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06 May 2026 03:00:59
Well as we discuss possible swapping of our number 1 overall to possibly another team for their pick and other pieces. Here is a out of right field one.
Seattle has been talking about needing to make a splash for a while. They are picking 7th. I am sure they would love to get the 1st overall pick. However given where they are it won't be cheap. We would trade them our 1st overall along with Carlo and in return we get....Berkly Catton.... Jani Nyman... Ryker Evans.... and their 7th Pick and we take Daxon Rudolph with that pick. They get to make a splash for their fans with the 1st overall pick and they get Carlo (Which would be ironic being traded along with the 1st round pick we gave up orginally to get him lol) but in return we get 3 Roster players all under 24 years of age that are fast with great ceilings, and we also get a Young Defenseman that has looked incredible over the last 3 months and thriving in the playoffs out west.
03 May 2026 22:43:45
This one is a reach because I don't think Buffalo would go for it but if they did it would certainly give a different and nice look to our lineup.
Yes, I know people love Knies, but if we could trade him, Carlo and Macelli to Buffalo and get back Bowen Byram and immediately offer him major dollars to extend (he becomes a UFA next year and would be one of the youngest in that class), Zach Benson, and Peyton Krebs.
We would have that number one D-man, a number 2 centre (could be either Benson or Krebs as they can play left, and obviously one of them steps in at left to replace Knies). Might have to sweeten the pot but its one that isn't just about prospects and draft picks.
1.) 04 May 2026 00:01:17
Ya I think this is a trade you’d make if you had to. Bottom line, we can afford to lose 30 goals out of the lineup if we gain huge defensive ground. I’d do this towards the end of the summer after you miss out on any UFA help. I’d hate to see Knies go but it maybe forced.
2.) 04 May 2026 16:08:27
Last thing I wanna do is lose Knies. Tho….. that return I think we would have to jump on it. It just solves so many issue in one shot. Great prop! Normally I’d be never. Not Knies. That one wowed me can’t lie.
3.) 04 May 2026 17:55:10
@Henry77 My thinking was that Buffalo is so deep with offensive dmen. He and Knies are pretty much even on the salary and Krebs and Benson are both RFAs so will be looking or probably a bit more than Macelli and Carlo.
So Buffalo probably saves enough to sign Tuch. But we fill 3 needs without chasing UFA’s from a weak class. Granted Buffalo would be crazy having Tuch and Knies up front for power forwards. But our roster takes a big improvement as well.
4.) 04 May 2026 18:57:49
Glad that it wowed you. It’s tough to put together trades that truly work for both teams.
5.) 04 May 2026 19:15:27
Can you break down how you worked out the values when figuring out the prop?
6.) 04 May 2026 22:10:19
Knies for Bowen, Salary is pretty much a wash.
Carlo and Macelli for Benson and Krebs.
Carlo and Macelli between them Make $6.9
Krebs is looking at $3-$4 with his contract and maybe more they say with the Playoff he is having.
Benson is $4-4.5 if he bridges but $7 if he goes longer. So if the Leafs take them it actrually allow Buffalo to keep Tuch. Keeping Tuch is very hard to put a value on but is significant to have that room.
7.) 05 May 2026 13:37:31
Thanks for the breakdown. My first thought was Buffalo says no. Still what I would believe after the breakdown.
To me, a top 2 D is worth more than a power winger. Maybe not by a big margin in this case, but still more.
Then I don't see Carlo and Maccelli equaling Benson and Krebs. Carlo may be their #4, but they are giving up their #2 to get him, which I can't see them doing as they rely heavily on their top 4 D-men.
Now the cap issues. They have $13.1M for next season. Knies makes $1.5M more than Byram.
Hardly a wash for a team that only has $13M in cap space imo. Add the $3.5M for Carlo and they are down to about $8M and still need to sign Maccelli and Kesselring. There is no way they keep Tuch (if he is looking for even $8M+) as well, unless they sell off other parts and find cheap replacements.
For comparison. You told me the Ducks, who have over $40M in cap space, can't take on Nylander even if they move out $4-$5M in salaries, yet Buffalo with $13M can take on salary and keep Tuch. Can't see how that makes sense.
8.) 05 May 2026 21:04:06
Yeah I was off on the Knies Byram wash you are correct. Was multitasking at that point. To be honest I’m not sure how Buffalo can keep Tuch at all? By them in this situation keeping and signing Krebs and Benson with their new contracts will cost them more than adding Macelli and Carlo. They would have to move a pretty major contract somewhere for prospects and picks to keep him.
I keep getting this gut feeling the three most aggressive teams in UFA Market for him and Raddysh will be Chicago, San Jose and Pittsburgh. All 3 would love to land both and and all 3 woukd transform overnight (providing Raddysh is not a flash in the pan). Your thoughts on landing spots for those 2 RLF?
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.
1.) 30 Apr 2026 14:52:46
Sorry for typos. On the Via Rail and on a rough section of track.
2.) 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.
3.) 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.
4.) 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.
5.) 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.
6.) 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.
7.) 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.
8.) 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.
9.) 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.
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.
1.) 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.
2.) 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.
3.) 29 Apr 2026 16:05:54
So is there a trade proposal or just gibberish here?
4.) 29 Apr 2026 19:49:36
All I know is the Leafs don’t have enough to swing a McDavid deal.
5.) 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.
25 Apr 2026 23:37:35
I suggested a Islanders trade earlier this year but will take another shot at one similar. It seems like a lot of the Nylander trades are getting smaller in the value coming back so this one I think reflects a pretty fair value in we would be getting a young roster player who can play Centre and right wing who got more confident and productive as the year went on, and a young defensemen that apparently is the one player every team wants from the Islanders in every trade proposition, along with a sleeper player the Islanders picked 202nd but is in the running for rooking of the year in the WHL in his first year playing there, and of course we want the Islanders 1st round pick this year 13th overall.
Islanders get William Nylander
Leafs Get Cal Ritchie, Kashawn Aitcheson, Jacob Kvasnicka and 13th overall pick (Or higher depending on Lottery)
It gives us a potential 2nd or 3rd line Centre with Ritchie or as a right winger if can do a deal for a Centre. We get Aitcheson who can blast opponents out of their Skates almost as hard as he can blast the puck. He would be that D-man we have looked around for, for years that has a cannon for a shot and can play both ends of the rink. Kvasnicka of course is a long shot but still finished 12th in scoring in the WHL. The 13th overall pick guarantees we still get a decent player if for some reason we get bumped out of the top 5 in the lottery.
1.) 25 Apr 2026 22:46:23
? Looks good.
2.) 26 Apr 2026 06:33:07
Draft Malhotra 5th overall
Sign Tuch
Cowan Malhotra Tuch
Isles move up to 10th overall
Draft Smits or Rudolph
Either could make the Leafs D next fall.
3.) 26 Apr 2026 17:43:18
@Golftown Yep could see that work. Combined with my trade.
First 3 lines would be
Knies, Matthews, Ritchie
Cowan, Malholtra, Tuch
Domi (And leave him at one position one line), Holinka, Tavares (Use him for Defensive faceoffs until Holinka gets more experience)
Groulx, Joshua, Lorentz
Fill in the d after the draft and free agency and trades more trades could alter the forward lines too.
But off to a good start.
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30 Apr 2026 22:47:28
Wow!!! Double wow!!! Just read about Semyon der-arguchintsev
wanting to come back to the Leafs. His agent wants a one way contract and said "I believe Semyon is ready for the NHL. Of course, he is ready for the possibility of playing in the AHL, but there is no point in going there just for that. We are talking about a one-way contract with a salary closer to the league minimum." So he had discussed this with Treliving prior to his dismissal and wants to revisit with Treliving's replacement.
This is a guy in the last 3 years in the scoring race in the KHL was 77th then 113th then 80th. Josh Leivo who was a Leaf asset amongst other teams is available as a Free agent and his last 3 years in the KHL he was 53rd then 1st and this year 8th overall in scoring.
He would like a shot but is not begging for one.
Why????? Because Josh Leivo earns a very very good dollar in the league. Semyon not so much. Semyon wants a one way deal. Which means if the Leafs send him down he gets paid his NHL contract.
Show some balls if you think you can cut it here and make the team. Sign a 2 way and if you get sent down you make minor league salary.
Sounds like a greedy player and a greedy agent. He might be in for a shock and find he doesn't even have what it takes to crack the Marlies.
1.) 01 May 2026 04:40:07
Agree with everything you said.
I do not understand why SDA thinks he is entitled to another shot. If he wants one, then fine. But you need to prove yourself on a 2 way deal and crack the lineup.
SDA reminds me of Bracco. Supposed to be the next Marner, but never made it.
2.) 01 May 2026 12:24:23
His agent just trying to hype him up. SDA has some skill, but whether he comes or not is obviously not going to change the Leafs fortunes. It's a story you read and just go back to sleep.
3.) 01 May 2026 14:29:00
I would be looking at the guys who have been outscoring him over there. It’s not like he is a physical dude that will score 40 points. Can’t blame his agent for trying. Commission on $1m that the $250,000-$350,000 he is currently earning.
19 Apr 2026 08:28:12
If anyone gets a chance to watch any of the WHL playoffs, keep your eye open for any of the Everitt games. Defenseman Landon Dupont is worth the watch. He is totally on a different level. Still 16 and doesn't turn 17 until late May. Since last year he was picked as the favourite to go 1st in 2027 in the NHL draft, some scouts are saying that if the NHL allowed underage players he could have gone 1st this year.
His last 2 months have been insane.
Last 20 games of regular season: 20 games, 34 points
With only 2 games without a point.
Playoffs: 9 games, 13 points; registered at least a point in every game.
And his defense is very good as well. He started the 2024-2025 season at 5'-10" and 170 and is now 6'0" and 190 and still growing.
17 Apr 2026 23:24:18
So with Calgary possessing Picks 34 and 35. Does anyone else think they are going to take Liam and Markus Ruck together? They may not be as elite as the Sedins, but they still have a chemistry together as shown by them finishing 1st and 2nd in the WHL this year in scoring.
1.) 18 Apr 2026 03:54:57
I would agree, but I think one of them goes earlier. Both look like late round steals (potentially) for a team with the 26+ pick or in there of.
If I were to bet, I'd say the Nucks might move into a position to take both in order to try and sell this as a Sedin twins situation to fans.
2.) 18 Apr 2026 04:01:49
The odds of them going back to back to the same team is highly unlikely. Impossible? No. But highly unlikely.
3.) 18 Apr 2026 10:40:21
Yes, one of them is ranked ahead of the other one. Only reason I think Calgary has a shot is because most scouts' consensus that they are very, very good players together but everyone feels they would only be average apart. Most feel that their agent is going to let teams know they would prefer to be on the same team. That might ward off teams separating them.
I also think the pressure of being compared in Vancouver to the Seduns would be immense. Calgary is a good fit also not only because of the back to back draft pick scenario but because their line mate in Medicine Hat who they also have great chemistry with is Andrew Basha who is Calgary property (2nd round pick in 2024). It should be an interesting side story for the draft day.
12 Apr 2026 14:13:05
So after last night if things don't change we would finish 5th worst so heading into the draft lottery we would be picking 5th if.... and it's a big if we don't draft higher or the worst thing, we get bumped by one or two teams out of the top 5 and lose that pick to Boston.
Say nothing changes.... I am sure everyone will have a ton of conflicting choices for their picks for our 1st and our next pick which is a 3rd rounder at 69th. I will list my two picks and reasonning and see who everyone else comes up with and why?
If we picked 5th I would pick Maholtra hands down. I know there is a lot of D-men available, but we also need to get depth at Centre and quickly and he is hands down the best Centre available. We do have Danford and Chadwick and possibly Villeneuve in the pipeline.
Then with the 3rd round pick I look at a sleeper that is ranked 74th a very good overage draft elegible offensive defenseman who also showed at the WJC's that he is in the same class and caliber of the rest of the class and those already drafted and... he is also very good defensively.
1.) 12 Apr 2026 14:31:47
Sorry, never got to finish the post. Someone came to the door. The player I was referring to for Leafs 3rd round pick is Ethan McKenzie.
2.) 13 Apr 2026 16:37:12
Don’t forget what right now looks as though we will get L. A.’s 2nd round pick from the Laughton trade. They look like they will make the playoffs so the 3rd becomes the 2nd. ?
3.) 13 Apr 2026 17:36:25
Yep. But I never count those Chickens before they are hatched.
11 Apr 2026 15:23:55
I see the Leafs and the Devils have both asked and been given to talk to Sunny Mehta, the Assistant GM in Florida. If the Leafs hired him, they should try and convince Brent Burns to sign for one year and finish his career in Toronto.
Then you would have 2 of the most interesting men in the world with the Leafs as a GM and a player. Sunny Mehta truly is a very interesting dude. Watched an interview with him on HNIC Punjabi and what a genuine breath of fresh air.
1.) 11 Apr 2026 23:24:45
I want to see a good hockey guy get the GM job, believes in hard nose hockey. Stop hiring these lawyers to run a man’s team in the toughest sport out there.
2.) 12 Apr 2026 14:34:26
Mehtra recognizes that type of team you are referring to, Clarky. It was his analytics that transformed much of that Panther team into a hard nosed team. Paul Maurice speaks extremely high of him.
3.) 12 Apr 2026 18:22:54
Also not that big a fan of analytics. We need personality, character and heart. Where are those traits under the analytics section? Let Sunny be president and get a hockey guy as GM.
4.) 12 Apr 2026 18:38:25
What kind of hockey guy do you mean? What type of past GM we have had here would be a good comparison for us to look for?
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06 May 2026 11:28:55
@goat2.0 You are not wrong re: roster players but you ask anyway to guage how badly they want McKenna and while Robertson has not panned out here he us still young enough and fast enough maybe he might blossom with McKenna.
@Henry77 I still like Verhoeff because he is still learning (only his 5th year as a skater and not a goalie) but I really like how Daxon Rudolph has come on.
06 May 2026 11:15:31
Awesome one. Chicago might not want to part with Levshnov but like the way you think. I share your thoughts on McKenna te: Toronto pressure. It’s always fun putting together rebuild packages and even Auction packages for the first pick overall. It’s a great draft class. I almost wish it was next year because no-one will give up the chance to take Landon DuPont no matter what.
06 May 2026 01:23:10
No thanks. Has to be a Roster player added to that. Either Misa or Dickenson before negotiations go any further.
06 May 2026 01:19:34
Terrible return and why are we trading for our own 2nd round pick? That doesn’t even make sense.
06 May 2026 01:16:22
I actually posted yesterday the same proposal for Rossi if we hit the 1st overall in a swap of picks but had suggested Reilly in that one but decided Robertson is more feasible. Fear not, I would never steal any of your brilliant ideas.
Sufferingsince1967's banter replies
05 May 2026 02:55:41
I agree. Steve Simmons truly stepped up and was a real journalist. It’s the first time I have ever seen Pelley over the years have that complete deer in a headlights and overwhelmed.
03 May 2026 11:24:49
I’m chill. My post was also in jest hence the lol. I wasn’t poking fun at you it was in reply to RLF with the checking the Vegas sites comments. I followed a fun poke with a fun poke. I have no issue with you guys at all. Now a few others on here make me roll my eyes. All good dudes. Enjoy the weekend.
02 May 2026 14:37:43
Make fun of him all you want. He did something incredible this year though.... He outscored the whole complete team of the Leafs in the Playoffs by himself. lol lol
01 May 2026 23:15:08
You even just said "It's not just a points thing" but then you say it is the 0 even strength points. So then what is it he has to do to impress you? He is playing incredible defense and getting shorthanded points (none bigger than the assist in Overtime in Game 5 and power play points).
So are they calling to run Connor McDavid out of town because he had only two 5 on 5 points with no goals out of his 6 points and he was a -8 on 5 on 5?
01 May 2026 22:00:40
Quick question for you RLF. How many points do you feel Marner should have right now in the playoffs to justify his contract?