Leafs Trade Rumors

25 Mar 2026 12:53:13
Tor: Nylander

Ana: Senneke, McTavish, 2x 2nd Rd pick.

This is how the Leafs should look at a retool. Is then look at flipping McTavish for Robert Thomas.

25 Mar 2026 16:09:17
I don't see much of a return there. Sennecke is a good on and hopefully will continue to progress. McTavish is more of a 50 point guy so not sure how you would pry Thomas loose by flipping him to St.

Louis. Anaheim right now sitting at the top of their Division really is not in any rush to make a Trade for a Nylander or a Mattews. They have a good young nucleus and could add a veteran piece or two via Free Agancy.

25 Mar 2026 17:06:30
I like that trade! Maybe we throw in something else so we can get a 1st and a 2nd. Keep McTavish, he can be second line center. Then we trade Mathews to L. A. and use some of that capital to trade for Thomas!

24 Mar 2026 00:39:14
I don't get all the people suggesting Stolarz is a good fit for Carolina? Why???? Just because Freddie is pretty much done with his career? Caroline doesn't need a Goalie. They have 2 very good ones at reasonable contracts without taking on Stolarz. Pyotr Kochetkov and Brandon Bussi are both great goalies and both signed at $3.9M between them. Stolarz carries a $3.75 M just for him. Yes, Kochetkov is out for the season with Him surgery. But he will be back in the fall.

His agent was actually optimistic even for the playoffs, but they don't want to rush him. I still think Stolarz best fit is Florida where they know him and are in need for sure. But they don't have a lot of assets. Only one stands out to me and that once again is Shea Busch. He is injured but almost back in the WHL. But 13 goals in 12 games in any Junior A league is impressive and is a big boy. It might take a bit more than Stolarz to pry him loose though.

24 Mar 2026 06:25:23
Stolarz Robertson to Canes
Nadeau to Leafs

24 Mar 2026 07:58:48
I don’t think either team makes sense trade him to a place like Philly or Vegas, who have no goalie.

24 Mar 2026 12:08:42
You might be right Suffering.

I certainly have posted Stolarz to the Canes frequently. I still see them as a target but the Panthers and Penguins could also be targets.

I don’t see Carolina resigning Freddy and Bussi has only 33 games in the NHL with GAA of .896. They may wish someone with more experience.

In my event the Leafs need to finally elevate Hildeby and keep Woll IMO simply because he’s younger.



I’ll take Sandis Vilmanis from FL, a 22yo 6.2 192 winger who wins board battles, hi hockey IQ and is a sniper. Add a R5 in 2026 and I’m good.

Or send him to the Penguins for 6.5 LD Owen Pickering and a pick in 2026 and I’m also good.

Pickering was #21 in 2022 and has played only 29 games. Unfortunately for him, Karlsson, Letang, Girard, Wotherspoon and a couple of others ahead of him.

24 Mar 2026 12:11:29
Forgot to add that I’d take Busch but, given his youth and upside, not sure the Panthers bite.

24 Mar 2026 20:24:10
How bout the Ducjs? They only really have Dostal. Mrazek is done after this year and Husso is a disaster. They need a solid back up behind Dostal. They have lots of assets and picks to give.

23 Mar 2026 22:34:08
Well since we are all making make a wish foundation trade suggestions. Here is my blockbuster. It can work as a retool and as a rebuild.

We trade:

Matthews
Knies

To: Boston Both guys have said they love playing there and they being U.S. guys would be treated like gods.

We Get:

James Hagens
Fraser Minten (Never wanted to see him go)
Matt Poitras
Mark Kastelic. (Someone that keeps everyone honest)
Both Boston's 1sts this year (Our Original one back with Minten lol)

Then... We trade Stolarz and the other Boston pick to Philly in return for our 1st rounder in 2027 we traded them for Laughton.

Then guess what? We now can do offer sheets for anyone we want as a RFA because we now have our original pick for 2027 back in our grasp to utilize for compensation. Not to mention our salary cap is enormous by now having the 2 big contracts gone.

It's a crazy deal that might sadden some but it would certainly change the look of the team in a hurry. With Hagens and Minten you have 2 centres coming back and Minten can also play the wing. Put Kastelic and Joshua on a line with Steven Lorentz and you have a line that would have guys on the ice looking over their shoulders when the puck goes in the corner.

23 Mar 2026 22:01:28
Boston?
No way.

23 Mar 2026 22:10:19
No way? Just because you despise them lol

24 Mar 2026 05:44:31
That haul doesn’t get Matthews alone in my eyes. If anything at most that offer could pull Matthews alone if the Leafs are out of options.

24 Mar 2026 06:28:16
Trading him to a division rival would be a tredeadthing thing to do
The most clueless GM in the league.

24 Mar 2026 11:06:57
In the NHL there is no such thing anymore about not trading to division rivals. It's about finding the pieces each team needs. Division rival or not. Treliving would be too stubborn to try and get back his traded away draft picks.

24 Mar 2026 20:27:44
Is this a serious posting site or a site for up and coming comedians? These trade proposals are very comical.

24 Mar 2026 21:16:34
Like your comical proposal for targeting RFA's with traded draft picks you wanted to trade for?

23 Mar 2026 19:10:53
These might be completely unrealistic but you never know. Im mostly doing this because im bored at work do not take any of this too seriously Lol
Leafs
Auston Matthews

Devils
Anton Silayev
Simon Nemec
2026 1st
2027 1st
Maybe even add one more forward like Mercer. ik it seems unrealistic but Matthews is such a name brand top defensive center who scored 60 goals twice and can do it again under a better coach. I truly believe teams will pay an arm and a leg if he were ever available as he is a complete game changer

Leafs
Nylander

Ducks
Mctavish
Mintyukov
2026 1st
2027 1st

mctavish has low value rn and with the surplus of defensemen the Ducks have Theyd be more than happy to get Nylander in exhange for Mintyukov.

Leafs
Carlo
Stolarz
Tinus Luc-Koblar


Oilers
Isaac Howard
2027 1st
2028 2nd

Leafs
OEL
Reilly
N.

Robertson
Luke Haymes
Oilers 1st
2028 2nd
2027 3rd

Vancouver
Marcus Petterson
Elias Petterson

This one just makes me lol. Seems like an over pay to some people but Elias is a former 100 point center who clearly just hates Vancouver. Give him a new look and a great line of Knies and Tuch and hed thrive.

then finally
Leafs
package the 3 firsts from the other trades and get:
Stars
J. Roberston.

Sign Tuch, Laughton and Mantha in offseason

Knies-Pettersson-Tuch
J. Robertson-Mctavish-Mantha
Howard-Tavares-Cowan
Groulx-Laughton-Quillan

Silayev-Nemec
Mintyukov-Petterson
Mccabe-Danford

Woll
Hildeby

sign David Carle or Tortorella to get these divas in line and send Jarnkrok to Robidas Island. See ya

23 Mar 2026 18:53:54
Good luck Matt.

23 Mar 2026 19:24:44
Matt, I should say I think David Carle would be a very good choice for the Leafs.

23 Mar 2026 19:47:46
How are you getting Jason Robertson from Dallas? Explain details please.

23 Mar 2026 21:03:25
Nylander to Detroit for Danielson, 1st and Cossa

23 Mar 2026 21:24:19
Matty u were right when u said you were bored. Lol

23 Mar 2026 21:26:13
FYI Jarnkrok is a UFA. He walks end of season. So u want to give all the 1st rd picks u acquired for Robertson signing rights. Seriously??

23 Mar 2026 22:21:04
Exactly. That's all it would be is the right to negotiate to sign him or to give him a qualifying offer. Then it could turn into a can of worms with other teams possibly doing offer sheets or eventually it could be arbitration which could go horribly wrong on many levels. The only way to get him with those draft picks is kind of like the Mitch Marner things. He is accepting of going to Toronto at a set price and Dallas signs him to that and then he and his contract are traded to Toronto for those picks.

24 Mar 2026 05:43:07
I don’t think the Stars will have trouble signing Robertson, not sure it’s gonna be a sign and trade like Marner. If Robertson goes anywhere it’ll be an offer sheet for around 3 firsts or the Stars will sign him and trade him at full value. He’s an RFA right? So nothing like Marner. If I’m wrong then lmk.

24 Mar 2026 10:45:36
Well if it is an offer sheet with 3 firsts how do the Leafs get him?

24 Mar 2026 20:31:24
He’s not worth 3 1st rd picks. Especially if he signs over $12m like he’s asking for. You give up 3 firsts, plus you pay him over $12m for who knows how many years. No thank you.

24 Mar 2026 21:30:49
Well, for starters, if it is over $12 million, it is not 3 first-round picks; it is 4. If it is $9,360,154 - $11,700,192, it is 2x 1st round pick (in next 3 drafts starting 2026), 2026 2nd round pick, 2026 3rd round pick, and they have to be your original draft picks, none to be acquired by trade from other teams.

And it goes down in compensation picks based on the offer sheet if it is accepted.

25 Mar 2026 12:29:24
Sorry. Those picks all need to be starting in 2027. In which case we still don't have our 2027 first round pick.

23 Mar 2026 12:33:56
I want to go on record that trading Matthews this summer would be the wrong strategy unless the Leafs get a boat-load back!

What’s a boat-load? For me it’s 4-5 pieces with 3 pieces producing an immediate return meaning players stepping into the NHL next season and doing well.

Why keep Matthews?

First he’s in the top 5-6 centres in the NHL today along with McDavid, McKinnon, Eichel, maybe Draisaitl when he plays C and possibly Barkov when he’s healthy. There are certainly others who excel but are not world-class like Crosby (who is still close despite his age) and Point and still others that are strong like Hughes, Suzuki and Horvat and of course we need to be aware of Bedard.



Secondly Matthews is a leader but certainly still learning this quality. Players do look up to him, he has good habits and works hard. He’s not perfect, he needs to “put players on his back” and better show the right pathway. That will come; he’s still only 29yo.

And he is still productive overall but his game is changing. Barkov makes the list because of his defensive skills. Matthews is strong defensively, blocking shots, helping the defence, stealing the puck and on faceoffs.

Trading him now, at his lowest, would be yet another mistake by Leaf management.

Let’s avoid that despite him not being perfect.

23 Mar 2026 13:48:10
How about

Matthews to Utah

Cooley, Weegar (or Sergachev) to Tor.

23 Mar 2026 14:38:43
Thanks, Gary, but no.
Matthews scored 111g and 96a in his first three years while Cooley has a bit more than half that total.
Cooley is good, for sure, but has a long way to go to catch Matthews.

23 Mar 2026 16:58:32
I had made a similar proposal a while ago. It really depends on how Dallas does this year. If they fall short again, then they may be looking for a change.

To Dallas
Matthews $13.25M/2yrs
Knies $7.75M/yrs

To Toronto
Johnston $8.4M/4yrs
Harley $10.59M/8yrs
2027 1st

Go big or go home.
I know lots of people give me grief for adding Knies to trade proposals, but this makes sense IMO. Leafs get a potential #1D and a solid replacement for 1C.

Dallas is now ready to go all in next year. They already have a #1D in Heiskanen, so they may be willing to trade Hardy. Matthews playing along side Rantanen & Knies would probably be the best line in hockey.

Thoughts?

23 Mar 2026 17:54:52
Robertson and Harley are very good players but I’m going home!
Who plays L1C?
There are so many other trades for me that can move us forward.
Don’t see that in this trade, Tags97.

23 Mar 2026 18:05:20
Wyatt Johnston, not Jason Robertson.

23 Mar 2026 18:55:48
Sorry Tags, you did say that and I do like him better than Robertson but still reticent to make that trade.

23 Mar 2026 20:09:45
I would do that trade all day long with Wyatt Johnson. That kid is off the charts. I think he is pretty much untouchable though. Same with so many other teams #1 and in cases #2 centers. Carolina will not part with Aho or Jarvis anytime soon. If you go down the list in the NHL most teams will not part with a number one centre to bring in a number one centre.

They will part with a bunch of lesser parts to bring in a 1 or 1a centre. It is the same with Nylander as a premier right winger. Other teams will not part with their number one right winger but would love to keep that number one and have a 1 and 1A. To trade either of Matthews or Nylander it truly has to be a rebuild not a retool.

Sorry RandySears. I know you don't want to wait and neither do I, but the reality is if we don't blow it up. We are going to get the same frustration next year. I would rather be frustrated watching young guys give their all with some veterans brought in to be there for the pep talks when it feels like nothing is going right. As I said on the Leafs Talk side.

We won't know our dance partners in the trade market until teams start falling by the wayside by not qualifying for the playoffs or as they start to lose round by round, when they all decide their needs.

23 Mar 2026 20:18:09
I would say ask for Johnston, Harley the 1st and also Emil Hemming from the Barrie Colts. Dallas won't go for it, but if they did, then you have a stud center, a stud D-man, a 1st round pick and a player who was a late 1st round pick that can score and has size.

23 Mar 2026 21:26:07
No, you're right, I don't want to wait.

Adding Hemming helps but I'd also want Cameron Schmidt, a Caulfield/Stankoven type with blazing speed instead of the draft pick.

Four pieces for two! Give them another piece if needed. They did like Domi when he was there; helped them in the playoffs.

23 Mar 2026 00:08:40
Let’s play hypothetical trades…

In this scenario the Leafs win the lottery and have the 1st overall pick do you take the skilled winger or do you trade back with whoever is in that third spot. It’s a tough spot if you think about it McKenna or Stenberg could become stud players but they are both wingers…

I think when you look at Toronto over the Matthews era one thing that stands out is the lack of quality D they’ve always had the guys who are either passed their primes or boarder line top 4 guys a stud dman can flip the script pretty quickly the Islanders are the perfect example of that.



So if you were the Leafs what would you do?

22 Mar 2026 23:59:18
See if you can possibly trade back a spot or 2, get other picks and take the D man.

23 Mar 2026 10:45:57
That’s what I’m leaning towards. I do think Vancouver, Calgary, New York would be desperate enough to say give the Leafs a 2nd in addition to the number 3-4 overall pick.

23 Mar 2026 12:07:14
I agree that would be an excellent strategy.

A lot has to happen as you stated but have a plan in place to execute if “the planets line up”!

23 Mar 2026 21:45:39
You trade down to 3-4 and grab Reid or Verhoeff. That's a no brainer. But I would ask for tgrir 2nd rd pick plus a higher one if u are going down 2/3 spots.