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31 Mar 2026 07:52:17
So I am new to this, so please bare with me.
I think the direction the leafs are going to go depends alot on if they keep their top 5 protected pick this year. If they do, I think they may try to retool on the fly with a much different look to the team and a different leadership group on the ice. Tre is already gone and by the looks of it, Berube probably won't last past this season.
The team has some good pieces but the leadership group isn't the type of guys to drag their team into the trenches. This has been apparent for the last ten years. Great, skilled players, but just lack the grit needed when it counts. I think the ownership group has recognized this and it may result in some big names leaving town this summer in an attempt to regroup and salvage next year. So my suggestions start with them retaining their pick. These suggestions are for a retool over a full rebuild.
Top 5 pick: get your stud defenseman that we lack. Maybe they can pair nicely with danford in the years to come and maybe, just maybe we can get our version of Keith/Seabrook or Makar/Toews.
To Utah:
Matthews
Reilly
To Toronto:
Logan Cooley (center replacement)
Mikhail sergachev
Tij Iginla
2026 1st
Obviously these two need to waive their NMC but you never know. We are losing the best player in this trade but Cooley is only 21 years old with a high ceiling and signed for 7 more years. Sergachev can be an anchor on the Blueline and has 6 more years on his deal and is only 27 yrs old. Iginla looks like he will be a player based on what I saw at the WJC this year.
Trade 2:
To St.Louis
2026 first (from Utah)
2027 first (from Colorado)
Robertson?
To Toronto:
Robert Thomas
I know this seems like alot but the blues were looking for something similar to this at the deadline. 2 firsts and a younger player. Thomas is signed for 6 more years, is still young, Canadian and is a hell of a two way center! I'd be trying to get him on our team in the worst way. This guy was an absolute beast for the blues when they went on their run last year to make the playoffs.
Next on July 1 I would be looking to get Scott Laughton back on this roster. He's a solid pro, plays with grit but he needs ice time and needs to play as the full time third line center. Great on faceoffs, kills penalties and again is a Canadian Toronto boy. Give him a letter on his chest too! Then I might explore what we would need to grab Raddysh...it might be an overpayment but with some big contracts off the books and a rising cap I'd take a chance because he has a bomb from the point. Would be a big improvement from Reilly's pillow wrist shot on the PP.
Groulx has made a good enough impression to play 4th line center.
The last big move would be to trade Willy but not sure who would be looking for that type of player. Love the guy, but also tired of watching him shy away from any hit, scared of corners, won't get in a scrum, won't lay a bit, won't block a shot and can't play defense. Extremely talented but hard to have him as a leader on your team when he doesn't lead by example.
Anyways, tell.me.your thoughts.
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31 Mar 2026 11:30:44
All solid moves. If Matthews wants out, I'd be trading him to the Ducks for McTavish, Sennecke and prospects.
30 Mar 2026 20:38:07
Islanders: Nylander and Carlo
Leafs: Cal Ritchie, Kashawn Aitcheson, 1st in 2026 and 1st in 2027
Ritchie gives us a good young up and coming Centreman, Aitcheson adds a unique blend of offensive prowess along with an ability to blow people up with huge hits at the blue line. I would then knock on Seattle's door, offer Reilly and the 2 firsts for Berky Catton and Tyson Jugnauth. We also end up with $20 million roughly in salary cap to chase a few UFA's. Alex Tuch has to be your number one target, I would also go after A.
J. Greer, the perfect nasty player we need who can also chip in 10 to 15 goals. He might be got at a pretty good number, then we take a complete leap of faith and again he will not go for a large number but maybe just maybe he can be healthy again and if we keep Matthews maybe they find a chemistry... Patrick Laine. Now we would have a nice mix of young and old with some prospects like Holinka and Hopkings and Danford and Chadwick working their way up the ladder eventually.
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30 Mar 2026 20:21:42
So for above my lineup would be:
Qualify offer Robertson, Quillan and Macelli and see if anyone offers higher if not. Keep the best 2 out of the 3 after training camp and trade the other.
McCabe Aitcheson
OEL Jugnauth
Tanev Benoit
McCabe and OEL get to tutor and watch the d-end of the ice for the youngsters.
Use either Danford or Chadwick as your number 7 D man. Possibly on rotational basis 2 or 3 game segments.
Woll and Hildeby in net
Domi - Trade for prospect or pick
Stolarz - Trade for prospect or pick
Myers - Trade for pick
Stecher - Don't sign
This is kind of a rebuild and retool all at the same time.
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30 Mar 2026 20:57:29
Laine is an absolute no. He’s a joke.
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30 Mar 2026 21:33:00
For a $2.5 or $3 one year, show me what you got. I would take the shot.
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31 Mar 2026 10:05:44
Laine is a guy you have to hide too much for him to be effective. Cal Ritchie is a nice player but he’s not a number 2, same with the D prospect.
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31 Mar 2026 10:28:25
That line up is a joke. Only good thing in these moves are getting 2 1st rd picks, but the prospects are bottom feeders. Suggesting to go sign Laine tells me you didn’t think this through enough.
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31 Mar 2026 12:53:46
Re: The Patrick Laine UFA offer. It would be based on a similar one that Mantha did with the Penguins. It would be a one year deal to let us see what you have left in the tank after the surgery. $2.0 to @.5 million with bonuses of $150,000 after every 10 games played. So a potential extra for $1.2 million on a full season. Now.... if he dogs it or doesn't produce he will be sat out once in a while which hurts his bonuses. If he really plays horribly, he gets put on waivers, if e is claimed we are off the hook, if he doesn't he gets sent down and if he refuses, Then he is suspended without pay and the salary cap hit is eliminated.
If he performs even at half the player he was in Winnipeg. Then we get a player than can still put up 30 goals a year. For that kind of money with low risk why not? Even if you put him on the third line but utilize him on the Power play that power play can still be lethal.
@ Goat. RItchie might not be a number 2 but he is knocking on the door and do we wait until he is a number 2 for the Islanders and they don't part with him? We need to grab some of these guys on the way up. He started slow but in the last 12 games (All pressure games while the team is in the playoff hunt. He has 10 points. )
@ Champishere2627 I expected you to slash this post and was not disappointed. However when you make statements like the prospects are bottom feeders and provide nothing to prove that it doesn't on your expertise. Just makes you look like a troller. I love a good debate and am sure I could have a rebuttal in response to why those 4 are bottom feeders.
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31 Mar 2026 13:42:14
I'm also a Laine. Leafs lack drive and a do anything to win attitude. Laine does nothing to solve that. It's like bringing in a way worse than Nylander as far as floating etc goes. Just stay away from that guy imo.
30 Mar 2026 14:52:26
San Jose laughs hysterically then hangs the phone up. That’s brutal.
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30 Mar 2026 17:52:53
Utah looks at the trade and being from a very honest Mormon State they point out Toronto's error. They say "You made an honest mistake and want to trade us Nylander for Beaudoin and Lamoureux but you made a typo in the draft picks. We are sure you want a 1st this year and a 2nd next year and that sounds fair to us.
Oh .... keep Carlo and Domi we don't want their salary caps."
Truthfully if Trading Nylander to Utah was a possibility that he would go. I wouldn't even ask for a pick. I would just go for the Jugular and say We want Beaudoin, Iginla, and Desnoyers and then go hard after Alex Tuch with the Nylander salary savings.
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31 Mar 2026 10:31:07
SJS doesn’t need a goalie if anytime in the west does it’s ANA to back up Dostal. Secondly giving up Nylander not to mention the other 2 players and no 1st rd picks coming back is laughable. Think b4 you post bud.
29 Mar 2026 23:19:01
Not sure your getting a 1st in any trade for Rielly. But I do like that defence!
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30 Mar 2026 08:49:34
The Rangers are rebuilding moving young players for a big contract and a guy who hasn’t played well doesn’t make a ton of sense to me. The Matthews trade is very underwhelming and all the adds to the d just made the Leafs a different version of what they already have big and slow and unable to move the puck efficiently.
27 Mar 2026 17:24:33
So in these trades to San Jose and to Anaheim. Who from the Leafs is worth what parts from those teams? Please break it down. Very curious.
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27 Mar 2026 19:21:45
Don’t want McTavish. If I’m giving up Nylander it has to be Gauthier or Carlsson coming back.
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28 Mar 2026 00:09:27
I personally like the trades. Not sure I’d give up Woll, Danford and 2-1sts for McKenna’s. I’d do Woll, a 1st and a 2nd for that pick. But I like the roster. Good mix of grit and skill with some toughness.
@champ If anyone denies that deal it’s ANH because Sennecke is gonna be a stud.
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28 Mar 2026 12:25:08
Hey Clarky!!!!! Long time no post. Hope all is well. Missed seeing your posts.
I agree with you on the Anaheim deal. They are not giving up Sennecke and they are certainly not giving up either Karlsson or Gauthier. They have a good solid nucleus there and need minor tweaks, not a major shakeup.
If the end goal in all this was to land McKenna I agree with the suggested end result being an overpay.
Why would you give up either of those first to begin with. San Jose has been falling and could easily land in the top 5 or higher in this year's draft.
As an aside... I watched the Penn State final game last night. I have never been 100% sold on McKenna as the overall #1 anyway but I am sure more than a few scouts did not file positive reports on his performance after that game.
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28 Mar 2026 12:59:00
Champ you are delusional
You think the ducks 🦆 would give up both cutter and Beckett in the same trade for nylander woll?
Get a grip dude
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28 Mar 2026 13:56:40
Take out Sennecke. Put in Luneau then. That solves 2 issues for Leafs. Gauthier or Carlsson C2 and Luneau RD.
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28 Mar 2026 14:58:41
@suffering Thank you! I feel like most trades have been done. All I want to say is how right I was about Bobby McMann, I said wouldn’t move him. Berube isn’t playing him in the right situations. Once another team does, it will be another Hyman gone.
Super frustrating. Can’t lose guys like that
@Champ Cutter and Leo are arguably already more complete players and much younger. Plus I bet neither one is gonna be making close to 11.5M in their next contract. Ducks would say no.
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28 Mar 2026 15:38:20
Yeah. I never said I disliked McMann. It just became apparent they weren't going to sign him. The sad part is we got a 4th and a 2nd but word has it Seattle before the Olympics had offered a 1st and the Leafs thought they could get a 1st and a prospect and held off.
If we had to let him go. The 1st would have cushioned things more for sure. Edmonton of course offered a 1st down the road and Mangianpane (Or as my buddy says "Panarin is the Breadman Mangianpane is the Expired Date Breadman").
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31 Mar 2026 15:50:15
You don’t think Gauthier or Carlsson are getting 11.5m?? If they r signing long term like Cooley they r for sure hitting that number or very close. Especially with a rising cap. They r future C1 and C2, if Ducks want to keep them both they will have to pony up.
26 Mar 2026 12:48:58
I don't think we're talking about how abysmally bad the Vegas Golden Knights are. Yes, I know they're in a playoff spot, but holy wow are they bad this year. Maybe there's a blockbuster to be had there in the off season once they get swept in the first round.
To Vegas:
Matthews ($13.25)
Rielly ($7.5)
(assuming you can get them to waive their NTC)
Macelli (RFA rights)
To Toronto:
Eichel ($13.5 - starting next season)
Theodore ($7.425)
Andersson (UFA)
The cap hit is almost identical for both teams. Yes, we'd have to resign Andersson before July 1st, but we've also got a ton of cap space starting next year so we should be able to work something out.
New lines:
Cowan/ Eichel/ Nylander
Knies/ Tavares/ Robertson
Joshua/ Groulx/ Lorentz
(call up whoever you want for the 4th line)
McCabe/ Theodore
OEL/ Andersson
Benoit/ Carlo
LTIR: Tanev (as much as I like the guy, I think his career is done)
It's not a finished lineup by any means. I don't love putting Tavares at 2C, he probably belongs at 3C. But by the trade deadline of the 2026/2027 season (if we're in a playoff spot) we should be able to sell some pieces (Carlo, Benoit, Robertson) to get a center, then he can move down.
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26 Mar 2026 17:03:56
Well, as a Leaf fan I would love that trade. As a Vegas fan they would say "In your dreams." Eichel is playing better than Matthews and has for 2 years. Theodore is vastly a much better rounded defenseman that Reilly and let's not even compare Macelli to Andersson....
There is no comparison.
We would literally rob them blind in this and even for some reason it worked out somewhat for Vegas. Their issue is not those players..... it is the fact right now they have the weakest goaltending situation in the league. That is why they are playing poorly.
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26 Mar 2026 17:13:17
If Nick Robertson is your second line RW, you’ve got big problems.
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26 Mar 2026 20:57:37
I think we’re giving up the best player in the trade here, in Matthews. Eichel has never scored 60. Matthews is better offensively and probably just as good defensively. He’s having a down year but he’ll bounce back next season.
As payment for the upgrade, we’re asking for them to take Rielly and give us Theodore. Andersson is unsigned and has been an awkward fit, so getting his rights a few days before he becomes a UFA should not be expensive.
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26 Mar 2026 21:35:17
He'll bounce back on the goals next season.... That's what we said after last season. I'm not saying Matthews is not a good player. But he is not that 60 goal player anymore. He is now for the past 2 years a mid thirty goal scorer being paid as a 60 goal scorer and now he is also a player coming off Knee Surgery.
Do we wait until this year goes by and then he is in the last year of his contract and holds us for ransom where he wants to be traded. Or do we confront the Elephant in the room during the summer and ask if he would be interested in moving if we go full rebuild?
25 Mar 2026 22:31:14
This not a rumour, but a observation after watching the Blackhawks game last night. Frondell's first game in the NHL. With their 2 first round picks I am sure they are in a position to do whatever they need to do to trade up to the number 1 pick if they don't win it in the lottery.
Watching Frondell last night and also seeing him with Stenberg in the WJC's, Stenberg is who they would target. That would be terrifying having him, Frondell and Bedard on a line. Omg
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25 Mar 2026 21:36:56
Knies Carlo Robertson for Frondell and the Hawks 1st
Then we could put Frondell Stenberg Nylander together
Sign Tuch
Tavares Matthews Tuch.
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26 Mar 2026 01:12:33
Carlo and Robertson have very little trade value. Chicago would pass.
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26 Mar 2026 17:04:56
Yep they would pass. Frondell is not going anywhere.
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26 Mar 2026 21:50:27
So u forgot about Knies in the deal??
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26 Mar 2026 22:41:14
So Chicago is going to say "Yeah we will take that $13 M of contracts (More once Robertson gets a RFA raise, and whether we like it or not in this NHL, he will). And we will give you Frondell who we have been waiting on that we will have on entry-level for 3 years, and a shot at getting a major draft piece this year? Which, if they step into the NHL this year or next, is another 3-year entry-level contract.
Knies or not, that deal is not flying. I can see Chicago with the cap they have doing a major RFA offer sheet and going aggressive after someone like Tuch on the UFA side."
25 Mar 2026 20:45:22
Here is one to think about. A team no-one has really mentioned or a player either that would benefit the Leafs. Not a massive multi player deal, but a couple of big names that would if Matthews was traded would ensure we have a top Centreman on the team still.
Winnipeg gets: Matthew Knies
Toronto gets: Mark Scheifele
I only suggest Knies, because he's doesn't have a no trade and literally is the only piece that would get Winnipeg's interest. I would love to have Scheifele for his last 3 or 4 seasons.
Super had working, skilled guy that has a lot of heart. If we landed him. Then we could shop Matthews for a #3 center amongst a lot of other pieces, on another team ready to make the jump to a number 2 centre spot and have Tavares on the 3rd line.
It's hard to come up with large multi player deals with all the No trade or limited Team trade contracts. At the Beginning of the season there was 306 players in the league with full or part no-trade and no-movement clauses.
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25 Mar 2026 19:56:54
Laughable
I feel bad you wrote all you did.
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25 Mar 2026 20:12:03
Toronto adds at minimum a first here.
One for one your not getting Scheiffle for Knies.
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25 Mar 2026 20:44:37
I had thought about our 1st in 2027 that we got from Colorado. But that could be an overpay as well. I love Scheifele but he is 33 so we could only have him for 3 to 4 years.
Possibly we offer that First as well but ask for say a Colby Barlow that doesn't seem to be working out too well there but might closer to family and home.
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25 Mar 2026 21:33:19
No thank you. Knies 23 still hasn’t tapped into his full potential or maturity. Signed at $7.75 for 5yrs. You want a 33yr old who is signed at $8.5m till he’s 38yrs old. Where’s the logic?
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25 Mar 2026 22:12:54
The logic is that Scheifele brings a different breed of Culture, a guy who is not afraid to drop the gloves even though he is a team leader. Plays the game a lot tougher than anyone the Leafs has and Oh I don't know. The fact he is 8th in the league for scoring. I say he still has 4 maybe 5 good years in the tank.
You are not getting a top tier centreman in this league without giving up something good to get one. The only reason I targetted Knies is he literally is the only real asset that we can trade without needing a trade condition waived.
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26 Mar 2026 21:51:26
That makes no sense what so ever. A 23 yr old stud for an aging 33yr old.
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26 Mar 2026 22:28:49
Yeah I know. The Stud that is 27 points behind that aging old fart. lol
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27 Mar 2026 19:27:44
He’s only 23yrs old. Played through injury this season. Not a chance I’m giving him up for a 33yr old who’s signed at $8.5m till he’s 38. This is working backwards in a retool. Pure nonsense if u r actually rebuilding.
This is how the Leafs should look at a retool. Is then look at flipping McTavish for Robert Thomas.
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25 Mar 2026 16:09:17
I don't see much of a return there. Sennecke is a good on and hopefully will continue to progress. McTavish is more of a 50 point guy so not sure how you would pry Thomas loose by flipping him to St.
Louis. Anaheim right now sitting at the top of their Division really is not in any rush to make a Trade for a Nylander or a Mattews. They have a good young nucleus and could add a veteran piece or two via Free Agancy.
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25 Mar 2026 17:06:30
I like that trade! Maybe we throw in something else so we can get a 1st and a 2nd. Keep McTavish, he can be second line center. Then we trade Mathews to L. A. and use some of that capital to trade for Thomas!
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25 Mar 2026 19:43:04
M4L - We'd have to be keeping Matthews is essential for maintaining our center depth. Thomas is a better center as a whole and right handed. Which is better long term since there is a need to have both left and right handed centers for specific situations.
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25 Mar 2026 21:39:24
Don’t want McTavish. You need Gauthier or Carlsson to come back in this trade. Then there is no need for Thomas cause either of those guys will easily fill C2 spot. Throw in Stolarz as they need a back up for Dostal. Then u turn a 2nd into a 1st.
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25 Mar 2026 22:29:52
So Champ... you want the trade to be
Anaheim gets: Nylander and Stolarz
Toronto gets: Sennecke, one of either Gauthier or Carlsson, a 1st and a 2nd correct?
Well if I am the Leafs I am doing it. If I am the GM in Anaheim I am frantically waving for someone who knows the Heimlich because I am choking on my sandwich when I hear the proposal. Lol
Nylander is a good piece but you are not getting 2 out of the top 3 scorers off a team that made the playoffs and also throwing in a 1st round pick.
The other 2nd round pick might do the Stolarz part of the deal.
I do agree with not wanting McTavish. I think people overrate him because of his insane WJC year. But he just has not turned into that player in the NHL.
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26 Mar 2026 01:14:56
McTavish the healthy scratch? No thanks. Could be most overrated player in the league.
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26 Mar 2026 13:39:26
Cops Senneke is the prize. McTavish is having a down year like so many players have had after missing 1/2 or training camp due to contract negotiations. Ullmark, Nylander, Gaudreau had a terrible season right after signing a big contract. I expect a solid bounce back.
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26 Mar 2026 17:09:23
McTavish had not exactly lit the league on fire the previous 3 seasons. Solid seasons for a 3rd line centre but not eye opening stuff.
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27 Mar 2026 19:30:10
So take out Sennecke if he’s such a prize, insert Carlsson or Gauthier and drop in Luneau. Now u got C2, a RD and a 1st and 2nd. U trying to tell me Nylander and Stolarz not worth that?
24 Mar 2026 00:39:14
I don't get all the people suggesting Stolarz is a good fit for Carolina? Why???? Just because Freddie is pretty much done with his career? Caroline doesn't need a Goalie. They have 2 very good ones at reasonable contracts without taking on Stolarz. Pyotr Kochetkov and Brandon Bussi are both great goalies and both signed at $3.9M between them. Stolarz carries a $3.75 M just for him. Yes, Kochetkov is out for the season with Him surgery. But he will be back in the fall.
His agent was actually optimistic even for the playoffs, but they don't want to rush him. I still think Stolarz best fit is Florida where they know him and are in need for sure. But they don't have a lot of assets. Only one stands out to me and that once again is Shea Busch. He is injured but almost back in the WHL. But 13 goals in 12 games in any Junior A league is impressive and is a big boy. It might take a bit more than Stolarz to pry him loose though.
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24 Mar 2026 06:25:23
Stolarz Robertson to Canes
Nadeau to Leafs
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24 Mar 2026 07:58:48
I don’t think either team makes sense trade him to a place like Philly or Vegas, who have no goalie.
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24 Mar 2026 12:08:42
You might be right Suffering.
I certainly have posted Stolarz to the Canes frequently. I still see them as a target but the Panthers and Penguins could also be targets.
I don’t see Carolina resigning Freddy and Bussi has only 33 games in the NHL with GAA of .896. They may wish someone with more experience.
In my event the Leafs need to finally elevate Hildeby and keep Woll IMO simply because he’s younger.
I’ll take Sandis Vilmanis from FL, a 22yo 6.2 192 winger who wins board battles, hi hockey IQ and is a sniper. Add a R5 in 2026 and I’m good.
Or send him to the Penguins for 6.5 LD Owen Pickering and a pick in 2026 and I’m also good.
Pickering was #21 in 2022 and has played only 29 games. Unfortunately for him, Karlsson, Letang, Girard, Wotherspoon and a couple of others ahead of him.
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24 Mar 2026 12:11:29
Forgot to add that I’d take Busch but, given his youth and upside, not sure the Panthers bite.
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24 Mar 2026 20:24:10
How bout the Ducjs? They only really have Dostal. Mrazek is done after this year and Husso is a disaster. They need a solid back up behind Dostal. They have lots of assets and picks to give.