11 Jun 2026 15:09:37
I saw a Twitter snip of a mock Knies trade that looks something like this:
Nemec
Mercer
2x 1st round picks.
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While I'm not crazy about this trade, because I think there's probably something better out there for Knies, I do like it more than the MTL trade.
The point of my post is that I think this is the worst D corps in the Atlantic, and that alone makes things very difficult going into this year. If they're not in a playoff spot by December 1st, you can expect Auston to start asking serious questions.
So my idea: there is one thing I think they could do to make that Knies trade work: If the Leafs get NJ's 12th overall pick in that deal, they should go to Boston and explain to them that they can have the 12th overall pick now, or risk waiting to get TOR's 1st rounder in 2028 since we get to choose who takes it.
BOS
- 12th overall
- 60th overall
- 2028 2nd round pick
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TOR
- 23rd overall
- 2028 1st rounder (returned)
I think we'd need to sweeten the pot because BOS knows we could be in a bad spot by '28 if Auston doesn't re-sign. Still, they're in a retool as well, and may like what's available at 12th overall to do this.
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11 Jun 2026 04:21:29
Leafs
Crouse
Durzi
Utah
Rielly
Robertson
Stolarz
1st 2027
11 Jun 2026 11:50:57
No need to include the first. Second or third maybe.
10 Jun 2026 19:01:03
Here are trades I’d like to see the Leafs without giving all there picks and prospects, period.
First draft. McKenna
Philly is looking for goal tending and eyes are on Woll. So let’s make this happen and get what we need in return. Before that trade can, some players need to go: picks and prospects that are ready for NHL.
First trade
San Jose. Reilly and Robertson
Leafs Mukhamadullin and Musty
Second trade
Van or Kraken. Micelli, Benoit and Myers
No, Leafs receive 2 3rd round picks in 26 and 27
Third trade.
Philly. Woll and Carlo plus 3rd from the second trade
Leafs Tippett and Bonk
Sorry Philly goalie are at a premium so you pay
Sign Darren Raddysh or Anderson
Lines.
McKenna AM Tippett
Knies Kulbar Willy
Musty JT Cowen
Joshua Groulx Lorentz
Fourth line needs work
I am big Kulbar but if second line center is needed what would cost be for Barzel
Def
Mukhamadullin Raddysh or Anderson
McCabe Tanav
OEL. Bonk
Stolaz
Hildeby
Leafs have added size and grit with these move and still have 15 mil in cap space.
10 Jun 2026 19:46:12
You're really over estimated the cue of theeafs players.
And
Koblar won't be playing in North America until maybe second half next season.
10 Jun 2026 20:28:22
Soft team and the “hopes” of signing Raddysh when every team is after him, is your way of improving our D? Championship teams are built from the D and goalie out. Most people on here only worry about forwards.
10 Jun 2026 22:27:55
I’d still trade Reilly and Robertson for Petterson.
10 Jun 2026 17:18:04
Read today on MSN trade talk
Hawks
Knies
Quillan
2nd rd pick
Leafs
4th overall. Draft Reid would be nice
Korchinski
Oliver Moore
Yikes?
Or
Likes?
10 Jun 2026 20:29:03
No to trading Knies. I’d trade Willy for that package and toss in his brother for free.
10 Jun 2026 20:31:12
No thanks. Keeping Knies
10 Jun 2026 23:36:17
I'd take a serious look at Verhoeff over Ried. I like the buddy buddy he's been with McKenna.
11 Jun 2026 01:28:32
Chayka isn’t trading Knies.
10 Jun 2026 15:39:53
My weekly bored at work trades!
Matthews
To Philly For
Porter Martone
Jamie Drysdale
Toronto 1st
2026 1st
Oliver Bonk
William Nylander
To Utah for
Tij Iginla
Dmitri Simashev
2026 1st
Anthony Stolarz
2028 2nd
Nick Robertson
To Edm for
Matthew Savoie
Beau Akey
2027 3rd
2026 1st (Utah)
2028 1st (Col)
Joseph Woll
To Stl for
Robert Thomas
Knies
To Chi for
4th overall
Kevin Korchinski
Draft McKenna 1st overall
Draft Carels 4th
Hope we’re bad enough to finish last and get DuPont
Sign Raddysh
Sign Tuch
McKenna-Thomas-Martone
Iginla-Savoie-Tuch
Cowan-Tavares-Maccelli
Joshua-Quillan-Tverberg
Carels-Raddysh
Simashev-DuPont
Korchinksi-Drysdale
Akhtyamov
Hildeby
Guys this is obviously unrealistic please don’t take this serious.
10 Jun 2026 22:33:37
Sounds like a rebuild I’d say beef up the defense and win a cup.
10 Jun 2026 02:03:55
Morgan Rielly
For
Barclay Goodrow
2027 2nd Round Draft Pick
Select Gavin McKenna at #1 Overall
Trade Pick #60 And Pick #158
For
Pick #43
Select Pierce Mbuyi at Pick #43
Select Brek Liske at Pick #69
These trades could fast-forward our rebuild by a few years because we will have extra money to spend in free agency from the Rielly trade, and we get some solid prospects!
10 Jun 2026 02:13:03
We aren’t in a rebuild.
10 Jun 2026 03:37:31
So why would Alex Steen, who is in a rebuild himself, trade a mid-round 2nd-round pick for a very late second-round and an even later 5th-round, almost a 6th-rounder? That makes zero sense.
10 Jun 2026 03:42:46
Not to mention... Why do we need to get Goodrow another 4th liner at over $3.5 m a year. We have guys from the Marlies who can step in there at much less and a lot younger.
10 Jun 2026 08:47:33
@suffering A lot of teams will trade down for an extra draft pick. Happens every draft. Also not saying I want him, but Goodrow is a role player and would be much like Laughton was in a 4th line role, shutdown PK guy.
If the Leafs have to take a contract back like that in order to move Reilly, I’d do it. Goodrow is on an expiring deal as well, so no long term commitment.
10 Jun 2026 10:39:33
If you have to take on a contract to trade Reilly might as well buy him out.
10 Jun 2026 11:41:33
I am quite aware teams trade down for an extra pick, but to trade down 17 spots to obtain an extra pick at #158 pick is not exactly a smart move. As far as adding Goodrow, I would rather take Calgary’s #35 pick in 2nd round year this year straight up for Reilly's and that contract.
They can keep Goodrow because again we don’t need an overpriced 4th liner even if it is an expiring contract, and we gain more cap. Not that cap means much because there is not much to shop for this year.
09 Jun 2026 22:20:07
Tor: 7th
Cgy: Huberdeau, 2027 top 5 protected 1st
Tor: Reilly 20% retained
Ana: Zelwegger 2027 2nd
Tor: Stolarz
Edm: Savoie 4th
Tor: Nylander
Chi: Korinsky, 4th OA, 2027 2nd
Thoughts: Huberdeau is a big risk but Matthews needs someone passing him the puck and Huberdeau needs someone that can put his passes in the back of the net, that contract has negative value so we get a 1st with it because we don't make them retain.
We draft McKenna and Maholtra.
With us bringing in 2 D prospects and us having Danford we are looking pretty on D moving forward.
We have given up our 2 1sts for the next 2 years which sucks but we have gotten one back this year and with the Colorado pick 2 next year. We get younger and faster. We still have some work to do on this team but we don't go full rebuild and the only 2 remaining are Tavares and Matthews, if it's a bad year we look at recouping assets for Matthews at the deadline or next year.
Thoughts?
10 Jun 2026 08:54:33
There’s some flaws to your trade. The Flames, for starters, probably are not giving up a first. They are rebuilding so they don't need to move out money that bad. Also Brad isn't their GM anymore so at very least that pick is top 10 protected. The Reilly trade makes some sense, but if I'm the Leafs I'm not taking on money for another 5 years, and the Ducks aren't gonna give up Zellweger plus a 2nd, but I'd take Zellweger 1 for 1.
The Stollie trade I don't mind either, but he doesn't have any value since he's always hurt. And the last trade I just think Willy doesn't waive his no move for Chicago.
10 Jun 2026 09:40:26
Seriously?
The always injured Stolarz for Savoi plus a 4th.
I know we’re dealing with Stan Bowman but even he isn’t that cognitively deficient.
Huberdeau?
Huberdeau has 5 more years to run on his contract at $10.5 million.
Why would Anaheim want Rielly when they have two great young prospects in Mintyukov and Zelwegger?
Except you want them to give us Zelwegger plus a 2nd for Rielly.
Verbeek isn’t that foolish.
Korchinski can’t even make the Blackhawks team and has been passed on the depth chart by Levshunov and Sam Rinzel.
No thanks.
09 Jun 2026 19:55:23
NJ: Mercer, Nemec, Brown.
TOR: Carlo, Danford, Robertson, Quillan or Macelli, 2027 1st rd pick (Col)
09 Jun 2026 19:04:44
Like this one. Danford might hurt. But gotta give something to get something!!
10 Jun 2026 08:57:05
Is Nemec still requesting a trade? Don’t hate the package. I think the Leafs need that puck moving dman and Mercer is a good young player. I would try just Nemec and Mercer and leave Brown out.
09 Jun 2026 03:53:54
Total rebuild incoming
San Jose gets
C Mathews
D Myers
D Benoit
RW/LW Robertson
Toronto gets
San Jose 2026 1st round pick
San Jose 2027 1st round pick
C Michael Misa
D Sam Dickinson
Rangers
RW Nylander
Stolarz G
Mcabe D
Toronto gets
RW/LW Alexis Lafrenière
Lorio D
Rangers 1st round pick 2027
Rangers 1st round pick 2028
Edmonton gets
Reilly D
Woll G
Toronto gets
Bouchard D
Dallas gets
Carlo D
Jarnkrok LW/RW
Toronto gets
Harley D
Lundkvist D
09 Jun 2026 13:11:45
Every single team hangs up and thanks you, stating there isn't much humour in the life of a GM.
09 Jun 2026 14:28:39
I agree with Shanacant on the GM’s hanging up. Except the Rangers one…. Which is a horrible one for Toronto. We would be giving up Nylander and arguably our 2nd best D-man in McCabe and Stolarz and we are getting back Lafreniere (who I do like) and a D-man who has played 36 games in the NHL and quite frankly has underwhelming scouting assessments.
The 2 first round picks depending on the Rangers rebuild we might not see until 2029, 2030 because they would want them Top 10 protected and there is a good chance they end up in the top 10.
09 Jun 2026 16:48:51
I misread the draft pick, thought they were giving us the 5th overall this year.
09 Jun 2026 20:12:22
Too much to unpack here, but you’re definitely not getting Bouchard for Reilly and Woll.
10 Jun 2026 05:44:38
Two 1st round picks plus Misa and Dickenson for a broken down Matthews.
Matthews would be only a 2nd line center behind Cellibrini.
Why would San Jose give up a haul like that for a 2nd line center.
Can’t imagine Grier would have any interest in doing that.
08 Jun 2026 17:15:30
To San Jose:
Nylander
Tanev
for
2026 San Jose 1st
Misa
08 Jun 2026 23:28:38
I will if they will. But they won’t!
Tanev, on LTIR at the end of the season, has no value to the Sharks and the Sharks are too young to go in this direction.
08 Jun 2026 17:03:26
Morgan Rielly -7.5m
Brandon Carlo -3.485m
Steven Lorentz -1.3m
To Flames for:
Kevin Bahl -5.350m
Zach Whitecloud -2.7m
Adam Klapka - 1.25m
08 Jun 2026 16:19:07
Add the Columbus 2027 2nd rnd Columbus pick to the Flames deal in order to make it happen^^^^^.
08 Jun 2026 18:11:26
I don't see why Calgary does this with where they are in their rebuild.
08 Jun 2026 21:18:06
Shanacant - Calgary has already stated everyone except a few players are in play for trades. The players I mention are not on the Flames "keep list"
Plus now the Chakacon is GM and Not Treedeading, Calgary aaand dToronto should be able to resume trading amoungst each other.
I personally like the targets and feel it is a great starting point to gain traction.
08 Jun 2026 21:41:05
I think what Shanacant was meaning is why would Calgary in a rebuild bring in those three players from the Leafs at those salaries when they are not retooling. They are rebuilding. Reilly, Carlo and Lorentz are not going to change the trajectory of the Flames in a rebuild.
08 Jun 2026 21:49:12
Sufferingsince1967 - Adding some veteran presence can help young guns. Maybe they don't mind the additions, they have the cap space and like I stated, it could be something that could evolve with tweaks and adds possibly,...... or not.
08 Jun 2026 22:47:59
I just don't see it happening. Bahl and Whitecloud are their 2 best defencemen at this point and we are offering them our #4 and #5 d men and we are asking for their most physical winger and offering them a 4th line player.
I might be wrong but I don't see a fit on this one at all. Would I want it for Toronto? Yeah but it is a very one sided deal and as step in the wrong direction for Calgary.
09 Jun 2026 13:13:41
Exactly my thoughts, thanks suffering.
10 Jun 2026 05:47:38
Calgary is entering a full rebuild.
The last thing a team should do in a full rebuild is bring in older players on expensive contracts.
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