Leafs trade rumours 5

02 Jul 2026 18:57:46
Tor: Reilly
Ana: Tarin Smith

Another big kid from the WHL Leafs then take the cap space and fish adding to their blueline maybe a Stanley or a Soucy type.

02 Jul 2026 18:29:38
I wanted that cash from Reilly’s contract sooooo bad. It woulda given us sooo many different options to tackle free agency. Not sure what pathway I woulda taken (and I’m sure we would all argue about it) but it woulda opened the door for more options.

02 Jul 2026 18:55:01
What options you talking about? Obviously you are thinking something but don’t want to say it. Remember Domi will be LTIR; that’s another 3.75m that can be used. Plus Chayka still not done; he’s going to make more moves. Rielly will be gone. Joshua Lorentz, lots of time.

02 Jul 2026 20:06:29
I'm not holding back, swear!

I guess where I'm struggling as a Leaf fan is lack of prospects. If we actually had a solid prospect pool we wouldn't need to over pay to fill our bottom 6. We'd have younger, faster, stronger and cheaper options and that would give us more money to spend on better players.



Go'n into free agency we were forced to over pay on balancing our lineup. We did a good job keeping those over payed contract to short terms.

Again, woulda loved to get rid of Reilys' contract so we could at least signed one solid player (3rd line centre/D-man) that we coulda built around.

03 Jul 2026 01:15:40
@kingmatty That’s what going for it for 9 years will do. To be honest I thought there were gonna be a few Marlies players get a really look but on the other hand I kinda see what Chayka is doing, like most I don’t think this is a finished product so we can only
Wait and see.

03 Jul 2026 15:56:30
King when u go short term u always pay more. You get better aav with more term. But then again Trouba and Marchement deals kinda are the exception ?????

04 Jul 2026 12:12:10
Right!!!! ???

Mike Grier was looking amazing after the draft and then came free agency and don’t get me started on the Edmonton trade ??

02 Jul 2026 17:17:53
To CHI: D - E. Andrae

To TOR: D - K. Korchinski

Korchinski has not flourished in Chicago and may need a change of scenery.

02 Jul 2026 16:46:17
I doubt Chayka would trade away their first trade target within 2 weeks

02 Jul 2026 17:31:52
I could see Joshua going to Chicago for a 3rd pick and Lorentz going there for 6th rd. I believe they will waiver Lorentz if they don’t find a trade for him. But Andrae was the main piece for Woll he’s not going anywhere.

02 Jul 2026 16:32:13
Sign Logan Stanley 2x2.2M

Morgan Rielly
To The Anaheim Ducks for
2027 2nd Round Draft Selection
Maxime Masse

Dakota Joshua
To The Ottawa Senators for
Stephan Halliday (Send down to Minors)

Dakota Mermis
To Any Team For
7th Round Draft Pick

McKenna - Matthews - Roslovic
Knies - Matthews - Nylander
Paul - Sissons - Cowan
Lorentz - Blueger - Duhaime

OEL - Raddysh
McCabe - Tanev
Stabley - Stetcher
Andrae - Myers

Bobrovsky - Stolarz

02 Jul 2026 17:27:35
Mermis doesn’t count against the cap, so buried in the minors is not bothering anyone. Joshua getting a prospect or a mid rd pick is totally fine. Rielly will get u more than Maxim Masse. I would say at least the 2nd and Colangelo, or a dman in return like Helleson or Mintyukov.

FYI, you r not signing Stanley at that contract. He’ll cost you $3m on a 4-5yr term. With Rielly gone, that is very good value. If u get him, he’s only 28yrs old.

02 Jul 2026 15:06:47
I'm fine with the pick ups and trades yesterday. Most have 2 years term, so easy to change direction in 2 years if Matthews decides to leave. These guys would get good compensation at the TDL if need be.

Anyways, with that said, I still think we need to move out Rielly & Joshua.



To Anaheim
Rielly $7.5M/ 4yrs
Joshua $3.25M/ 2yrs

To Toronto
Helleson $1.1M/ 1yr RFA
Killorn $6.25M/ 1yr

McKenna Matthews Roslovic (?)
Knies Tavares Nylander
Killorn Paul Cowan
Duhaime Blueger Sissons
Lorentz

McCabe Raddysh
OEL Helleson
Andrae Tanev
Stecher

Bob
Stolarz

Thoughts?

02 Jul 2026 16:00:01
Well as the Terms of the Contracts got posted last night we did end up with a couple of head scratchers.

We gave Colton Sissons an overpay (In my opinion) of $4,250,000 and also gave him 2 years of a 10 team no trade list. That is a lot of give for a guy that got 11 points last year.

The other one was Duhaime at $2,600,000 for 3 years and for his huge 9 points last year we gave him the first year of a complete no trade followed by 2 years 10 team No Trade. Honestly. He has averaged 16 points a year in his career and we gave him a No trade at all in that first year?

I get that we got role players in a large bunch.

But this is also what they need as a groupl on the 3rd line and the 4th line to bring offensively. In 2023 there was a great article that outlined The average amount of points per player a 1st,2nd 3rd and 4th line player needed to score based on league wide research by player.

1st line average 77 points per man, 2nd line 50 points per man, 3rd line 34 points per man, 4th line 20 points per per man.

That was 3 years ago and the trend has been for teams to start loading up their 3rd lines to aim towards 35-40 points.

So yes we got role players but did we get role players that can hit those numbers?

02 Jul 2026 16:42:57
@Sufferingsince1967
Please show me a team where every player on every line hit the projected numbers you referenced. This sounds like a ridiculous way to just choose players to play for your team.
Duhaime's contract is perfectly fine, he was paid $1.85M for each of the last 2 seasons. He brings lots of speed, defence, physicality and PKing ability. Plus he will fight and stick up for teammates.
He wasn't signed because of points and not everyone on the team needs to be about points.
I agree on Sissons being overpaid for sure, but it sounded like many teams were offering longer than 2 years term. Obviously Chayka valued term over AAV in this instance.


The other signings were all okay IMO.
The only signing I'm on the fence with is Roslovic, not sure where he perfectly fits. I wish we could have gotten Arvidsson instead, but who knows if he even wanted to come here.

This team is now bigger, faster, more physical and much better defensively. I think for what was out there, Chayka did well and completely restructured our bottom 6, where everyone should have a more clear understanding of their roles.

Keep in mind that Chayka is probably not done yet and the starting lineup will still look differently from what it is today.

02 Jul 2026 16:52:26
Sorry, I wanted to also say that he brought in a lot of playoff and championship experience.

Bobrovsky 2 cups 3 finals

Paul 2 cups 3 finals

Roslovic finals

Blueger 1 cup

Sissons finals

Duhaime lots of playoff gp and according to Pierre McGuire, he's the league's most underrated PKer.

02 Jul 2026 17:10:54
The team is structured so that the bottom 6 take the majority of defensive zone duties and the top 2 take majority of offensive zone duties. Not what Berube was doing where Matthews was in the defensive zone starting shifts instead of offensive zone. We r structured to do that now. Tags like that you r getting rid of Rielly and Joshua but I'm not taking back Killorn u have too many forwards now I would go as far as getting rid of Lorentz as well but draft picks is fine with me.

I'm good with Mintyukov or Helleson for Rielly. Which I think is a realistic return. But I don’t see Ducks wanting Joshua might have to find a different suitor for him.

02 Jul 2026 17:13:20
Where did I say every player? I said Average per player on those lines. Plus I was just saying that with Duhaime it's rediculous to give a no trade contract to a player of that ilk. Plus who am I to argue with Pierre McGuire, lol.

02 Jul 2026 17:40:08
10 team no trade clause is pretty much standard these days in the NHL Marchement has it and Arvidsson has a full no move clause.

02 Jul 2026 17:47:51
@Sufferingsince1967
Sorry about the confusion per player.
Can you show me a team where every line as a whole reached those projectons? It still doesn't sound achievable.
Duhaime NTC is only for year 1, the other years are modified.
Whether you like Pierre McGuire or not; he does watch and analyze a lot more hockey than you or I.

@Champishere2627
Great point on the new bottom 6 taking the harder matchups for the most part, especially at home where Leafs have the last change.
Matthews and Taveres lines will get mostly O-zone starts and hopefully no more PKing time for Matthews.

03 Jul 2026 17:58:33
Tags. Read through it all and the points thing per player I don't get either. 231 points for 1st line. 150 for the 2nd line. 102 for the 3rd line and 60 for the 4th line. That's 543 forward alone points. Hurricanes led the Eastern with 296 goals. They had 566 total points from their forwards (All forwards). That's the top team in the whole Conference only beating it by 23 points.

Meaning probably any team with around 285 total goals or less, aren't meeting those numbers (depends on D contributions). 12 out of the 16 Eastern Conference teams had less than 285 goals.
And yes, Maguire was at least in the NHL as an assistant at one point and this is his career. Like him or others of his ilk not, they are way more involved than us.

02 Jul 2026 01:37:56
I still want to add a beast.

Target = Matt Rempe

Trade Morgan @ 1.5 retained, Pezzetta, 2027 5th to the NYR for:

Matt Rempe
U. Vaakanainen

02 Jul 2026 00:43:50
You got McEwen don’t need that Rempe.

02 Jul 2026 00:48:41
He is not a beast.

02 Jul 2026 00:48:52
McEwen is the worst heavy weight fighter in the league. Gets beat every time. He is a terrible skater too. Why can’t they get a tough guy that can play in the lineup? Pezzetta and so on, at least the aMarlies will be tough.

02 Jul 2026 00:50:48
I can’t believe we wouldn’t go after Anders Lee for 5.85M. The exact type we need. I feel like we have all said that about a number of players that got signed today.

02 Jul 2026 00:51:32
Rempe that is.

02 Jul 2026 01:23:45
Rempe is a sideshow. No thanks. And
Reilly won’t go to NY

02 Jul 2026 02:08:58
I don't mind a "side show" when needed... And we need it, not just past tense but for the short future at least... think protection of McKenna, Matthews, Bobo ect,.... Now you add the effects of what Chakacon just added to our bottom 6, and players will rise imo and stand up for each other....



... but, ... also getting rid of Morgan and capturing a Young D man back that was chose in the first round 18th overall pick (by Boston) for me is a good future ploy. *Protect and serve.

02 Jul 2026 02:15:00
Why do you want that.

02 Jul 2026 09:33:21
LeafsGM78

"Read above ^^^^,...I thought I explained,...if you can't catch the grasp then quit this game" :D

02 Jul 2026 10:23:59
Edm got a top 20 pick RS dman for nurse without any retention. You want to retain on Rielly give them Pezzetta and a 5th for 2 bums.

02 Jul 2026 11:24:10
Well Guy, I figured you’d want a guy that could at least skate. I value this team enough not to do this, and hello we have more than enough young defenders and we could get a far better return for Reilly.

02 Jul 2026 12:13:29
Clarky, why do u need a 36yr old LW who put up 42pts last season at $5.4m aav for the next 3 seasons are you ok?

02 Jul 2026 00:35:02
So we saw what Edmonton got in a return for Nurse. So at his cap and his flaws, if he can get that we can surely get more than just a draft pick for Reilly, or if it is a draft pick it can be a 1st rounder. A team that is certainly hurting more than anyone for defense now is Anaheim.

It was San Jose but they are solid now. Question is... even though Anaheim still has $35 million in cap, how much of that, after seeing the kind of money Byram got, is going to be left after they sign Karlsson, Gauthier and Mintyukov? Will it be enough to pay Reilly?

01 Jul 2026 23:48:22
With all honesty, that was just a horrible move by the Sharks ?.

01 Jul 2026 23:52:02
I’m starting to think the Leafs wanna keep Reilly.

02 Jul 2026 00:27:16
No chance they want to keep him. They were waiting for the right return and now that Nurse is off the board teams will up their offers for him. They can replace him with a more defensive minded d at half the cost.

02 Jul 2026 00:42:51
I could see Seattle or Utah giving up one of their multiple 1st rd picks in 2027 or 2028 for Rielly. They have the cap space to absorb the full contract. Seattle with Dunn being a UFA after next season gives them some insurance if he signs elsewhere.

Utah has Serghachev on the left side after that big drop to Schmidt. Need a LD to play behind Serghachev in 2d spot.

02 Jul 2026 00:42:53
Exaactly Champ. Just saw another signing that had me ticked off as far as our spending today. Instead of Sissons at $4m, we could have had Ferraro at $4m. That would have truly made our defense solid. To give Sissons who has been declining even as a 4th liner that kind of money just blew my mind.

Ferraro would have been a solid investment. I'm sure Toronto over Winnipeg in the winter would have appealed as well. But again we were pursuing Werenski who I think you and I agreed from the beginning he had no intention of leaving Columbus.

02 Jul 2026 01:56:06
I don't think Utah will have the money to do a deal for Reilly. Especially if they match the offer on Hayton. That would take them down to $3.75 and be one player over the 23-man roster. So they would be in sell mode for a player, not a buy mode, unfortunately.

01 Jul 2026 23:53:30
To ANA: D - Morgan Rielly

To TOR: D - Stian Solberg, 4th Round Draft Pick

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

To TOR: D - Zach Werenski

To CBJ: F - Max Domi, F - Easton Cowan, D - Stian Solberg, 2027 1st Round Draft Selection (COL), 2028 4th Round Draft Selection (PIT)

Hopefully, with Werenski down to practically two teams, the Blue Jackets will lower their asking price.

01 Jul 2026 23:10:34
Werenski isn’t going anywhere. Came out and said him and his family want to stay in CBJ. So that ship has sailed.

01 Jul 2026 23:16:29
Trade Rielly now and use cap to grab Stanley as your 3rd on left side or Ferraro. But Stanley will come cheaper and better suited in the 3rd pairing role.

01 Jul 2026 23:30:52
@Champishere2627 Really? Who was that article written by?
So then are you thinking:
McCabe - Raddysh
OEL - Tanev
(Stanley?) - Stetcher
Andrae

01 Jul 2026 23:37:25
@Leafs-FOrever.... It was on the Blue Jackets Social Media Site.

02 Jul 2026 00:28:44
It’s all over the sports apps as well. Wake up from your forever sleep. Joint statement with the GM.

02 Jul 2026 00:32:25
McCabe Raddysh
Oel Tanev
Stanley/Ferraro Stetcher
Andrae
Danford Villeneuve
Lots of depth at camp to see where u are at. Stetcher in 3rd pairing minutes is really good. Stanley is a beast defensively.

02 Jul 2026 11:33:18
@Leafs_forever So... the Leafs move Reilly to Anaheim for Solberg and a 4th! I’m a happy guy. This guy will be a problem, and exactly what’s needed. Plus he’ll be on an ELC, plus then we’re cap compliant and... We have money to sign maybe Logan Stanley? Then we have a backend that can give teams headaches.

01 Jul 2026 23:00:50
To Tor
2nd 2027
2nd 2028
To Van
Rielly $7.5m

Only reason I’m posting this cause they just traded Peterson to NYR so they r weak on the left side.

Sign Stanley or Ferraro

McCabe Raddysh
OEL Tanev
Stanley/Ferraro Stetcher
Andrae

I’m still not convinced that the Werenski trade is dead. They really stocked up with forwards means guys gotta get moved out to make room.

01 Jul 2026 23:11:36
Responding to my own post. Werenski trade dead and buried. He’s staying in CBJ.

02 Jul 2026 01:26:03
Reilly doesn’t want Vancouver

01 Jul 2026 21:52:23
Proposed trade.

Toronto Maple Leafs receive:
Cody Glass
Jeremy Hanzel
2028 2nd-round draft pick
New Jersey Devils receive:

Morgan Rielly.

01 Jul 2026 23:12:04
He’s not waving for NJD.

02 Jul 2026 14:03:57
He’s made it clear out west is where he’s going and home is where the heart is.

01 Jul 2026 22:45:26
Very interesting day forsure. I think more trades are coming obviously but I thought the Leafs would of targeted some guys like Jenner or Laughton. I liked the Paul deal tbh the Sissons move is a head scratcher tho I think for an extra mill the could of gotten Jenner

01 Jul 2026 23:13:04
Term and AAV was the reason they didn’t. 4yrs for a 33yr old at 5.75m compared to a 4.25m 2 yrs.

01 Jul 2026 20:33:56
Werenski trade idea keeping Knies as a Leaf

To CBJ: F - E. Cowan + D - B. Danford + F - D. Joshua + G - D. Hildeby + 2027 1st + 2028 2nd

To TOR: D - Z. Werenski

01 Jul 2026 20:09:48
I think the time has come and gone for Werenski now ?‍♂️.

01 Jul 2026 20:44:55
Well Hildeby gone for Nick Paul. So he’s not part of any package. After the Nurse trade Reilly’s trade value just got a whole lot better.

01 Jul 2026 20:53:48
I’m guessing his value will improve even more once all the other D-man come off the board.

01 Jul 2026 21:21:17
3 teams that could use Reilly. Seattle, Anaheim, or Utah. Wouldn’t be surprised to hear one of these teams trade for them and I’m absolutely certain they r 3 out of the 4 teams on his list.

01 Jul 2026 21:24:26
Think we keep him.

01 Jul 2026 21:30:04
Soooo much has changed the past week and I couldn’t agree w you more. I was hoping to trade Reilly pre draft for a pick so it would free up money for today.

01 Jul 2026 21:34:19
Keeping him is definitely an option.