19:34:41
Right now I think Edmonton is looking at how they will shed salary not bring more in. Without adding any extra. They have 8 roster spots to fill with only $16.5 to work with. By bringing in Nylander and shipping Hyman and Savoie out that brings it down to to roughly $11.5 to work with but now also a extra spot to fill so 9 roster spots to fill.

Plus I am not to fond of Hyman turning 34 in a month.

01 May 2026 21:16:30
@Leafs GM, I couldn’t disagree with you more. Teams don’t win cups when your players play like Nylander and only care about one side of the puck. He is selfish, he don’t give two F’s whether they win or lose, gives up on plays consistently, barely back checks, no battle in the corners.

Yes he scores a nice goal once in a while but you can’t win anything important if your star players are self centered, lazy and uncoachable. Nylander and Mo need to go asap.

01 May 2026 22:48:29
@Clarky Kessel has 3 rings and was a lot less skilled than Willy.

01 May 2026 23:22:14
@LeafsLife. Phil the Thrill was a different animal. He was powered by Junk Food. Still one of the funniest guys even in the NHL.

30 Apr 2026 15:05:44
Well Nylanders name keeps coming up in Seattle. Past rumours involved Shane Wright and Jake O’Brien and other pieces. They desperately a high scoring winger out there. I think a fair deal would be the Leafs trading Nylander, and Reilly and our best 2!d round pick in 2027 along with 3rd round pick in 2027, and in return We get Brandon Montour, Jani Nyman, and Jake Obrien and one Seattles first rounders this year.

This ensures us having a 1st this year and we get a ton of salary cap freed up.

Gives us improvement on D. A great up and coming centreman and a big up and coming right winger who did not look out of place in the NHL when called up at the end of the year. I would love to see us land Maholtra in the draft if we keep our own pick. The. He and Obrien could be reunited in Toronto. Wright may still pan out but I think Obrien will be a better one and Nyman fits replacing Nylander on the right side. Pipe dream possibly but worth a shot.

30 Apr 2026 14:52:46
Sorry for typos. On the Via Rail and on a rough section of track.

30 Apr 2026 14:56:06
I don't know if Seattle wants Rielly, and not sure they want to give up Montour, who logs the most ice and is on the PP.
If Wright and O'Brien are coming the Leafs way for Nylander, I could see maybe Seattle willing to add Lindgren.


Nice thing for Seattle is they have no immediate cap issues to deal with either.
Nylander for Lindgren, Wright and O'Brien.

30 Apr 2026 17:58:39
I don’t dislike Wright, I just see a bigger upside with Nyman. Also with him being a right winger. And a big right winger.

My view is we are offering Nylander and 2nd and a 3rd for Montour. Nyman, O’Brien and a First Reilly is a cap dump. They either take it or the deal is off the table.

30 Apr 2026 21:31:19
Not too bad Suffering. @RLF It has to be Montour or Dunn coming back, we need an offensive pic moving D. We already have 4 Lindgren type D on our team. I like the direction Suffering but if we do that Matthews will want to go and we have to move Stolarz, plus we may already get that too 5 pick if the draft lottery doesn’t screw us.

We could get a lot of young talent for these packages and rebuild. Also not sure if Montour or Dunn would be the right guy if we are rebuilding. I still think a Mintyukov is the way to go if we rebuild. But I know, easier said then done.

30 Apr 2026 22:20:45
Guys, it's not about what I want, I said what they might be willing to do if the deal revolves around Wright and O'Brien for Willy. What I would like is different.

30 Apr 2026 22:23:07
Who gives a crap about the salary cap when it comes to this team? We kick Marner out for cap space and we’re golfing all the way to the bank. This team doesn’t spend properly, doesn’t retain young talent, and nobody who controls where they go wants to play here.


So how about we keep our superstars, let them play, and sign/gamble on whoever wants to play on defence on this team that’s a UFA, and fire the coach now before he runs the team in the ground and works them to injury just to juggle the lines. Play the kids and we’ll be fine.

30 Apr 2026 22:54:26
@ Clarky. If we get their first round pick and keep ours, then when Matthews sees the return of the trade and the picks and realizes how Montour can change the D, I think he stays. If he doesn't... well, no problem we max him out somewhere as well. This scenario still doesn't send us to rebuild.

It is still part retool and part mini rebuild. I like the idea of having Knies as a power forward left winger and then really making it hard for line matching by having a guy like Nyman as a power forward right winger on the line following that first line.

01 May 2026 00:00:13
@LeafsGM78 You said we don’t retain young talent but you had a post not long ago trading Knies. In fairness I have also posted Knies trades. In my opinion if there is a trade out there that can improve the team and put us in an upward trajectory no player should be untouchable.

01 May 2026 02:14:14
I agree, but I haven’t seen a trade like that yet. Knies is a proven player. I was referring to, hysterically, the Leafs don’t have patience in developing players, Minten, Steeves to name a few recent. I’d like to see the kids play next year and have it become a regular thing because, from my perspective, all successful teams promote from within.

29 Apr 2026 16:38:33
This is a would you.

Ana
Cowan
Tor
McTavish

29 Apr 2026 17:07:38
Not giving up Cowen. But I do know Anaheim could use a RHD, so using Carlo+ would be more cost efficient.

29 Apr 2026 19:18:41
Yeah probably. I like Cowboy well enough, but being on this team will destroy his development if they can't get it together.

30 Apr 2026 17:27:39
Cowboy for McTavish? Nope! I think the jury’s out on McTavish tbh and Cowboy will be just fine. Even on this Leafs team. Changes are coming and I think the new regime will insulate him better. This stint with the Marlies for the Calder is perfect! Watch how much he grows and learns playing these games. Exactly what he needed.

30 Apr 2026 22:53:14
No way. McTavish gained his fame at WJHC... Hard to say why he’s gonna be. I’ll take Cowan.

01 May 2026 02:42:15
A lot of proposals seem to fail to take into account the fact that William Nylander turns thirty (30) today.
He is headed towards the end of his prime hockey years shortly (if he isn’t already)?
Why would a young, upcoming team like the Ducks want to sacrifice players like Sennecke, McTavish and Luneau for a 30 year old player?
That’s the kind of trade the Leafs would make that got us into this situation in the first place.


Sorry but I just can’t see it.

28 Apr 2026 22:53:48
So if Edmonton gets taken out by Anaheim in this series. Is this the Year Edmonton gets blown up? They have 8 spots to fill with only $16 million cap. Their biggest need is a Top Goalie. So are they going to try to do a trade with one of the Big two if this scenario happens and they are gone? I would love to scoop Nugent-Hopkins out of their arms but he has a very affordable contract they might not want to part with.

It is a mess there and it might have to be a tear down. So which team has the assets and cash to go after McDavid, Draisatl or Bouchard? The fans there are getting restless.

29 Apr 2026 02:37:25
McDavid has to be getting restless himself. That is horrible situation to be in right now. Trading Skinner for Jarry alone should be a fireball offense. That was one of the strangest trades I have ever seen.

I also have to add, they need more than a goaltender. They cannot defend. I been watching some of those games and feeling better about the Leafs team D suddenly somehow. They could bring George Vezina and Patrick Roy in as goalies and would make no difference if they cannot get it together defensively.



The Oilers almost remind me of the Dubas Leafs. They signed Nurse to a contract that is aging badly, are far to reliant on a handful of highly paid guys to score and cannot defend. On that note, they even pick up every ex-Leaf they can find after they get run out of town.

29 Apr 2026 03:25:43
Hit send too early.

Not interested in Bouchard as the offense in Toronto still doesn't concern me.

If McDavid or Drais are willing to come I would throw whatever they wsnt at one of those guys. That said, what can you really offer? If those two hit the market (especially McDavid) I can't imagine the return.



RNH for Knies would have to be what it's built around should he become available. I don't see any other way to get it done.

29 Apr 2026 16:05:54
So is there a trade proposal or just gibberish here?

29 Apr 2026 19:49:36
All I know is the Leafs don’t have enough to swing a McDavid deal.

30 Apr 2026 09:17:00
It’s hard to say what the Oilers would do. They have played a lot of hockey, the most hockey without winning a Cup. Look at the Panthers, so that is a factor. Personally I don’t think they blow it up, but I do think the coach and Bowman are gone.

They had one more year of Skinner but instead traded it for multiple years. A Jarry starts in net with Edmonton and moves out to the D-core. As for RNH, I think people forget how old this guy is. I know it shocks me every time he’s like the Reilly of the Oilers.

28 Apr 2026 18:03:53
Utah could use a better goalie tandem. A goalie with playoff experience would really help. Stolarz does get injured too much, but when healthy, he can win a team games. Easily argued if he didn't get hurt against Florida last year, Leafs win that series.

Utah
Stolarz $3.75

Tor
Beaudoin ELC

I know I will get the - Utah isn't giving up Beaudoin for Stolarz. May be true, but Utah is solid down the middle with Schmaltz, Cooley and McBain. Goalie is there one weaker spot.
Leafs pick up a very good C prospect with a 2C ceiling with good size and physicality.

28 Apr 2026 17:45:44
The base of this trade is sound Leafs might have to add a bit or maybe give up Woll instead.

28 Apr 2026 21:25:52
I like the Target Rlf. I like that Beaudoin. I kind of agree with Goat2.0 that to pry him loose it might take something different than Stolarz. I, thinking a advanced prospect (Hildeby) for a up and coming prospect. I like that Beaudoin has played the wing as well and has that, just happy to play no matter where I play attitude. Now yes Stolarz has to be moved somewhere.

I can see Woll and Akhtyamov, as a good tandem but to stock the cupboards for the real super star goalie down the road we have to find a way to pry Trey Augustine away from Detroit. Then we have Depth still at Goalie and have Beaudoin at Centre or Wing. Detroit has Cossa of course but Augustine won't be cheap to obtain.

Any suggestions????

28 Apr 2026 23:33:25
I would add Nicky Robertson to get this deal done.

29 Apr 2026 00:50:09
Stolarz injury history should put a quick end to this trade proposal.

29 Apr 2026 15:37:42
Both Leaf starting goalies have misses a fair amount of time due to injury. Stolarz isn't that old and could help them make the playoffs. That would be big for Utah.
How many goalies of Stolarz caliber will be available? Not many, or any is my guess.

29 Apr 2026 15:45:34
They already are in the playoffs.

29 Apr 2026 15:55:36
I get that. I guess I should have put "again". They made it with 92 points which often means missing the playoffs. I am talking about next year. Two years in a row making the playoffs would be big for Utah as they would be establishing themselves as a playoff team. Plus next year they would have that extra experience and once they're in, who knows.

29 Apr 2026 16:11:04
I believe either Utah or Anaheim is in need of a solid goalie. Whoever gives more u take.