Leafs Trade Rumors

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.

20 Oct 2026 19:38:13
Or Schneider

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.

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.

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.

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.

18 Oct 2026 19:31:32
They won’t do a rebuild.

Frost and Whitecloud for 1st 2027 Hopkins Chadwick Grouix.

18 Oct 2026 20:16:10
I feel like they would move Willy before Auston.

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

Nikishkin Raddysh
McCabe OEL
Rielly Stecher
Blankenburg.

20 Oct 2026 00:50:23
Give up Nylander for that? 🥴🤣🤣🤣🤣

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.

18 Oct 2026 17:50:34
Doughty?
He was washed 2 years ago…

Flames laugh off that package

18 Oct 2026 17:54:14
You think that’s an overpayment for Whitecloud?? Calgary hangs up on that offer.

16 Oct 2026 19:15:13
To Tor
Doughty $11m
Kuemper $3.5m($1.5m ret)
To LA
Reilly $7.5m
Stolarz $3.75m
Wood $2.5m
Danford

To Tor
Dunn $7.35m
To Sea
OEL $3.75m
Joshua $3.25m
Chadwick
1st Col

16 Oct 2026 18:34:06
The LA trade is laughable. Trade an overpaid, underperforming D for a grossly overpaid and underperforming D.

16 Oct 2026 18:48:18
Doughty is still a serviceable defenceman and his contract is up at the end of this year Bob. I think the intention is to get out from under Mo's deal.

16 Oct 2026 22:27:44
You don’t pay “serviceable” players 11 million.

17 Oct 2026 00:45:44
Doughty brings a lot more than on ice presence. Invaluable experience and knowledge in the dressing room. Plus La needs a goalie Stolarz fits the bill and we take Kuemper who is on an expiring contract.

Reilly is serviceable in the right situation which would be playing beside one of the veteran guys like Dumoulin or ceci. Stolarz is the main piece here for LA.

17 Oct 2026 11:44:07
The goal for the Leafs is to get younger on D. Acquiring Doughty while giving up Danford in the exact opposite of that.

17 Oct 2026 20:39:32
@Bob As I said, Mo has years left, Doughty one year.

I keep seeing everyone complain about Rielly's deal, but now that it's solved with this deal everyone craps on the deal?

17 Oct 2026 12:23:16
Please Bob stick to nascar and let the hockey minds speak. Danford is still a year or 2 away from being ready for nhl. If u want to get younger it takes cap space and assets. Doughty is there for this season but you’ve gotten out from Reilly and Stolarz contract moving forward.

That’s $11.25m gone off the books for the next 3 seasons. Picking up Dunn and resigning him gives you a great 1st pair LD. Him and Raddysh would be a crazy tandem. Plus McCabe and Doughty. Your third pair consists of Blankenburg Stetcher and Tanev when he gets back

17 Oct 2026 21:41:17
@Champ Dunn isn't a first pair. He's no different than signing Raddysh again.

You can only have so many puck movers with a Tanev to cover for them.

17 Oct 2026 23:28:06
Leafs life, are you serious? Dunn is a beast. Look at his stats. He is definitely a first pair Dman. Plays 22+ mins a game. PP PK is almost averaging a pt per game. Has had consistent seasons of 40+ pts for the last 4 seasons. If that’s not first pairing then I don’t know what is?

17 Oct 2026 23:29:59
I don’t see that LA deal as a good one at all. Trying to get rid of Reilly's contract or not. A Dman that’s a year or two from retirement, has slowed down a fair bit the last year or two. We all also agreed that he looked out of place at the Olympics and/or FourNations. Stolarz is better than Kuemper (who is also ready to retire), plus give them our best D prospect? No wonder why we never have good D, it’s because we never develop them, we trade them once they have any value.

What if Matthews leave and we start Rebuild/Retool and we have a bunch of mid 30 year olds close to their hockey death bed?

18 Oct 2026 17:48:31
Doughty is washed and you give them Danford?
Plus we get Darcy the sieve?
Horrendous.

I doubt the Kraken even considers that trade
Essentially it’s a late first for him as the other pieces are…. 🤷‍♂️…