Leafs Trade Rumors

18 Mar 2026 17:01:43
Calgary gets
Reilly (if he agrees)
Macceli
Quillan

Toronto gets
Huberdeau

Huberdeau is a playmaker which should get Auston back to himself. Huberdeau has some down years but also hasn’t been given a shooter/ scorer to play with to perform.

Calgary gets 2 “younger” forwards back. Maccelli is a RFA I believe.

18 Mar 2026 17:09:17
I think they have to do like 1 million retain, but other than that not to bad.

18 Mar 2026 17:10:08
The other part, idk if Treliving would trade for him again or not.

17 Mar 2026 19:08:15
Looking at Toronto's two most prominent RFA's Matias Macelli and Nick Robertson. You don't want to have either walk with nothing in return, so you literally have to do a qualifying offer for both. Robertson would be $1,825,000 and if he wanted to stay he would request Arbitration. If he got a raise then he would still be in a range that would be tradeable in a package. If someone offered a bit more and he liked the destination and the length of the deal we would get a 3rd pick as compensation. If someone offered him between $2,400,000 to roughly $4,700,000 we would get a 2nd round pick back.

With Macelli, to do a qualifying offer we have to do a minimum of $4,100,000. Which if it was a low offer match and he didn't do arbitration would be a 2nd round pick. If a team offered him higher than $4,700,000 and up to $7,000,000 which the way salaries are going the $4.8-4.9 range is not inconceivable.

That would bring us a 1st and a 3rd round pick.

If the Macelli we are seeing is for real, then qualifying him is not a bad move if he wants to do arbitration and stay, and if he keeps performing strong until the end of the season and someone wants to pry him away, a 1st and a 3rd is not a bad way to lose him if we are rebuilding. So if they both were pried loose by other teams at the higher end for both players. We would then have in return a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick for 2027 which gives us 2 1st round picks, 3 2nds and a 3rd we didn't have.

Worse case scenario, they go to arbitration and if they don't perform we look at moving them in trade packages. But I think we do have to do qualifying offers or we get not a thing when they then have the right to become UFA's without the offer.

17 Mar 2026 18:34:24
Nobody is offer sheeting either of those guys with that being the draft pick return. It would be lovely, but not all that realistic.

17 Mar 2026 19:57:59
In this crazy league, never say never. Teams that have a lot of prospects and draft picks but don't want to give up prospects in a trade if they are already in the middle to just past the middle of their rebuilds might bite. Those are not huge salaries to take on board for a team on the rise that is looking for depth a 3rd and 4th liner. We, on the other hand, are hoping to hit the depths to a point if we are rebuilding.

At the same time, if we don't qualify them, we get nothing.
The other option is to trade them and their RFA rights to negotiation to another team prior to or during the June 25-June 30th qualifying deadline. It will come down to who is sitting at that GM's desk at that time.

17 Mar 2026 20:48:34
Lmao…. No one is gonna make an offer to Macelli than will cost them a first and a third. He’s barely worth a third.

17 Mar 2026 21:01:20
OK! Did I ever say that was what was going to happen? Geez I listed the 4 options that could happen. One, we let them go for nothing, Two, we do the Minimum Qualifying offer and see if someone offers slightly above and both players leave, in which case I said what the minimum Compensation would be coming back, and Three, if we do the minimum Qualifying offer and if someone is crazy enough in a week free agent market to offer high, what our Compensation would be.

Fourth, we Qualify and they both go to Arbitration and then we are at the mercy of the Arbitrator. If we are stuck with them we hope they find their mojo with different linemates etc. If not then we try the trade route with them. Option one would be completely stupid to not get a thing for them.

17 Mar 2026 21:19:56
Maccelli can go for nothing. We pay him 4+M then we are stuck with him. Need to let him walk and start changing our identity. Keep Robertson and Cowan, move on from Maccelli and Domi. Need to get some players with some jam.

17 Mar 2026 21:42:38
Who would you target on the free agent market, Clarky, with the $4.1 m from Macelli that would bring what you are looking for?

17 Mar 2026 21:59:17
I think his point is that we need to qualify both players!

I agree.

And I think we all agree that we need something back.

So let’s protect that position.

18 Mar 2026 00:21:56
Suffering for ever,

Maccelli and Robertson will be sent packing this summer in a package deal by our new GM as Treliving will be be fired after last regular season game.

18 Mar 2026 12:41:52
How do you know they will be in a package deal together?

18 Mar 2026 12:42:53
Plus if it is to be a package deal during the summer, then we legitimately have to offer them a qualifying offer to be able to trade them.

18 Mar 2026 12:53:18
The difference of opinion on these two players is quite something.

Robertson has 2 goals in his last 19 games. When that was Maccelli, Domi, anyone else, many wanted them gone, but because it's Robertson, we need to keep him? I don't get it. I know he hustles, he works hard, but if he doesn't score, he doesn't bring much else but hustle. Jarnkrok hustles, rarely scores, and most want him traded for nothing.
Maccelli has more goals and points than Robertson. And let's face it, if Robertson started to heat up when the games meant nothing, some would be singing his praises and claiming he just needed the opportunity. With Maccelli it's, sure he heats up because the games mean nothing and he is playing for a contract.
Neither player is irreplaceable imo.

If they both go, so be it.
At the right price would I keep Maccelli, I probably would. For one thing, he didn't moan and groan when they sat him out all those games, and when he came back, he was a much better player and has been pretty consistent since. Robertson has moaned and groaned in the past. Asked for a trade when he wasn't put in the lineup. Has never lived up to the hype some have given him. He is finishing his 3rd season and not likely to crack 35 points in any of those seasons. How is he a guy we have to keep unless he was great defensively (he is not), or big and punishing hitter (he is not), or a physical deterrent/fighter (he is not).
The love for Robertson and complete hate for Maccelli makes absolutely no sense to me. I don't love or hate either.

18 Mar 2026 14:18:43
Wow I thought this was a trade posting site not a forum to read short stories. A lot of back and forth for nothing here. FYI you can trade them without a qualifying offer as long it’s within the window of negotiations.

U r trading their signing rights like they did with Marner. Then it’s up to the team that traded for them to sign them within that window.

17 Mar 2026 13:35:41
Nash
Nylander $11.5M

Tor
Wood $.950K
Schaefer $.866K
Molendyk ELC

Nash gets a top line winger in his prime. Enough said.

I know I will get that if it's a retool, need same kind of production in return for Willy. Not sure why a team would trade a guy who produces just as much. Or a top pair D etc. Yes, that all works if possible. The other is to get good, young talented NHL ready players and create cap space. The Leafs increase assets as for possible future deals or new team build.

17 Mar 2026 13:55:51
Not sure Nashville has any interest in Willy.
That are a strange organization.
They seem to be unsure if they want to sign expensive free agents or want to rebuild with young talent…

17 Mar 2026 14:25:35
Not enough from Nashville. Don’t believe there’s any interest from either team in doing this trade.

17 Mar 2026 15:14:04
I would hate to see Willy go but I like the potential and size of both Wood and Schaefer and with both being RFAs the year after next they will be hungry to have big seasons. They would add much needed size to the forward lines. I would look at swapping out Molendyk for Hague though. Nashville would like to shed a bit of salary to take on Willy's contract. Hague is tradeable anywhere up until the end of next season then has a limited no trade that starts.

He is very affordable at $5.5 and he is a big nasty defenceman that would make teams think twice about heading to the front of the leafs net. He has one intangible you can't teach 6'-6" and 240lbs lol lol. With a guy like him that makes Carlo expendable in a trade. Then we need to find a landing spot for Reilly to create room for either Danford or Chadwick, whichever one is most NHL ready to begin their apprecticeship.

17 Mar 2026 00:15:38
I hate the idea of trading Willy but we have too many holes to be in the cup convo so…

Toronto trades Nylander, Robertson to Vancouver for
Both Elias Petterssons Rossi and or Buium

Throw in Domi if needs be but I think the best strategy in trading Willy is getting two or more higher end players to fill holes.

16 Mar 2026 23:30:13
Gross

17 Mar 2026 00:29:02
Why on earth would the Leafs want Peterson? Grossly overpaid and hasn’t been playing well for two yrs.

17 Mar 2026 00:51:36
You’re forgetting Nylander has a no move. He’s not going to Vancouver.

17 Mar 2026 01:04:41
No, not forgetting it’s a hypothetical. This was just one idea to fill multiple holes for Nylander. I looked at NYR to get Fox and a 2nd C, but age became a factor. Looked at Philly and thought of Jason Robertson from Dallas, but didn’t see a d-man that would be worth coming back.

17 Mar 2026 01:16:05
@leafsgm Gotcha. Honestly, Dallas would make sense Robertson for Willy but I don’t think it helps either team.

17 Mar 2026 10:04:20
Robertson is a good player, good not great. Willy is great, at times, lol. IMO, I would stay away from players like Robertson and building around those player types. We need heart, soul, grit, speed and intensity. It’s a lot, but we won't except less moving forward.

Players coming in will want to be here, play for the crest and organization legacy, not the name on the back, and they will be a team first, have a bond and the same goals in mind. All for one, we will win together, lose together mentality. This core s*** ends now!

17 Mar 2026 12:24:34
Sad part is if we had traded our 1st round picks away for the next 2 years, we would have been in a position to chase Robertson from Dallas with a RFA offer without giving up Nylander. But we don't have the draft picks to fulfill compensation. In fact we literally don't have the draft picks to chase any RFA of note.

15 Mar 2026 22:48:25
If Matthews is traded it'll be 2067 before another win for the Leafs, more thoughts 🤔💭 Gee's people... Next trade off ideas 💡😁. Just saying y'all 😉😁 😩😫

15 Mar 2026 22:28:17
Because.... he looked like he was leading them to the promised land this year?????

15 Mar 2026 02:38:35
Off season changes for Toronto,

Pelly hires Mark Messier or Chris Pronger as President of hockey operations as he doesn't want anything to do with it.

Treliving is fired, Toronto looks at Ryan Jankowski or Prinham as GM

All Coaching Staff are fired.

Restructuring of team.

The Draft will be better than originally expected, especially if we keep our 1st round pick.

July 1st Signings

Look to sign, Jamie Oleksiak
Darren Raddyish, Phillip Kurashev, Kevin Stenlund

Trades Toronto needs to make for next year.

Toronto trades Nylander, Carlo

To

New York Rangers for Lafreniere, Cuylle and Brandon Schneider

Toronto trades Rielly, Robertson and Jacob Quillin

To

Seattle for Shane Wright and 4th in 2027

Toronto trades Stolaraz, Ryan Tverberg

To
Philadelphia for Owen Tippet

Toronto trades Cowan and Dakota Joshua

To
San Jose for Quintin Musty


Domi, Jarnkoc, Myers all put on Waviers

Lines
Lafreniere Matthews Cuylle
Kives Tippett Musty
Tavares Wright Kurashev
Lorentz Groulx Stenlund

Oleksiak Raddyish
McCabe Tanev
OEL Villeneuve
Benoit Danforth

15 Mar 2026 12:02:11
Definitely there will be a shuffle in management.
I’d prefer Pronger to Messier; he has more hockey IQ imo and has as much respect in the hockey world.

For UFAS I like only Raddysh and Kurashev in your 4. I feel signing 4 is the minimum (depending on trade success) up to 6 max. Others I like are Stanley and Murphy on D and Marchment and Mantha up front.

Your NYR definitely has some interest to me. I believe that Lafrenière has more to give and so does Schneider. And Cuylle is very interesting.

Shane Wright would also be a decent add at 3C but I don’t see the Kraken interested in what you’re offering.

I also like Quentin Musty but he’s still unproven at the NHL level so I’m not ready to send Cowan along with a decent bottom6 forward. But it would certainly take another interesting piece along with Joshua to land Musty.

Again I like Tippett as a target but I don’t see Philly biting. Only Stolarz has value and Tverberg is a forever AHL player.

No need to put any of those players on waivers.
Jarnkrok nobody wants and both Domi and Myers have some value so will get a return.

Waivers at this point in the year when we have no cap issues are somewhat meaningless.

16 Mar 2026 03:57:24
My fear is that Darren Raddysh would turn out to be another David Clarkson.
Has a career year.
Leafs sign him to big money for 7 years and he immediately regresses to the norm.
I suspect Raddysh will be looking for maximum money and term.
Buyer Beware!

16 Mar 2026 11:57:39
Yes WB, that could definitely happen as could trading Matthews at his lowest value and then he returns to the 69 goal level.

Nothing is guaranteed as you know.

Would you rather spend $9m on Andersson?

We will need another offensive DMan once Rielly is traded, OEL is not enough.

17 Mar 2026 05:32:35
Nylander trade is god awful and Reilly, Robertson, and Quillan for Shane Wright? 😂😂😂 Why would Seattle do that lmso.