Leafs rumours 2

31 Jul 2026 20:56:46
Haven't been on much lately, but how do people value Zary out of Calgary? I think he has a lot more to offer than he's shown there. I was thinking like a second and Joshua to make the money work. Hope he can grow into our second line centre as Tavares ages and slows more.

31 Jul 2026 20:29:32
Ya I’d to that he was my line mate on NHL 26 be a pro and was able to keep up lol but in all seriousness that made me pay attention to him and I liked what I saw reminds me of Sullivan a bit.

31 Jul 2026 21:51:45
Zary doesn't play center in the NHL, he is a winger on Calgary. And apparently Calgary has too many wingers, same as Leafs. So, I don't think these targets work for either team.

31 Jul 2026 23:32:12
Zary is fine, but nothing special imo. I'd rather just keep Joshua if Zary also costs us a second.

01 Aug 2026 00:03:57
My goal is to find a project that has the possible for a 2C for the cost of a 2nd. Was also looking at like Reilly to Chicago for a prospect C.

01 Aug 2026 00:12:29
I feel like he has been mismanaged in Calgary though as well. I feel like they haven't given him a legitimate shot at C with Kadri, Backlund and Frost.

31 Jul 2026 05:31:12
Since we don't have a whole lot going on; what do we believe Mo is worth?

Personally I think he will be a fantastic second pairing D at 7.5.

I am very skeptical that Raddysh is worlds better than Rielly at 8.5. He had a career year at 30 yesrs old.

The PP should never have issues with Mathews, JT, Knies, Nylander and whoever is in there. If it does, then that's an issue with those guys, not Mo.

Everyone is talking about the bomb from the point like this is the Al MaCinnis days and it just isn't. I don't see a lot of improvement with Raddysh back there.

Raddysh being sub par on defence is also something we refuse to recognize. Mo is a WAR monster for how poor he is defensively (for any analytics people), while also being the true captain of the team.

He should have been captain instead of JT.

I don't understand the hate to get rid of him for "cap savings". He is a VERY good second pairing D-man that our media crapped on for a decade because he isn't Makar. It isn't his fault that he was miscast as a 1D when he just isn't that.

Let's stop throwing Mo out for 22 minutes a night against McDavid and see how he does. He will be a very good D-man at the price. His skating is still solid, his first pass is still great, he quarterbacks PP's to top 10 in the NHL, but we forget that.

Long rant, but I am a BIG Rielly fan. I think he had conducted himself as a captain should his entire time in Toronto as a genuinely good guy. Now we all hate him for being overused when he was never going to be Makar/ Hughes.

31 Jul 2026 11:35:47
So as long as we don’t put him out against tough match ups, or play more than 18 minutes a night, he should work out wonderfully?!?! Keep him this year to see what he does behind Raddysh. After they lose, start the rebuild. Send Mo, Matthews and especially Nylander packing.

31 Jul 2026 12:52:22
If…. We keep him we pray for 2 things…. 1 he has a good season to boost his value and #2 1 or 2 of Danford, Chadwick and McKenzie make big enough strides that 1 for sure is a lock for a spot next year.

Then we are not up against the wall to accept just anything for Mo. In meantime if the right deal with him and our Colorado 1st or hopefully instead of that a 2nd round pick presents itself then we take it.

31 Jul 2026 12:59:14
@LL why are you so hyper focused on Raddysh having a breakout season the first opportunity he had? The 2 previous seasons he had relatable stats, 35 points in 100ish shots, then 70 points in 200 shots.

He has an elite point shot that the Leafs haven't had since McCabe (unless you count Phaneuf who never used his). You get an elite net front tipper like JT in front of the goalie.

31 Jul 2026 13:16:56
Phaneuf used his to essentially end Lupul's career.

31 Jul 2026 13:37:37
One thing people forget with Raddysh and those goals. Don't forget the roster and who he played with. #1 Moser was very good are protecting Raddysh defence lapses. #2 is actually very mind boggling and how much will his production drop here without this guy...

Some no-body named Kucherov who was involved in 54 of Raddysh's total points. Assisting on 9 out of 10 of those power play goals. Who do we have like that? Do not expect the same production here folks.

31 Jul 2026 14:06:07
Not to mention that I am sure most teams after last year will be gearing on closing the gap quicker on Raddysh than they were initially. Teams were used to Hedman being on the Point and with his injuries and then his mental health leave of absence the defence got shaken up. So yeah Raddysh was a different look for teams which can throw your strategy off. The other thing I look at is Tampa offered him $5.75 and his camp, rather than going back and forth in negotiations, decided they would take the top offer which was Toronto.

They figured that Tampa could not find a way to afford him. Word is Tampa would have gone to $7.5 but negotiations never went that way. If they had thought that highly of him they would have started the initial offer higher. But instead they signed Carlson at $8.5.

That $7.5 in Tampa by the way would have been worth $9.9 here for Toronto have matched it. I hope this is a contract that does not come back to bite us.

31 Jul 2026 19:10:48
@Suffering That is exactly my thoughts.

Everybody I see and every article I read has Raddysh as a 1D for this team and I don't think he is. He is better than Rielly defensively (although not by much), with a better shot, but his skating isn't as good. That's all.

Raddysh has 50pts and is a minus player by December, would be my prediction. They don't have anyone on the left to insulate him the way Moser did and Kucherov is not in Toronto. His shot will help, but I can't see him having more than 50pts.



After the Kadri trade I was very vocal about my dislike for the trade. Everyone kept telling me how Tyson Barrie is a stud 1RHD and he's going to make the franchise better.

That Col team he came from was absolutely stacked. I see this as pretty much the same, especially at Raddysh's age.

@Hrenklin, because I am always very concerned about giving guys money after a single breakout season that is also coincidentally, a contract year. It has turned out very poorly for almost everyone who has done so in the past.

31 Jul 2026 21:03:28
Most important for me is Raddysh cares. You see that he hates to lose. He gets involved with chirping, sticks up for teammates. He has character, which is what this team needs more of. Imo I think personality in a player is almost as important (if not, more) as what they bring on the ice in Toronto right now. We need a culture change.

Sick of seeing the same answers and responses from these robots after every loss. I loved how Stolly came out and said what he did last year. It didn’t help because we didn’t have the personal to back Stolly up. Poor guy got ridiculed, but would love to see more of that. Shows they want to win, they care and that can be contagious. Anyways, 🍻

31 Jul 2026 22:07:01
@LeafsLife & Suffering
I like Mo as well and I think it's best to keep him if Chayka is only getting garbage offers. Rielly would be fine at 2LW, possibly beside a healthy Tanev.
Also, I agree with Raddysh not being a #1D, but I do think he is better defensively and I don't think the contract is bad (especially considering the Andersson & Carlson contracts). I could potentially see the same dilemma with the fans hating on Raddysh as we've had with Rielly playing #1D (when neither really are 1D). Hopefully McCabe can insulate Raddysh as Moser did last year.

@Clarky
I absolutely hated what Stolarz did and it looked even worse after he wasn't able to back up his big mouth.

31 Jul 2026 23:31:36
@Clarky I'm with Tags there. Stolarz looked like poo in ever game then crapped on the team. If he had a 940 save pct with a losing record I might feel differently about it.

@Tags I agree completely about fans and media. Raddysh is being touted as a true 1D that will change the franchise just like Mo was for years when they're both very good second pairing D. Rielly at times will have 25 minutes in a game and that was always unrealistic to expect from him.

Raddysh is now going to be expected to be out there in all situations and probably looking at 22+ minutes a night against other teams top lines and I just don't see him as that guy.

You're right about contracts for sure. The only one that made sense to me was Celibrini. Other than that it looks like GM's collectively lost their minds.

01 Aug 2026 00:16:32
I agree with Celebrini's price point. To be honest I think Leo Carlsson will prove himself worthy of his contract, however I think they were a year to a year and a half premature on the value on him though. This kid is a beast. I saw a pic of him and Bedard and Fantilli when they were drafted. Bedard looked like a Grade Schooler, Fantill (and he is not a small dude) looked like a Grade 10 Student and Carlsson looked like one big grown ass man.

He always had the skill but in last year's playoffs agains Edmonton he use that massive size and he was the best player in the series hands down. When he starts to do that all season then look out.

01 Aug 2026 00:33:55
100% agree on the Celebrini contract. He is the next face of the NHL. He was also one of the best players for Team Canada as only a 19 year old.
I don't think Carlsson lives up to that contract.

He will be one of the top players in the NHL, but not in the top tier IMO.
Carlsson at $15M sounds fair to me. I would have Bedard above him and Fantilli below.

01 Aug 2026 01:05:44
@Tags Bedard, I think we all have to say after that injury may have lost some negotiating value.

01 Aug 2026 01:39:58
@LeafsLife
Personally, I don't think his injury has anything to do with his contract.
I think if Bedard wanted more, he would have gotten it with no issue.

01 Aug 2026 01:41:53
@Tags How many does one rank in the top tier?

01 Aug 2026 02:43:27
@Suffering
I'm not sure how many.
I'm just trying to rank between these 4 guys who should be the next leaders of this new crop.
Clearly, Celebrini will be in a league of his own imo.



Top Tier now imo
McDavid, MacKinnon & Kucherov, maybe Draisaitl as well.
Makar & Hughes.

I think Schafer will clearly be in a league of his own on the backend.

What do you think?

01 Aug 2026 08:08:44
You always talk about Character Clarky. Its too early to tell if Raddysh has character. Ive seen guys character disappear after they sign those big contracts. It sad the wheels in a way have come off for MO, because he had character. You know who doesn't? Our Captain Mr. Matthews. Search for a fight with Mo and Tage Thompson when Thompson hit Matthews with a clean hit, Matthews popped right up and Mo came in and didn't take a beating but he didn't win against Thompson as to be expected against a behemoth like him.

But as soon as the fight started Matthews heads away from that area quite quickly. Embarassing to watch a man his size never have the Cajones to stick up for himself. Character starts from the Captain in my eyes.

01 Aug 2026 18:15:30
@Suffering You’re preaching to the choir here. I’ve been saying rebuild since last year.

@LL and Tags, that’s where we differ. Most teams, when the goalie speaks out to the media, they will react accordingly but not the Leafs. Team didn’t start coming together until they were called out for no one jumping in after Matthews' injury.

Stolarz was exactly right in everything he was saying, he knew the team wouldn’t be successful when no one had each other's back but again, no response from the team.

29 Jul 2026 23:19:47
You guys are going to eat this up luv ya all lol.

Was. Miroshnichenko.

Tor. Joshua maybe a pick as well.

Sign Laine at 1.5 for one year. Include 1.5 in bonus: 500000 for playing 60 games, 1 million for 30 goals.

Ok, so Washington gets a big forward which I think fits in well with how they are constructed.



We get apparently OV 2.0 lol but for 1st round pick and sign the 2nd overall pick next to Matthews.
If we have to bury Liane on the fourth line, so be it but as a power play option you can’t deny bro can shoot the puck and at a minimum price can’t lose.

I’ve opened my umbrella so let the poo poo begin.

30 Jul 2026 00:01:53
Maybe do your homework b4 posting. Read the same article but what u didn’t look at is Capitals cap space can’t take on Joshua’s $3.25m have only 75k and Maraschino only makes 925k.

So that’s not happening at least not for Joshua. Second, Laine will never score even 15g never mind 30g. If teams thought he could he would have been signed already. PTO best he’s going to get.

30 Jul 2026 00:36:18
I don’t want anything to do with Laine... Nothing!!!!!!

Career -75.

How can the Leafs roll 4x lines w him in the lineup?

I’d rather give younger players like McKenna, Cowan and Knies those power play minutes.

Sorry buddy, I’m out! 👊

30 Jul 2026 01:14:26
Laine is in line for a PTO because nobody wants him.

Let the Isles have him as a PP specialist. Currently as possible PP guys you have;

Mo, Raddysh, Mathews, JT McKenna, Knies, Willy and OEL (he did take a few reps last season).



I don't see where Laine fits in.

If Laine will sign a deal which can be buried then I'm fine with him trying, but I really don't have any interest.

30 Jul 2026 11:47:35
Absolutely not in Laine.

30 Jul 2026 14:19:44
The only way to approach Laine is with a PTO and to get the most out of him if he makes the team is... $1 million with no restrictions regarding movement or trades. That way if he flops he goes on waivers... If he is claimed, great. If not, he goes to Marlies and cap is hidden. Chances are he would retire instead of going to minors. Re: bonuses, the max he is allowed is $2 million, so structure it this way: $200,000 for 60 games, $200,000 for 30 goals, $1,600,000 for 0 plus-minus or anything in the plus.

For every minus 2 he loses $100,000, so if -32, no bonus. There is a bonus structure that would make him skate hard each shift.

If he doesn’t like that structure, tell him to suck eggs.

30 Jul 2026 16:09:07
Leafs are at 49 contracts. I wouldn't want to use the last one on Laine.

30 Jul 2026 20:55:50
Appreciate the feedback I noticed we’re down to one or two posts a day to comment on so wanted to dangle this fish over the fire.

30 Jul 2026 21:52:23
I'm not a Laine at any cost guy at all.... but if he performed well enough to sign at that suggested contract with no risk to us at burying him and he could perform at that low price with bonuses.

I would take him as one of those 45-50 contracts and wave goodbye to Zack (I can and I will fight but I am actually a bad fighter and a worse hockey player) MacEwen.

30 Jul 2026 23:06:46
And yes, before people jump on me and recite the NHL Collective Bargaining, I know I can't do a descalating bonus structure, only a Escalating Scale. Regarind my Plus Minus bonus structure, I just feel that is the way things should be allowed to be done.

Another thing that should be addressed in the new CBA, I believe. If you are allowed to reward for good play, you should be allowed to penalize for bad play. I regular jobs, you get or raises for doing a good job. If you do a bad job, you are out the door.

30 Jul 2026 23:08:32
Right. Even 850000 the guy can shoot. He was a 2nd overall draft pick. He’s not a small guy but yes plays small, but the guy can shoot in the Ovechkin Matthews Hull territory. Call me dumb but if he got 20 goals at $850000, all the comments above, well you know.

30 Jul 2026 23:14:57
As for the fit and the amount of contacts blah blah you can waive buyout trade for coupons to Keg you know make room cut your loses. At a league minimum or PTO I think you’re dumb not to entertain this. 3rd/4th line is obvious and completely on his back.

Healthy scratch is fine too. Send him to the AHL if he’s claimed, haha. Jokes on you, but what if the pucks go in? What if he enjoys the game again? $850000 all day long!!

31 Jul 2026 11:37:22
Lmao. I think Suffering just likes to be different. Laine is a joke. Worse than Nylander in corners and defensive side of the puck. Imagine they were on the ice at the same time? Ouch.

31 Jul 2026 14:14:51
If working a player's bonus structure to the team's benefit, which, if the player plays hard to achieve that bonus, is different, then sure I am different. Maybe GMs need to do that. He would be a much more valuable player if he was a 30 goal guy that played closer to the -8 or -10, don't you think? If he knew his biggest bonuses were going to be related to his plus-minus, he would float a lot less.

31 Jul 2026 15:54:09
The reason the number of contracts matter is because you send him down, the contract still counts. Buyout windows exist. Can't just buy Laine out whenever you want to. More importantly on the trade front. If Leafs are at max contract limit, they can't bring a player on without moving out a contract.

They will tue their hands on potential deals. In no world is taking a flyer on Laine worth all the possible issues which includes his one dimensional on ice play.

31 Jul 2026 17:04:32
I never said the number of contracts didn't matter. I do know the contract still counts. That is why I said we wave goodbye to MacEwen. Trade him off for a 6th or 7th round pick. Or if Mo is traded, put MacEwen in as a condition of the trade that the team he is being traded to takes him and his contract in the deal if they have room to bury him in their organization. I mean what's the difference of giving a PTO and a low-end contract if he looks as good as what people are reporting from his workouts.

If he is good enough to make the team then they have room to and other players they can move to make room in the organization. I mean MacEwen is a one dimensional player who won't crack the lineup anyway. My son-in-law has seen him 2 years on and off in Ottawa and said it's painful to watch him. Says he has no awareness on the ice.

31 Jul 2026 17:25:24
All speculation and hypethecical anyway.

31 Jul 2026 17:42:15
Hypothetical I meant lol. Don't type when riding a mower lol.

31 Jul 2026 19:51:34
My comment wasn't directed at you personally suffering. A couple of you scoffed at the only 1 contract left and not using it on Laine as being no big deal. And my comment was based on if things remain the same. That said, I don't want Laine anyway. Keep away from that guy as I explained.

01 Aug 2026 01:43:56
Who were the ones that scoffed at you?

01 Aug 2026 13:28:45
If scoffed is too strong a word, insert another. Point was you and Leafs GM both said you would give him our last contract. I said he isn't worth it as even trying to move another contract isn't as easy as just saying do it, which I am sure you realize.

01 Aug 2026 15:35:25
I don't believe I critized or scoffed at you in the least. I fully understand the 50 contract rule. All I had said is if he performed well on a PTO and you want to sign him. You could easily waive McEwen or someone else that doesn't have a long range fuiture with the organization. If no-one claims then you do the old trade him or someone else for the old Future Considerations. There are 185 available contracts in the league and some teams have quite a few open. Some would be possible destinations for for Reilly with MacEwen or another contract moving in the deal. Personally I would do Reilly with MacEwen and a 2nd round pick to get our 1st back.

Philly has cap, and they have 7 open Contract spaces.

Truthfully though it is kind of a moot point. The Leafs are interested in Laine but now teams are coming out of the woodwork after his workouts in Florida and it sounds like after the Islanders offered a PTO the other teams are now offering Contracts. It just comes down to which team is the best fit for him not as much the money. He is definetely not hurting in that regard.

So perhaps you misread my initial posts. I was never to give him our last contract it was to lose a contract if he made the team and still keep one open.

29 Jul 2026 17:33:03
Dakota Joshua
To The Ottawa Senators For
Stephen Halliday

Morgan Rielly
To The Anyone For
2027 2nd Round Draft Pick

+ 7M Cap Space (After getting below the cap) To Absorb McKenna's 3.5M in Bonuses so we don't get charged a bonus overage next year

After that buffer for McKenna's Bonuses we are down to 3.5M that we can add at the Trade Deadline or take on a bad contract for a high pick

Roster Looks Good To Me
McKenna Matthews Knies
Cowan Tavares Nyalnder
Paul Sissons Roslovic
Lorentz Blueger Duhaime

OEL Raddysh
McCabe Tanev
Andrea Stetcher

Bobrovsky Stolarz/AA

29 Jul 2026 18:17:30
At this point I believe if anyone offered a 2nd for Mo Chayka would have taken it already.

29 Jul 2026 20:36:20
Couldn’t be more wrong LeafsLife.

30 Jul 2026 01:15:22
That's a solid, thoughtful and insightful comment. But, do you are to elaborate as to why?

I know it's asking a lot as you already went into a lot of detail, but I'm just curious.

30 Jul 2026 01:37:57
@Champ

When it comes to trades…

What’s Morgan Rielly’s value? (Stop knocking people until you answer this simple question).

What’s Matthew Knies’s value? (If he gets traded).

I personally feel you over value both, especially when it come to maximizing Knies return and respecting Rielly’s tenure.

Rielly, the class act he is, doesn’t want to leave, doesn’t have to leave and still gives the Leafs a list of 4x teams. In my opinion, Chayka and @Champ over played there hand.

Zero respect for what he’s done for the team both on and off the ice.

Me personally, at this point, how do the Leafs save face?

Also @Champ, I believe the Leafs will trade Knies, just a gut feeling. What kind of return are you expecting? What teams would you target? Are you building a cup contender today? Or tomorrow?

Simple question dude 🤷‍♂️

Again, please stop insulting people. The whole idea is to challenge each other. I just challenged you, waiting for your “full” response.

30 Jul 2026 02:17:04
@Champ

You telling me a 2nd isn’t good enough? Are you considering the cap relief? Are you considering the respect the Leafs owe Rielly? Do you even follow the Leafs?

🥴🤣😂🤣😂

30 Jul 2026 11:50:06
Second is ok for Rielly. Cap relief is the main goal there. I’m not trading Knies as you’d be looking for someone just like him as soon as you do. And given the way salaries are going, he’s a bargain.

30 Jul 2026 12:15:03
Ya, that contract is looking better by the day.

Crazy the money be’n tossed around.

I’m for and against trading him. I see both sides of the argument.

Trying to keep an open mind.

31 Jul 2026 16:34:18
Chayka has already tried to get a second-round pick and a prospect for Rielly, but there hasn't been much interest. Anyone who's around the rinks every day and has some connections with scouts has probably heard the same thing.

A Rielly-for-Ryan Lindgren trade would make the most sense.

I think the current team is better and more exciting than before. Now they just need to find another team for Rielly.

McKenna has put on some weight, and he's handled the pressure in Toronto really well. He's a smart kid and has looked very impressive. His puck-handling skills are so natural that I think he'll surprise a lot of fans with his talent and hockey IQ. Of course, many people already know how good he is, but from what I've seen, he's been outstanding.

01 Aug 2026 01:50:37
Where have you been watching him?

01 Aug 2026 22:41:49
I won't ever become an NHL scout. When I was younger, I worked in Russia as a scout's assistant for a Russian NHL scout, mainly as an interpreter, so I got to know the scouting world and made a lot of connections.

Because of a mistake I made in the past (a criminal conviction), I wouldn't be allowed to work in that kind of role anymore, not even as an assistant.

I still have scouting data from about 30 years ago, so I've got plenty of experience.

These days, I write player reports and scouting opinions just for my own enjoyment.

So, if you're really Suffer67 and you're part of the staff, you've probably seen me hundreds of times.

Next time (first Leafs game), wear a yellow beanie and turn the logo to the side. If I spot you, I'll come over and say hello. We can have a calm chat.

01 Aug 2026 23:46:52
I can fathom a world in which I will ever wear a Yellow Beanie! I didn't ask your history. I merely asked where you saw McKenna working out to assess the things that you did, regarding weight and that he looked impressive?

01 Aug 2026 23:51:24
Can't fathom, I mean. We call them Toques in Canada and yellow is kind of not my colour.

01 Aug 2026 23:59:25
To be honest. The more I have re-read your post and you saying you can't work in that area of hockey and saying you have criminal convictions and you are asking me to wear something if I am at a game that you can identify me, I find it quite disturbing. Might be an overreaction, but seems very, very odd.

02 Aug 2026 21:23:52
What do you mean where? Sufferingsince1967. At the development camp and with Macklin in Vancouver. And Chicago too.You don't seem to visit the rinks too often. Is there a big difference in how much live hockey we've watched? You can calculate that I've been hitting the rinks weekly for about 29 years, and I've watched over 100 nhl games live per season, plus about 7,000–8,000 NCAA games live, and well over 5, 000 WHL and OHL games. Meanwhile, some "s67" has been watching games from their couch at home, pretending to be a hockey expert. I know every single Russian nhl scout, we Russians all know each other. I'm not going to argue with suffer67. Let's just agree that you are the hockey guru and nobody else is. Does it make you feel better if you get to be the hockey wizard? There you go, have at it.

You write good analysis from time to time, but sometimes it's obvious you're just a basic fan watching games from your couch. Am I wrong? Have you, for example, actually been to 1,000 live NHL games?

Remember everybody Suffer67 is a nhl guru. Ask him he know everything. I'm so happy now because i finally found the real hockey guru.

If there's something about hockey that I don't know, I'll ask you ok?

03 Aug 2026 00:10:22
Have you exaggerated how many games you have been to?

I might just be an average guy but.... I am an average guy who is good at Math and your numbers just don't add up.

So say we split the difference between your 7,000 and 8,000 NCAA games. That is 7,500 then if we add 500 to your Junior games (You did say well over 5,000) so that is another 5,500 then add your 1,000 NHL games you have said you have been to. Then that adds up to 14,000 Games in 29 years you have seen live. So in 8 months of hockey over 29 years you would have seen 60 games live a month. 2 a day. How is that possible?

You must be independently wealthy and have a time transportation machine to be able to attend all these games let alone the meals and the hotels, and able to cross the border at will with a criminal record.

28 Jul 2026 21:43:42
To Jersey
OEL $3.5M/ 2yrs
Stolarz $3.75M/ 4yrs

To Toronto
Kovacevic $4M/ 4yrs
Allen $1.8M/ 4yrs

Leafs get a tougher Dman who PK's and a cheaper backup to Bob. Also save $1.45M in cap.

Devils get a more all around defender, plus a potential #1 goalie.

I think the trade works for both teams.

Thoughts?

28 Jul 2026 22:09:26
I like OEL but... I like Kovacevic. No matter what team or whether he was in AHL and NHL at the Pro level he has never had a minus season in plus/minus and is very good as a stay at home d-man. I would, though, in the goalie swap maybe aim for either Daws or Rittich.

They both are $1m but can be sent to the minors (have to clear waivers of course) if A. A steps up to be the backup or if Bob goes down for the count the number 1.

28 Jul 2026 23:45:26
@Suffering
Yes, maybe switch Allen to Rittch & 2028 4th.

29 Jul 2026 12:25:29
I believe Chayka moved Woll cause there was no interest in Stolarz and his contract. Devils have a similar goalie in Allen with a better cap hit, not going to give him up to make a parallel move in numbers and add more cap.

FYI, AA not stepping up unless one of the 2 get hurt, which most likely will be Stolarz after his first start. That’s why he’s not tradable; made of glass.

28 Jul 2026 14:51:48
The Blues have made moves to try and be a playoff contender and should have the cap room to bring in Rielly now and the future if Rielly would open up more teams on the list. With Broberg and Fowler on the left side, Rielly would by no means have to be the #1 LD. Could ask him to be the vet presence with a guy like Mailloux. He also has familiarity with Carlo, obviously.



STL
Rielly $7.5M

Tor
Tucker $.925M
Jecho ELC

While moving Tucker, basically the Blues get Rielly for the cost of Krug's LTIR. He is an upgrade on Tucker.

Leafs get a depth D on an expiring contract and a project prospect while clearing lots of cap space and giving Rielly a fresh start.

28 Jul 2026 14:20:09
Don’t gotta sell me on this one 👍

Challenge here is selling it to Rielly and the Blues.

28 Jul 2026 16:48:35
He’s not waving for the Blues. What a waste of a proposal from the court jester 🤣🤣

28 Jul 2026 19:15:50
Too bad we can't get you to "waive" your right to post.

28 Jul 2026 20:38:15
Good one. Real knee slapper 🥴🤣🤣🤣🤣

27 Jul 2026 21:05:40
Leafs final move and start the season.

To Cgy: Roslovic, Quillan, Stetcher, 3rd rd pick 2029

To Toronto: Klapka, Whitecloud

Knies Matthews McKenna
Cowan JT Nylander
Paul Sissons Klapka
Joshua Blueger Duhaime

Reilly Raddysh
McCabe Tanev
OEL Whitecloud
Andrae.

28 Jul 2026 00:10:09
That should be your final move 🤣🤣🤣

28 Jul 2026 00:48:47
Why would any free agent sign here if they could be traded before the season started 😂

28 Jul 2026 01:20:43
@Matty, Roslovic was a mistake just like Maccelli was last year and I went off on that one at the time too. It’s like they say they wanted to change their identity at the end of last season and one of the first moves was getting Maccelli and I was like 🤔.

This smells a lot like another Maccelli but other than that move, the Woll trade and Robertson trade the rest were not bad, at least you can see a direction and we’re bringing in role players and not a bunch of projects to play in our bottom 6.

28 Jul 2026 01:55:24
@Clarky I didn't like the Woll trade either. Would rather have kept his as a backup, but that really only works if Stolarz could be moved which I assume he couldn't be.

28 Jul 2026 07:09:24
Champ, you’re one of the only people here that agrees with me that Knies should not be traded from this team. Just too bad you have to be a meatball.

28 Jul 2026 17:17:21
Clarky 100% am on board with u about Knies not being traded. But when u include 2 players that were both just signed to 2yr deals by the new GM in your trade proposal B4 playing a game you leave me no choice but to ridicule u.

Roslovic has consistently scored 20+ goals in the last 2 seasons last year scored 21 after playing only 69g.

He’s not going anywhere until he plays. Stecher at his price is a great 3rd pairing rd or a 7th man option. You want to get rid of these guys plus more for 2 guys that bring what? I guy that won’t even make the roster and a dman that cost u dbl what the guy u r trading him for and is worse. Not to mention u r getting rid of a prospect and draft pick

28 Jul 2026 20:32:44
Champ, Roslovic is gonna be another Maccelli. Doesn’t fit can’t find a spot for him plus he is soft and not very good defensively. Klapka has a huge presence on the ice and can be intimidating. That’s what we need. Sticks up for teammates willing to drop the gloves and Whitecloud is a solid 6D and RHD. Solid hits, good defensively and also sticks up for teammates.

Looking for solid team guys that have heart and care to win or lose. I like the way Stetcher plays too but he is too small and not much skill either. He will get eaten up by the teams in our division. If Cgy agreed it’s an easy yes for me on this one.

29 Jul 2026 00:49:52
Berube is gone, Clarky, wake up. You don’t need Rempe part deux in Klapka. Guy got 12pts last season. So what you’re saying is Duhaime, Sissons, McEwen, Blueger won’t stick up for teammates? Roslovic was brought in for his 20+ goals, not to drop the gloves.

You make no sense. Stecher at 1.35m compared to 2.75m for Whitecloud, not a chance I’m swapping. He’s not worth paying dbl for. Not a good trade proposal. Not by a long shot.

29 Jul 2026 11:06:46
What the heck are you talking about Berube and Rempe for? It’s about our division we play in, everyone got tougher around us. McEwen probably won’t even play. All those other guys have barely dropped the mitts except for Duhaime and he is a middleweight. Not sure what you’re watching but I will Whitecloud all day over Stetcher. Stetcher has heart but cause of his size he gets bullied off pucks.

Can’t believe I’m having a debate of whether Whitecloud is better than Stetcher rn? Plus you have Andrae to fill that roll of a small mobile defenceman. Andrae should be better than Stetcher too. I don’t care if Roslovic scored 20G every season of his career, because if he plays like Nylander away from the puck, I don’t want him.

29 Jul 2026 12:18:04
It’s called having a balance. Klapka doesn’t even make opening roster. You have him on the third line 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Whitecloud is a bum. Getting 2.75m to be a 3rd pair Simon Benoit. Get real. 12pts plays 10mins a night if lucky but he’s a third liner lol lol you r a dreamer. It’s a trade that doesn’t move the needle makes u worse offensively.

29 Jul 2026 13:36:23
I hate to say it Clarky but I agree with Champ on this one. Stecher doesn't get bullied off the puck because when he gets it he executes very quickly and adeptly exit zone passes. When the opposition is coming at us. He is the best D-man on our the team for closing the gap. That actually is one of Andrae's criticism is gap control. Possibly Stecher being of similar stature (Slightly bigger than Andrae) he can tutor him a bit on that aspect. And yes for bang for the buck Stecher is a steal. Whitecloud can unload with hits (As Knies knows) but he also commits early on some and gets hung out to dry.



Re: Klapka..... No no no ten times no. My best man has season tickets to the Flames and he says he has never seen a guy spend so much time on the ice. Literally..... he falls more than any player he said he was watched play the game. And as a fighter.... he is actually not very good. He is big but is not a good fighter even though he trys. He will never be in the league of guys like Olivier, Wilson, Jeannot and Kastelic that not only are very very good fighters, but also very good hockey players as well.

I am not a fan of Roslovic either but we can do better than Klapka.

29 Jul 2026 15:54:04
@Clarky17

In my opinion you have the right idea, just wrong targets buddy.

👊

29 Jul 2026 20:38:33
Suffering, I hate to say it but thank u for backing me up. I agree with king Matty on the idea but the targets are all wrong for what u r giving up.

30 Jul 2026 02:58:28
@Champ

Congrats on a respectful response. Hope this continues… 🤞

27 Jul 2026 19:55:31
Trade proposal

Toronto Maple Leafs receive
Ryan Lindgren ($4.5M)
And Blake Fiddler's rights and signs him to an entry-level contract.
2nd round pick 2027

Seattle Kraken receive.
Morgan Rielly ($7.5M)
Steven Lorentz ($1,35M)
Toronto's 2028 2nd round pick

Deals done and start season.

McCabe - Raddyish
Lindgren - Tanev/ OEL if Tanev injured
Andrae/ OEL - Stecher/ Villeneuve,

Fiddler play Marlies year or two then Leafs.

27 Jul 2026 20:39:40
I like bring in 2x D-man 👍

One for today 👍

One for tomorrow 👍

Here’s my question, why would the Kraken make this move? 🤔

27 Jul 2026 21:51:54
And with all the deep prospects why would they want or need Lorentz?

31 Jul 2026 16:54:00
Because Seattle lost Eeli Tolvanen and Jadem Schwartz, there could be a spot for Steven Lorentz on their third line.

I can't think of any other explanation right now. Maybe it's simply because Seattle needs more depth on its third line...

27 Jul 2026 15:56:15
Tor: Rielly, Valis

Utah: Thomas Lavoie, Nate Smitdt

Target here is all about Lavoie. Drafted 3rd Round, good skating and great and closing down gaps. He's a couple years from the NHL. Getting Smitdt back is only a 1 yr deal at 3.5m which we could in turn flip down the road, and still gives us 4m in cap space.



Utah upgrades their puck moving after Sergachev. And get a right handed forward they can supplement in the line up after a fair showing in the AHL playoffs.

27 Jul 2026 20:57:06
I like bring in 2x D-man 👍

One for today 👍

One for tomorrow 👍

31 Jul 2026 16:57:07
Kingmatty
You sound like a broken record.
Tomorrow again ok?

27 Jul 2026 16:53:31
Well here is a kind of the wall proposal. I know not many are fans of keeping Willy. So here is one if he was willing to waive and eventually if he does.... it might be a team he will do it for, because his best friend in all of hockey plays on that team.

Toronto gives up:
Willy

Joshua

Boston gives up:
Our 1st round pick that they possess

Matt Poitras (He is just caught in a numbers game there but is a very good player.)

Henri Jokiharju (Great skating 2-way d-man that plays almost identical game as J. J Moser so he would be perfect with Raddysh)

Mark Kastelic.

A tougher guy that we have on our roster and is capable of putting the puck in the net. He would anchor that 4th line and can also step up to the 3rd line when needed against tougher teams.


It frees up cap relief, gives us an NHL-ready d-man to allow a trade for Reilly, gives more legitimate toughness, gives Poitras a chance to take the step up and gives us a 1st round pick. And it gives Willy the chance to play with his buddy Pastrnak he has been friends with since they were 15.

27 Jul 2026 16:29:07
This return is hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣

27 Jul 2026 16:50:19
It might seem so to you as you probably have never heard of let alone seen Jokiharju play. Kastelic fills a need that none of our signings addressed. A guy who will make sure liberties are not taken and can play the game on a regular shift similar to Olivier.

What is also give us is freed up cap of $10.25 m. I would then toss it out to Philly that we give them Reilly and the 1st round pick from Colorado in return for our 1st that they possess.

We would then have $18.25 of cap with all our 1st rounders back in play to either use or trade the one for next season. Getting the following season one back allows us to be in position to Offer Sheet if we were so inclined with the Salary Cap savings. Or to use those Salary Cap savings with following year increases to have money in the coffers to pursue McDavid in 2028.

Getting that Boston pick back is a huge key to the direction this team can look at going.

27 Jul 2026 17:41:31
Any trade involving Silly Peelander makes me happy.

28 Jul 2026 00:50:27
This return is awful,

28 Jul 2026 12:05:50
I’m not sure what Silly Peelander’s trade value is?

🤔

I’m the last guy to ask.

Can’t stand him.

Leaf fans definitely don’t want me in charge of this trade.

😂🤣😂🤣😂

28 Jul 2026 21:20:27
His value in trades as I look around the league really has dropped. I overvalued him as well. But most teams right now are not going to basically give you a player of the same caliber in a straight swap. They will give prospects and picks to fill their void. The reason I put this package out there is because A- we need cap. B- Getting our own 1st round pick back is huge because we still don't know if it is going to Philly or Boston 100% yet.

I know some figure we are not getting much in return but we still don't have the right person to pair with Raddysh and Henri Jokiharju if people have watched him is almost a clone of J. J Moser who played with Raddysh in Tampa so that would be a ideal pairing which then 100% allows us to trade Reilly and not take back a way inferior d-man.

Mark Kastelic as well doesn't exactly jump out at people unless you watch him a lot. Ottawa fans actually wish they had him back. This is a guy who at 27 has really found his game and Chayka being a analytics guy would love these stats.

12 goals as a 4th liner sometimes 3rd liner. 4th in the league for Penalties drawn. 15th in hits delivered with 215. And one that jumps out as well is he was 5th in faceoff percentage in the leauge at 60.8% I would love to see him on a third line with Nick Paul.

Poitras I think with the Leafs would make the team out of camp and really turn some heads. He could possibly slot in beside Paul and Kastelic to add some offensive flair to the line. As I said by adding a d-man we can afford to Swap Reilly and the Colorado pick to get our Philly pick back. Then we are in a better situation cap wise and are not in a hole regarding our picks moving ahead. Losing Willy gives up some offense but McKenna and Cowan can pick up that slack and our lines and defense are even stronger with Kastelic and Henri Jokiharju our future is brighter with Poitras and the 2 1st rounders back in our pockets.

28 Jul 2026 22:13:15
Oh, and I almost forgot. Kastelic also tied for the league lead at 10 in fights and still put up those numbers I mentioned.

27 Jul 2026 02:31:09
Leafs: Morgan Reilly, Col 2027 pick

Ducks: Nikita Klepov

27 Jul 2026 10:00:15
Me personally, I’d rather get a D-man prospect in return like Stian Solberg. I’m probably fishing here but if ur adding a 1st it wouldn’t hurt to ask 🤷‍♂️

27 Jul 2026 15:16:09
Just don't see where the Ducks get the Money for Reilly. Truthfully though I also don't see the Ducks giving up Klepov for that package. Have to remember he was the leading scorer in the OHL as a Rookie and 15th overall pick this year. Not sure they give up on that for that $7.5 of Reilly's.