19 Mar 2026 16:29:16
Toronto Calgary summer trade idea.
Jonathan Huberdeau (LW)
Salary Retention: Calgary retains 30% ($3.15M)
Cap Hit to Toronto: $7.35M (through 2031)
Morgan Rielly (LD)
Cap Hit: $7.5M (through 2030).
Huberdeau’s season is over, but next year he should slot right into the top-line LW spot to dish out those elite passes, moving Knies down to the second line. As for Rielly, he’s just Rielly, a bust of a pick, all things considered. He lacks any true elite-level tools, and you could find a replacement for him in the AHL or by signing a defenseman this summer who can actually handle top-pair minutes.
Toronto needs to focus on drafting speedsters instead of 'stone-hands' whose only strength is physicality.
The Leafs should start playing their Russian goalie now, call up some AHL guys to fill the roster, and 'accidentally' lose the rest of their games. The goal is a bottom-4 finish to secure a top-5 pick, which would hopefully land them an elite skater and puck-carrier like C. Reid.
And then!
Toronto would trade for Joel Hanley to gain shot-blockingg and simplicity, moving on from Simon Benoit’s physicality and puck-handling inconsistencies. Hanley is the definition of a safe, 'under-the-radar' defender who rarely makes a mistake. He lacks Benoit’s grit, but he makes up for it with elite positioning and shot-blocking.
Yeah Hanley is older, but both contract end same time. One year remaining.
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19 Mar 2026 06:57:53
4 goalies in the mix
Trade Stolarz
Oilers
Stolarz
Leafs
Beau Akey
Or
Canes
Stolarz
Leafs
Nadeau
18 Mar 2026 17:01:43
Calgary gets
Reilly (if he agrees)
Macceli
Quillan
Toronto gets
Huberdeau
Huberdeau is a playmaker which should get Auston back to himself. Huberdeau has some down years but also hasn’t been given a shooter/ scorer to play with to perform.
Calgary gets 2 “younger” forwards back. Maccelli is a RFA I believe.
18 Mar 2026 17:09:17
I think they have to do like 1 million retain, but other than that not to bad.
18 Mar 2026 17:10:08
The other part, idk if Treliving would trade for him again or not.
18 Mar 2026 19:25:04
Ludicrous.
18 Mar 2026 20:11:24
I would rather we hang on to Quillan and see how he develops for another year. As far as the Flames getting 2 younger forwards. That won't be a problem for them. They have a wealth coming from the NCAA after this year. Wyttenbach, Reschny and Potter. Not to mention they will be picking most likely in the top 5 at the draft.
So if they don't have a shot at Stenberg or McKenna they will be probably picking a D-man so Reilly would be a redundant return. Huberdeau would still be valuable as a veteran on a rebuilding team. Reilly is going to be a tough contract to move. He may have to be moved in a creative 3 way deal to a team will to take on Cap.
19 Mar 2026 01:03:13
🤢🤮
Oh my god no.
18 Mar 2026 01:44:10
Toronto's Defense Projection for next year.
Defense
Staying. Leaving by trade
McCabe. Rielly
Tanev. OEL
Danforth Stecher
Villeneuve Benoit
Thrun. Myers
Carlo
UFAs to sign
Darren Raddyish Phillip Kurashev
Jamie Oleksiak Nathan Bastian
Jeremy Lauzon Anthony Mantha
(Signing UFAS will depend on what you recieved in trades)
Forwards
Staying. Leaving by trade
Tavares. Matthews
Knies. Nylander
Groulx. Cowan
Lorentz. Domi
Joshua. Robertson
Maccelli
18 Mar 2026 00:58:55
Your post.
Confusing. Nonsense.
18 Mar 2026 12:40:41
Very Confusing. I know who he wants to get rid of and who he wants to keep. But if those are the free agents he is targeting, how do they depend on what we get in Trades? And who is he trading who to and for what? Plus is this looking towards a major retool or a rebuild?
18 Mar 2026 14:04:40
Left side staying right side leaving not confusing at all. Plus Ufa list to target for signing.
18 Mar 2026 19:32:42
I took it to mean averyone with a period sign after their name was staying and the rest of them leaving otherwise why sate it the way it was done and out periods beside only certain people.
18 Mar 2026 19:33:40
Perhaps Parkgardens can answer.
19 Mar 2026 01:35:49
Sorry columums did not come through probably when sent my bad.
Staying
Tavares
Knies
Lorentz
Groulx
Joshua
Leaving by trade
Matthews
Nylander
Rielly
Robertson
Domi
Maccelli
Now that is changing the DNA, DUMB ASS TRELIVING, DO ALL FANS A FAVOUR AND RESIGN.
19 Mar 2026 12:43:07
What about Cowan?
17 Mar 2026 19:08:15
Looking at Toronto's two most prominent RFA's Matias Macelli and Nick Robertson. You don't want to have either walk with nothing in return, so you literally have to do a qualifying offer for both. Robertson would be $1,825,000 and if he wanted to stay he would request Arbitration. If he got a raise then he would still be in a range that would be tradeable in a package. If someone offered a bit more and he liked the destination and the length of the deal we would get a 3rd pick as compensation. If someone offered him between $2,400,000 to roughly $4,700,000 we would get a 2nd round pick back.
With Macelli, to do a qualifying offer we have to do a minimum of $4,100,000. Which if it was a low offer match and he didn't do arbitration would be a 2nd round pick. If a team offered him higher than $4,700,000 and up to $7,000,000 which the way salaries are going the $4.8-4.9 range is not inconceivable.
That would bring us a 1st and a 3rd round pick.
If the Macelli we are seeing is for real, then qualifying him is not a bad move if he wants to do arbitration and stay, and if he keeps performing strong until the end of the season and someone wants to pry him away, a 1st and a 3rd is not a bad way to lose him if we are rebuilding. So if they both were pried loose by other teams at the higher end for both players. We would then have in return a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick for 2027 which gives us 2 1st round picks, 3 2nds and a 3rd we didn't have.
Worse case scenario, they go to arbitration and if they don't perform we look at moving them in trade packages. But I think we do have to do qualifying offers or we get not a thing when they then have the right to become UFA's without the offer.
17 Mar 2026 18:34:24
Nobody is offer sheeting either of those guys with that being the draft pick return. It would be lovely, but not all that realistic.
17 Mar 2026 19:57:59
In this crazy league, never say never. Teams that have a lot of prospects and draft picks but don't want to give up prospects in a trade if they are already in the middle to just past the middle of their rebuilds might bite. Those are not huge salaries to take on board for a team on the rise that is looking for depth a 3rd and 4th liner. We, on the other hand, are hoping to hit the depths to a point if we are rebuilding.
At the same time, if we don't qualify them, we get nothing.
The other option is to trade them and their RFA rights to negotiation to another team prior to or during the June 25-June 30th qualifying deadline. It will come down to who is sitting at that GM's desk at that time.
17 Mar 2026 20:48:34
Lmao…. No one is gonna make an offer to Macelli than will cost them a first and a third. He’s barely worth a third.
17 Mar 2026 21:01:20
OK! Did I ever say that was what was going to happen? Geez I listed the 4 options that could happen. One, we let them go for nothing, Two, we do the Minimum Qualifying offer and see if someone offers slightly above and both players leave, in which case I said what the minimum Compensation would be coming back, and Three, if we do the minimum Qualifying offer and if someone is crazy enough in a week free agent market to offer high, what our Compensation would be.
Fourth, we Qualify and they both go to Arbitration and then we are at the mercy of the Arbitrator. If we are stuck with them we hope they find their mojo with different linemates etc. If not then we try the trade route with them. Option one would be completely stupid to not get a thing for them.
17 Mar 2026 21:19:56
Maccelli can go for nothing. We pay him 4+M then we are stuck with him. Need to let him walk and start changing our identity. Keep Robertson and Cowan, move on from Maccelli and Domi. Need to get some players with some jam.
17 Mar 2026 21:42:38
Who would you target on the free agent market, Clarky, with the $4.1 m from Macelli that would bring what you are looking for?
17 Mar 2026 21:59:17
I think his point is that we need to qualify both players!
I agree.
And I think we all agree that we need something back.
So let’s protect that position.
18 Mar 2026 00:21:56
Suffering for ever,
Maccelli and Robertson will be sent packing this summer in a package deal by our new GM as Treliving will be be fired after last regular season game.
18 Mar 2026 12:41:52
How do you know they will be in a package deal together?
18 Mar 2026 12:42:53
Plus if it is to be a package deal during the summer, then we legitimately have to offer them a qualifying offer to be able to trade them.
18 Mar 2026 12:53:18
The difference of opinion on these two players is quite something.
Robertson has 2 goals in his last 19 games. When that was Maccelli, Domi, anyone else, many wanted them gone, but because it's Robertson, we need to keep him? I don't get it. I know he hustles, he works hard, but if he doesn't score, he doesn't bring much else but hustle. Jarnkrok hustles, rarely scores, and most want him traded for nothing.
Maccelli has more goals and points than Robertson. And let's face it, if Robertson started to heat up when the games meant nothing, some would be singing his praises and claiming he just needed the opportunity. With Maccelli it's, sure he heats up because the games mean nothing and he is playing for a contract.
Neither player is irreplaceable imo.
If they both go, so be it.
At the right price would I keep Maccelli, I probably would. For one thing, he didn't moan and groan when they sat him out all those games, and when he came back, he was a much better player and has been pretty consistent since. Robertson has moaned and groaned in the past. Asked for a trade when he wasn't put in the lineup. Has never lived up to the hype some have given him. He is finishing his 3rd season and not likely to crack 35 points in any of those seasons. How is he a guy we have to keep unless he was great defensively (he is not), or big and punishing hitter (he is not), or a physical deterrent/fighter (he is not).
The love for Robertson and complete hate for Maccelli makes absolutely no sense to me. I don't love or hate either.
18 Mar 2026 14:18:43
Wow I thought this was a trade posting site not a forum to read short stories. A lot of back and forth for nothing here. FYI you can trade them without a qualifying offer as long it’s within the window of negotiations.
U r trading their signing rights like they did with Marner. Then it’s up to the team that traded for them to sign them within that window.
18 Mar 2026 19:39:40
FYI I mentioned that about trading them with negotiation rights in the third post.
18 Mar 2026 20:51:43
The Leafs, by the way, did not trade Marner's signing rights. They signed him first, then traded him. They did it as a favour to him and to Vegas, allowing him to sign for the 8 years whereas if Vegas had signed him it would have only been allowed to be 7 years, so it allowed Vegas to spread the amount over 8 years.
17 Mar 2026 18:49:35
To Tor
2nd 2026
2nd 2027 (Det)
Luneau
Gaucher
To Ana
Stolarz
Carlo
To Tor
Karlsson
2nd 2026(Win)
To Pitt
Rielly
To Tor
2nd 2026(Edm)
Halttunen or Chernyshov
Ducks need a solid backup for Dostal, plus have 3 FAs on RD position. Solves both their problems with this trade.
Leafs get very good value for both players. Second trade: Rielly reunites with Dubas in Pitt. We get Karlsson, older D, less term, higher aav, hence the 2nd rd pick for not asking retention. I believe SJS is another destination for Rielly cause they have no one on the left side except Orlov. Hence a good return
19 Mar 2026 01:40:24
Reilly for Karlsson and you expect Pittsburgh to throw in a 2nd for us not asking for retention. lol lol lol Pittsburgh would not throw in a 2nd and to be honest would probably want Toronto to toss in a draft pick and take retention on Reilly. Honestly dude look at the two players. Karlsson is comfortable in Pittsburgh system now and is one of the hottest players in the NHL. 16 points in his last 10 games.
He still is smooth as silk and hardly looks like he is skating when he blows past people and his defensive game is top notch now. Reilly has lost a step and it's sad because I always liked him and he is a class act. But Pittsburgh would need a huge deal even with his contract to get Karlsson away from them, because Letang has lost a step too and they need Karlsson.
17 Mar 2026 13:35:41
Nash
Nylander $11.5M
Tor
Wood $.950K
Schaefer $.866K
Molendyk ELC
Nash gets a top line winger in his prime. Enough said.
I know I will get that if it's a retool, need same kind of production in return for Willy. Not sure why a team would trade a guy who produces just as much. Or a top pair D etc. Yes, that all works if possible. The other is to get good, young talented NHL ready players and create cap space. The Leafs increase assets as for possible future deals or new team build.
17 Mar 2026 13:55:51
Not sure Nashville has any interest in Willy.
That are a strange organization.
They seem to be unsure if they want to sign expensive free agents or want to rebuild with young talent…
17 Mar 2026 14:25:35
Not enough from Nashville. Don’t believe there’s any interest from either team in doing this trade.
17 Mar 2026 15:14:04
I would hate to see Willy go but I like the potential and size of both Wood and Schaefer and with both being RFAs the year after next they will be hungry to have big seasons. They would add much needed size to the forward lines. I would look at swapping out Molendyk for Hague though. Nashville would like to shed a bit of salary to take on Willy's contract. Hague is tradeable anywhere up until the end of next season then has a limited no trade that starts.
He is very affordable at $5.5 and he is a big nasty defenceman that would make teams think twice about heading to the front of the leafs net. He has one intangible you can't teach 6'-6" and 240lbs lol lol. With a guy like him that makes Carlo expendable in a trade. Then we need to find a landing spot for Reilly to create room for either Danford or Chadwick, whichever one is most NHL ready to begin their apprecticeship.
17 Mar 2026 13:11:38
To Tor
1st rd 2026 (tam)
1st rd 2027 (sea)
O’Brien
To Sea
Nylander
To Tor
Schneider
Trochek
1st rd 2026 (Car)
To Nyr
Nylander
To Tor
Musty
Chernyshov
1st rd 2026 (Edm)
To SJS
Nylander
If I’m trading Willy these r the returns I’m wanting if I’m the GM. If this is not on the table you keep him. With the 1st rd picks coming back u can now offer sheet some elite RFAS to fill in holes on D at C or RW. Gauthier Carlsson Zellweger Mintyukov. Nemec Fantilli Clarke. To name some.
17 Mar 2026 15:17:51
I like the first 2 deals. The last one not so fond of as I don't think Musty is that great a return.
Regarding turning those first round picks into RFA's, that won't work. To offer a deal for a RFA, your compensation has to be your own original draft picks, not picks acquired from another team.
17 Mar 2026 00:15:38
I hate the idea of trading Willy but we have too many holes to be in the cup convo so…
Toronto trades Nylander, Robertson to Vancouver for
Both Elias Petterssons Rossi and or Buium
Throw in Domi if needs be but I think the best strategy in trading Willy is getting two or more higher end players to fill holes.
16 Mar 2026 23:30:13
Gross
17 Mar 2026 00:29:02
Why on earth would the Leafs want Peterson? Grossly overpaid and hasn’t been playing well for two yrs.
17 Mar 2026 00:51:36
You’re forgetting Nylander has a no move. He’s not going to Vancouver.
17 Mar 2026 01:04:41
No, not forgetting it’s a hypothetical. This was just one idea to fill multiple holes for Nylander. I looked at NYR to get Fox and a 2nd C, but age became a factor. Looked at Philly and thought of Jason Robertson from Dallas, but didn’t see a d-man that would be worth coming back.
17 Mar 2026 01:16:05
@leafsgm Gotcha. Honestly, Dallas would make sense Robertson for Willy but I don’t think it helps either team.
17 Mar 2026 10:04:20
Robertson is a good player, good not great. Willy is great, at times, lol. IMO, I would stay away from players like Robertson and building around those player types. We need heart, soul, grit, speed and intensity. It’s a lot, but we won't except less moving forward.
Players coming in will want to be here, play for the crest and organization legacy, not the name on the back, and they will be a team first, have a bond and the same goals in mind. All for one, we will win together, lose together mentality. This core s*** ends now!
17 Mar 2026 12:24:34
Sad part is if we had traded our 1st round picks away for the next 2 years, we would have been in a position to chase Robertson from Dallas with a RFA offer without giving up Nylander. But we don't have the draft picks to fulfill compensation. In fact we literally don't have the draft picks to chase any RFA of note.
16 Mar 2026 10:58:42
So it looks like the Leafs are gonna do the Leafs thing and not finish bottom 5 so here’s some moves I think help the Leafs retool and help change the out look of this team…
At the draft-
Tor: Reilly
Sjs: 2nd (pick 64) Haultenen
Offseason blockbuster-
Tor: Nylander
Ana: Mctavish Mintyukov
Free agency-
Sign Laughton 3x 4.5
Sign Roslovic 2x5
And sign someone like a Lomberg
No those guys don’t replace Marner Nylander types but it’s about continuing to change this teams identity.
I think San Jose might be the only team willing to take that risk on Reilly and getting at late 2nd and a blue chip prospect I think is fair for both teams.
The Willy trade I’ve put out there before Leafs need to get a 2nd line centre so they can move JT to the wing Mctavish has kinda been overshadowed with the emergence of some of their younger guys I think he brings the puss and vinegar that you want.
And Mintyukov if that offensive dman that the Leafs need plus he’s got good size he’s not just a small speedy guy.
For free agents I think we can agree that Laughton is the player we thought he was but the coach refused to use him like he should’ve bring him back and put him where you we’re supposed to.
Roslovic we should have signed this year he’s not a world beater but he’s a responsible two way player that with put up 20 goals 50 points. And lastly Leafs should go and get that glue/ energy guy for the fourth line which is why I suggested Lomberg but it could be someone else preferably on the cheap.
There are more moves they need to make but these are what I think could/should happen.
16 Mar 2026 11:54:01
Goat2.0
It seems to me that I should go back to hoping the Leafs win. Why? Because then they disappoint me and lose. I’ve been recently hoping they lose and they win!
So I’m going to now hope they’ll win and disappoint me yet again!
I like the Rielly trade, Kasper Halttunen is a big skilled 21yo winger #34 in 2023.
I do like Laughton’s character but at $4.5m isn’t that too expensive for L4C?
For me I’d take AJ Greer before Lomberg but that’s definitely the type of player we need on L4. Greer is younger and has scored well this year.
Also I’m not keen on paying Roslovic $5m, though I do like his size, skill and speed.
If I spend $5m on a F I’d consider Mantha or Marchment.
Do we need both of them? Groulx, as big C with speed, a solid to great wrist shot, could be our L3C next year.
I’m certainly seeing the need to trade Nylander to get 2 or 3 players that can all contribute in the NHL next year. McTavish and Mintyukov are certainly good targets and save on cap to sign UFAs.
I like the direction and your thinking.
16 Mar 2026 12:25:07
Rielly won’t get that much. Take the second and run. Or ideally throw in Domi and get a second and a 4th.
16 Mar 2026 13:29:32
I think we could get more elsewhere for Nylander. And in that trade we don't save money in cap. Willy has $11.5M. McTavich has $7M and Mintyukov is forecasted as a RFA to get between $5.75 to $6.5.
I would like to see a 1st or 2 2nds in there.
I like the Halttunen idea. He had good chemistry with Cowan in London. A young guns line of those two centred by Holinka would be a fun one to watch grow together.
16 Mar 2026 14:16:43
Bob1965
Which team do you target for the 2nd and 4th? Is it for 2026?
Since we’re giving up two NHL players, maybe we should ask also for a decent D+2 prospect. I think you’re underselling a bit, but it’s addition by subtraction.
Suffering
There are certainly lots of choices to get a great Nylander return.
If not the Ducks there’s SJS and the Kraken that I’d target. I’ll pass SJS for now since I just traded Rielly to them for Halttunen.
In Seattle they have a bevy of talent. As you know I’m focused on good talent already drafted to have a shorter turnaround. Do you think I’m too greedy if I ask for Shane Wright to stick in L3C now, plus 3 of 4 of the following: Carson Rehkopf, Julius Miettinen, Lukas Dragicevic and Blake Fiddler.
Lol okay 2 of the 3 then!
16 Mar 2026 15:36:18
@Randy As I mentioned for Laughton if they bring him back it can’t be for fourth line duties if that’s what they are thinking then don’t bother. As for Roslovic, maybe 5 mil is rich, but that’s what I think he’s worth at the top end. Mantha has had a great year; I see him staying in Pittsburg and Marchment already expressed that he didn’t want to come to the Leafs.
@sufferingsince I don’t think you can trade a guy like Nylander for futures. Also, he’s got to waive, so keep in mind he dictates where he goes. I think getting two young guys who are already NHL proven and have been solid is what you get back in a Nylander deal. No way you get both players plus high end picks. Willy’s good but he’s not Quinn Hughes.
16 Mar 2026 16:48:49
At Goat2.0, I only mention either futures or extra with Willy because if we are trading him we need to either get his production at least back if it is a retool. If it's a rebuid we need to get as many prospects and picks as we can. I also know he has to waive if he is to be traded.
I am also one of the few on here who would rather keep him in either scenario. He is not slowing down but Matthews is. I have said it before and will say it again. Willy's contract in 2 years in this league of salary explosion will look like a bargain.
17 Mar 2026 00:55:33
@sufferingsince
It’s harder to replace top-end centres. Yes, Matthews has slowed down, but with his two-way play I think there’s still the ability to win with him. Look at Barkov — he’s a Selke, 30-35 goal player with two cups, and Florida has depth under him. Love JT, but he’s too slow to be a top-6 centre.
17 Mar 2026 12:34:08
I hear you about Barkov and he is a good player. Thing is he earns about right where a Centre with those numbers should be. $10m. We are not paying Matthews $13m and change to put up those numbers. Plus the countdown is on with him only have 2 years on that contract and I guarantee he is not going to want to sign for a pay cut.
I feel once he is healthy from the injury we look hard at a deal with another team for him.
17 Mar 2026 12:51:20
Plus don't forget that Nylander, if he had not missed the games when he was hurt, would be second in the league in scoring by right wingers behind Kucherov and slightly ahead of Pasternak. High production right wingers are also hard to replace. Mitch Marner, sadly, is tied for 4th in that right winger category and we still did not replace him.
17 Mar 2026 14:46:24
Suffering in what world is Mintyukov getting $5.75-$6.5m??? They have projected his next contract to be between $3.5-$5.5 depending on his stats this season and pp time. Look at his stats nothing warrants even the $3.5 let alone the numbers you're saying. He will get a bridge deal of maybe in the $3-4m aav over 2/3 years. That's what they r projecting. Only way he gets more is if he signs an offer sheet and I don't see teams giving up a 1st rd and 3rd pick to sign him and paying him $4.7-7m. I would take Mintyukov and not McTavish. Substitute McTavish with Carlsson or Gauthier. With the picks. My opinion
17 Mar 2026 20:35:53
If they could get Mintyukov for the upcoming season with a 1st and a 3rd from next year I could almost guarantee Calgary would jump all over Mintyukov. Vancouver as well. Although Calgary could do it and still have a 1st round left over.
15 Mar 2026 22:48:25
If Matthews is traded it'll be 2067 before another win for the Leafs, more thoughts 🤔💭 Gee's people... Next trade off ideas 💡😁. Just saying y'all 😉😁 😩😫
15 Mar 2026 22:28:17
Because.... he looked like he was leading them to the promised land this year?????
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