Leafs Trade Rumors

02 May 2026 16:35:00
If Toronto wants to move on from Max Domi and is looking for a better two-way player, even if it means sacrificing some puck skills, Alex Iafallo could be a fit.

A potential trade could look something like this:

Toronto receives: Alex Iafallo
Winnipeg receives: Max Domi and a 4th-round pick.

02 May 2026 22:19:46
Ya I'd definitely do this.

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.

02 May 2026 13:32:26
Oh my mistake so you don’t win cups with 40 goal scorers and elite talent. The game must changed since I last saw it.

02 May 2026 15:25:05
You win with a combination of a few Elite players surrounded by a group of well balanced very good players. This team is nowhere near that. We don’t have e the assets to do a proper retool, but we do have the assets with a smart GM to do a good 3 year rebuild. That involves parting with those assets. You tend to not want to part with anyone.

That’s admirable you are loyal to the players, but…. those players best trade value us now. If we wait another year we might not even have valuable enough assets to even to a good rebuild. We can’t count on the draft. There are 2 draws that could have that disappear. Hopefully not, but we shall see.

02 May 2026 16:18:50
Who said we need to rebuild? I don’t think we do. We need to invest in some real defensive talent which we never have in the current era. How does giving away elite talent help us win the cup? All of these trade proposals that involve offensive players being exchanged makes no sense to me when your issue is keeping the puck out of our net.

We tried this experiment with Marner booted him out for no reason created cap space for non existent players available and how did that work out… so why repeat that again and for whom do you trade for that’s this magical savour.

02 May 2026 18:04:10
@LeafsGM78 You want to keep the talent from our current team as you said earlier in this post ". I think Knies is filling a Hyman roll and has a higher ceiling" but you also suggested trading him a little while ago.



So give us a bit of an idea of what your roster for next year will look like and how you will accomplish setting that roster?

02 May 2026 20:50:53
I didn’t suggest it. I read an article and was commenting on trading Knies. My roster strategy: keep the star players, sign Raddysh to whatever; if we can’t move Mo, demote him, try to sign a 2c or reluctantly trade Stolarz to achieve that and play the kids. Like you said, you need a few elite players, which we have, and a balance of good players around them which we never had, and that’s what I want to see before we blow it up.

Ten years of playoffs is pretty good, but early exits due to the lack of balance you spoke of on defence and average goaltending. So why not upgrade the defence finally and see what happens instead of making mistakes on maybe players.

02 May 2026 21:46:47
I’m not trying to fight with you, so I’ll ask you the same question: what are you trying to build? Is it get younger, is it salary dumping, is it DNA, which is a bs term in my opinion. All the trades here involving Matthews and Nylander are swapping out established elite players for younger unseasoned players in positions that aren’t a concern for the Leafs. This Leafs team has never had the balance you spoke of: always top-heavy, core four, average defence with average goaltending. We let Marner walk with the intent of having more cap.

We had a GM who brought in bottom-six forwards, no defenders, traded the future, and a coach asking our best players to play a style they’ve never had to before. I’d like to see the current roster up front with a balanced, improved back end, because, at the end of the day, we were close. We lost to the eventual Cup champs a few times and conference finalists a few times over the ten-year run; that doesn’t spell failure to me. This year was mostly a management-created implosion, with injuries sprinkled in there, not a reason to blow it all up.

02 May 2026 23:49:12
Not trying to fight either but a lot of the trades not just myself but by other people who have thought it through are based on multiple factors. A need to always keep stocking draft picks, a need to find young players that are faster and have a good future in the league. Sometimes Salary cap is a factor but not just for the current year but being smart on the UFA signings and future negotiations because some of the younger player in a year or 2 will need those contrct upgrades. So it is wise not to go to the full wall with your current salary cap because then you have players to dump the following couple of years if you max it to much. The time to max it is when you truly are 2 trades away at the deadline of going for the Cup.

Your suggestion of signing Raddysh to whatever is in my view a irresponsible approach. You can't give a player earning the minimum a outlandish contract based on one year. Especially when that year is because he is playing with a absolute elite defense partner in Moser.

Where as well are you going to find a #2 centre in a trade for Stolarz? Also where in the world did you get this idea the Leafs let Marner go for Salary Cap? That was not at all the reason he left. The team bungled that situation and it had nothing to do with Salary Cap.

You mentioned as well that myself and other poster trade suggestions are for younger players for positions that aren't a concern for the Leafs. What are those positions? Because right now I see us with one Centre in Matthews, another aging Centre in Tavares, One leginmate right winger in Nylander, one legitimate left winger in Knies and We will see where Cowan slots in at either left or right wing. We have 3 goalies and one has to go via trade or we probably lose one to waivers. By the way your suggestion of demoting Reilly can't be done. I could go on further but this should be enough to think about.

03 May 2026 01:10:34
2c and 2 fist pairing defence men are I’m my thoughts are the biggest needs for this team and I don’t understand why putting Mo as a second or even third pairing is impossible.

03 May 2026 01:20:29
Ok, but again who are we getting back in return that’s is 100 percent better for this team? Trade Matthews and Nylander, sure, but for what. So far it’s been two or three kids from the Ducks who have had a good year, show promise, but are nowhere as good as Matthews or Nylander at there age. So why assume they’ll be better. Look, you guys want them out here

Tor Matthews and Nylander and Mo

Edm McDavid nurse and a 1st

Tor retain whatever

Or
Matthews Nylander and a 1st

Col Mackinin Makar
Tor retains whatever

Those trades actually make us better, not maybe not, could be 100 percent better.

We only have one shot at getting this right and trading these guys for hypotheticals is irresponsible. Period. Not posting again about these two players.

03 May 2026 03:08:58
So assuming we keep Nylander off of Matthews and Knies line, you don't think we need a right winger for that first line? Now for the 2c and the two top pairing d-men. What is your plan to obtain them?

03 May 2026 04:31:05
JT or Robertson.

Sign Raddysh and OEL.

Fill OEL with one of the kids.

If we manage to dump Mo, use the cap space to fill out bottom pairing; dump Benny and Myers.
As for the 2c, I would have Cowen eat, sleep, breath, live with JT for the rest of the summer and groom him for the job.

Or there are options in free agency, admittedly not the best.
But at least we haven't completely given up the farm. Also have a goalie to use in a package to acquire someone to fill that spot.

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.