Leafs Trade Rumors

29 May 2026 14:45:44
First post!
I'd like to see a second line C and a puck moving d somehow
Could this idea work.

Rielly and Robertson
For
McTavish

He's young and locked up for a few years. Plus he's not super loved in Anaheim right now.
Plus Robertson could sweeten it enough as a plucky young goal scorer.

As for the D.
I heard a few people talking about Buffalo wanting to get something else in nets.

How about

Stolartz and a second
For
Byram.

And then free agency I really want Laughton back. He was misused under the previous coach and I really think he could be huge with culture development.
I don't think this alone fixes anything. But with some other smart moves it could be a pretty good looking team again!

29 May 2026 07:59:25
Leafs
McDavid
Oilers
1st overall
Cowan
Danford
Woll
Quillan

Trying not to include Knies…

San Jose
Rielly
Leafs
Sahlin

Ducks
Carlo
Leafs
Colangelo


Sign
Tuch 10 million per for 5
Andersson 7 million per for 5
Ferraro 4 million per for 5
Not sure on the term on each of these but 5 seemed like a nice number

Knies McDavid Nylander
Robertson Matthews Tuch
Joshua Tavares Colangelo
Lorentz Groiux Tverberg

OEL Andersson
McCabe Tanev
Ferraro Villeneuve

Stolarz
Hildeby


I’m a rebuild guy
This goes against my philosophy
So I tried giving the Dark Side a chance…
Cap works
Better win 2 Stanley Cups next two years!!!

29 May 2026 08:52:07
I don’t think you need to sell the farm to get McDavid. It would be something like 1st overall Cowan, probably another 1st and another prospect. McDavid doesn’t have any term so there’s risk for any team trading for him.

29 May 2026 09:31:25
Goat
Your suggested package is essentially the same as mine, maybe even more expensive.
😂😂😂

28 May 2026 21:46:56
Like to start off by saying congrats to the Marlies winning game 1 in Calder Cup finals. Crazy with the lack of draft picks we have had that we still have a solid AHL team. One thing Treliving did do was bulk up our AHL D men and they look pretty good.
AA has been playing all the games and he is getting peppered every night. Brings up the topic of do we now have to trade Hildeby and Stolarz? Go with AA and Woll next year? Not sure if they will do that if this is just a quick retool.

Just cause of Wolls prone to injury and AA hasn’t played many NHL games. What are your thoughts on who they keep and who they trade? They have to do something with Hildeby this coming season. Maybe a sign and trade?

28 May 2026 22:50:41
I’m not a Woll fan for many reasons. Stolaz, when healthy with that frame—if he did get hurt, I think the Leafs would’ve gone to the Cup Final instead of Florida. That kid is lights out for me. Keep AA and Hildeby; similar frame to Stolarz and trade both Woll and Stolarz.

Lo, if we could use either of them for Wallstedt and have Wallstedt, Hildeby and AA and the other—either Woll or Stolly—traded for whatever a good pick or Defensive prospect, I’d feel pretty good about contending.

28 May 2026 23:12:11
Hey Clarky. Yeah, they do have a bit of a issue there for sure. I would maybe still shop Stolarz as part of a package somewhere. We don't have to do anything with Hildeby contract wise as we still have him signed at a low number until end of 2028. However he still needs to clear waivers if sent to the minors.

I want to see A. A get games in at the NHL level too. So perhaps there may be a few times we actually will have to carry 3 goalies on the squad during the year. Not ideal but it would not hurt us Cap wise just on how many position players we would have to send up or down.

28 May 2026 23:53:39
C'mon LeafsGM, you can't say you are not a fan of Woll for many reasons and not give any of them? Indulge us.

29 May 2026 00:35:53
Ok, the bobble head. Now this is a bit technical but there are two parts to a save
1. The puck hitting you
2. Where it goes afterwards
If you watch Woll, he is really good at number one but horrible at number 2, and I’ve seen it time and time again. After he gets a piece of the puck, he has no idea where it’s going. That’s a huge problem.

Look at Montreal's series winner against Tampa for reference. Woll is awful at controlling what happens after it hits him, awful at tracking the puck behind the net. He does the bobble head. Go watch the goals he’s let in against Florida and against Ottawa, and watch him lose the puck, lose track of it, and that’s unheard of to do it that frequently.

29 May 2026 00:37:51
@LeafsGM I’m a fan of Stolarz too, love the size and everything but for me you can’t be 240lbs and be a goalie. It’s too hard on your hips, joints and groins. If he was willing to lose 40-50 lbs, I would keep, otherwise it’s gonna be another year of injuries.

@Suffering, that’s what I’m saying with Hildeby, he either has to be with the big team or send him to the minors, which he will definitely be claimed.

Either trade him, carry 3 goalies, or let him and either Stolarz or Woll run the season? But I think AA has surpassed Hildeby and don’t think it’s right or fair if Hildeby is on the big club and AA has to stay another year in the minors after carrying most of the load for the Marlies in the crucial games this year.

29 May 2026 00:46:52
I think you owe both Hildeby and AA to wait til training camp to decide that. I think the natural peaking order would be Hildeby as he’s played NHL games but clean slight coming in to training camp.

29 May 2026 02:54:18
I agree with you Clarky. Stolarz is a large man and doesn't have that same dexterity and agility so is prone to more injuries. I would be looking at trading him to a team that is familiar with him like Florida, or possibly Edmonton. Hildeby I think might be a good fit in Philly as I think he would be an upgrade on Ersson. I would then look at seeing if we could land Gustafsson from Minny as Wallstedt is their guy now.

Then we try and pry another good young goalie in a trade to boost our depth but give A. A the bulk of the work with the Marlies and don't hesitate to bring him up when needed. As good as he has been in the Playoffs another season of consistency with the Marlies would not be the worst thing in his development.

Sorry I was confused when you said with Hildeby about a sign a trade.

28 May 2026 04:43:10
Well from what I have been reading and what I have been listening to from the insiders and Friedman, Matthews and Nylander don't appear to be going anywhere and not willing to waive their No trades. Management seems to want to turn this around quick as well so here's one that Chayka and Sundin might consider.

To St. Louis : 1st overall pick, 2026 3rd round pick (69th overall)

To Toronto: Robert Thomas, 2026 1st round pick (11th overall)

Leafs draft the best available defenseman at 11th and get their needed second line center who's only 26, on a cap friendly deal until 2031.

To San Jose: Morgan Reilly
To Toronto: Sam Dickinson

Dickinson might not be ready to jump to the NHL this year but he will be soon.

19 years old, replace Reilly in the future.

To Edmonton: Anthony Stolarz
To Toronto: 2026 second round pick (#52 overall)

Try to do whatever you can to land Raddysh and Tuch. Then offer sheet Bourque in Dallas for just under the $4.77M limit in which you only need to surrender a 2nd round draft pick in 2027. Dallas is in such a cap crunch they will be hard pressed to match that and the Leafs get another good young Canadian born player. (24 yrs old)
Domi looks to be heading towards LTIR for the season. New lines would look like this:

Knies Matthews Tuch
Cowan Thomas Nylander
Macielli Tavares Bourque/Robertson
Lorentz Groulx Joshua

Tanev McCabe
OEL Raddysh
Carlo Benoit

Woll Hildeby

28 May 2026 19:27:10
San Jose is not going to let Dickinson go for Reilly straight up. That makes no sense at all. I don't know what you mean he might not be ready to jump to the NHL this year.

He just played a full year in which he got better and better each month to the point he was almost at 20 minutes a game towards the end of the season.

28 May 2026 22:56:04
1st overall pick for Thomas and 11th overall.
Nope for Toronto.
Rielly for Dickinson?
San Jose hangs up the phone.
Edmonton trade I would do if I was Toronto but I highly doubt Oilers do that.

27 May 2026 03:44:42
At the Draft trade
Toronto trades: Knies
to
Chicago trades: Florida’s 2027 First Round Pick and the Leafs 2026 Second Round Pick

Start of the 2026-2027 season trades
Toronto trades: OEL
to
Montreal trades Arber Xhekaj

Toronto trades: Nylander and Stolarz
to
Minnesota trades: Brock Faber and Jesper Wallstedt

Toronto trades: Maccelli
to
Columbus trades: Marchenko

Sign Tuch

Lines
McKenna Matthews Tuch
Cowan Tavares Marchenko
Robertson Haymes Jarnkrok
Lorentz Groulx Joshua

Xhekaj Faber
McCabe Tanev
Benoit Carlo

Woll
Wallstedt

27 May 2026 03:27:57
Paco, that Knies trade is wacko.

27 May 2026 10:07:11
Need Hawks first this year for Knies. Xhekaj is a third pairing D.

27 May 2026 10:25:20
I like the Minnesota trade

27 May 2026 12:26:26
Montreal one cracks me up. Trading OEL for a guy who is averaging 8 mins a game in the playoffs and has been sat down for the Conference final and is practicing with the Black Aces. lol

27 May 2026 23:13:17
Other one that makes me howl is Macelli straight up for an almost point a game over the last couple of years in Marchenko. I'm sure Columbus is doing backflips to want to pull the trigger on that one lol

25 May 2026 16:29:45
If they trade Nylander for prospects and draft picks, Matthews is gone. So unless it's a massive return of roster players that make the team better I can't see Matthews sticking around to see how the prospect and picks develop.

25 May 2026 22:02:18
I don’t think they intend on trading Matthews, Nylander or Knies. They have no reason to.

25 May 2026 22:59:34
We will see what happens. What I do know is if they do decide to pull the plug and put them on the market with select calls to select teams. They will get big, big offers for Matthews and Nylander and a decent offer for Knies not as hight just for his lack of proven history in the league.

However... if they don't and they do not find a way to improve the club in a timely and significant way, and Matthews and or Nylander demand to be moved.

The amount of those offers in quality and quantity will be reduced as the other teams will now be in the driver's seat knowing the Leafs have been backed into a corner. The chess match begins.

25 May 2026 23:04:37
Toronto should trade Nylander, Carlo, and Quillan.

To
New York Rangers for Will Cuylle, Brandon Schneider and Vincent Trouchek

If Matthews isn't happy then trade him to, Toronto will get more for now then in 2 years.
Need to go younger, faster, bigger.
Oh yeah and players with heart not a big bank account.

26 May 2026 00:26:16
But... what if the Leafs traded Nylander for a bunch of young prospects, specifically on the Blueline, that are ready to make the jump to the NHL as early as next season... and then are able to sign Alex Tuch with that cap space to replace the forward spot. Tuch and Nylander are the same age... Tuch would presumably make less money...

and brings a different element to the team. He is defensively responsible, kills penalties, hard to play against and can still score 30 goals.
Then would you do it?

Nylander to Chicago for the 4th overall plus Levshnov?
Or
Nylander to Dallas for Harley and sequin (cap dump for Dallas)?

26 May 2026 00:26:32
Agree Park Gardens. Nylander needs to go. So does Reilly. If Matthews isn’t happy, get a package for him too. Sorry Leafs GM, not sure why but I disagree with everything you say in regards to this team.

I’m sick of watching this soft unmotivated group. Time to rebuild and move on. They have every reason to trade those 3. Just need someone man enough to pull the trigger.

26 May 2026 01:42:57
Nylander going nowhere. Only one getting trade is Reilly out if the core.

26 May 2026 14:56:39
Man enough lol

26 May 2026 14:58:09
Clarky, trade those players right now for me. Tell what the return would be and explain how that make this team better.

26 May 2026 19:54:00
LeafsGM78, I am not sure what Clarky's trades if he responds to you on this will look like but I think he and I share a common goal of a rebuild that also is a part retool. You and I had a back and forth the other day and while I respect your opinion I obvioulsy don't agree with hanging on to these guys forever, and you clearly don't want to move any of the big names. The names I had thrown out the other day and the returns were far from us being robbed blind. It was more about new blood and stockpiling for the next draft as well. You said there are no guarantees with high picks. That is true. What is more true is if you have multiple first round picks you have a much better chance of getting that top player to help your franchise but if you don't have those picks you are in a world of hurt. I mean if High picks mean nothing, why were we so fixated on not losing ours to Boston?

I stand by what I said the other day. I would trade Nylander to Dallas with our best 2nd round pick in 2027 for Wyatt Johnston, Tyler Seguin (Cap DUMP LTIR but if healthy a very solid 3rd liner for one year of that Salary) and their 1st round pick in 2027.

We then flip that 1st round pick to Philly along with Stolarz to get our Original pick for 2027 back. Which would be a better pick in all likelihood. Our First in 2028 would then go to Boston as a 100% unprotected pick.

I know you are a Nylander fan and I am not saying he is not a great player. He just is not as well rounded of a player as Johnston right now and never will be, Willy is not a 200 foot player and Johnston is and also is 7 years younger.

Those transactions bring in a great young Centre, Gets rid of a goatending bottleneck, and brings us back a 1st round pick. Now we have 2 in 2027 and we haven't even touched base on Matthews, Reilly and if the return was right even Knies, and the return we get there.

You had said about Investing in the Defence and when I asked you to elaborate. I was expecting your suggested trades or free agent signings but you responded "So when I say investment I’m saying make it more complete, more skillful, more balanced, defined roles for players." That's a politicians answer. Say how you are going to make it this and this and this and give no explanation on how at all.

I could elaborate more on further moves but you won't like them because they involve change and bringing in younger guns. But if and I say If Connor McDavid decided in 2 years he wants to come here to finish his career, I think he would rather be playing with yournger guns like Johnston and guys like Byfield, Cowan, Stenberg etc. than with guys that are in their early 30's like himself.

26 May 2026 20:39:49
Hey I get it. I really, but getting younger and getting draft picks isn’t going to magically make us better. Who said you need to be young and tough as a team to win a Cup? Because Florida did it twice. I’m saying a lot of these posts are trying to model their team, but it isn’t the only recipe for success. I’m not the biggest Nylander fan. I just won’t a reasonable return, and if everyone feels it’s picks and prospects I’m not buying in, as neither of those are for sure pieces.

Your post with Johnson was good, as he’s a comparable player, not a first round maybe great player. Picks can be busts is my point, so you want to trade Matthews and Nylander? Ok

Tor: Nylander, Matthews to

SJ: Celebrini and 1st round pick

26 May 2026 21:28:34
What do you mean not a first round maybe great player?

26 May 2026 21:32:50
First round picks are “maybe great players” but not a shoe in.

26 May 2026 21:33:33
Do you know who Crieg Conroy is?

26 May 2026 21:42:31
@LeafsGM Sorry for my response. But I’m sick of seeing the same thing over again. I’d rather the Darcy Tucker/Domi/Sundin/Corsin era where these played with heart. Even though they didn’t win, you respected the effort these guys put in.
We know it won’t make us better now, but in 2-3 years with proper development we could be fighting for a playoff spot again with a winning culture of guys who want to be here.

Matthews already has one foot out the door and that is our captain.
I’ve also made many trades for these two guys on here. My favourite is a trade based around Sennecke for Nylander and for Matthews it’s going to SJ based around that 2nd overall pick plus Misa (for example).

26 May 2026 21:46:37
Yes, of course. What's your point?

26 May 2026 21:55:52
Sorry Clarky, your post came in when I was asking GM what the point is if I know who Craig Conroy is. I like your Sennecke idea. I just think Anaheim won't part with him because the combination of Entry Level Contract and his production. Nylander would hurt them salary wise with their RFAs. Only reason Dallas might consider the Johnson deal is because we could take Seguin and give them room to move on Robertson even with Nylander's salary coming in.

Plus Willy, even though he says he wants to stay here, would probably not be too unhappy to go to a team where he takes a pay hike with the tax. After all, he will eventually be kicking his agents butt for that long contract while everyone else climbs past his salary in the next few years.

26 May 2026 22:08:43
I know you have and you’re not wrong man. I played like Tucker all heart. Do I like Nylander not back checking? No. Did I like one one guy defended Matthews? Absolutely not, that was sickening to me as it was you. We differ on one point, you think the team is broken. I feel it was never fully assembled and I’d like to see it through. Matthews won the Hart; been a really long time a Leaf has done that and the media says he has a foot out the door not him.

Anyway the best was I can sum it up is if we’re playing Texas holdem you are putting all your chips in before the flop whereas I’m waiting for the flop, it’s a huge gamble for both points of view but I’m betting with what I know we have you’re betting on drafting home runs and betting on very young players. Nothing wrong with either strategy just different philosophy. This is to Clarky.

26 May 2026 22:10:45
When that kid from the Ducks hits 40 goals and 80 points consistently I’ll concede the argument.

26 May 2026 22:23:50
My point, Suffering, is how many points did he have for the Oilers after being the return for Gretzky… I don’t know either, but I’d sure hate for that to be the return for Nylander.

26 May 2026 22:39:51
I know how many. 0. Because he was never traded for Gretzky. You are losing it, man. Craig Conroy wasn't even old enough to be drafted when Gretzky was traded.

26 May 2026 22:46:03
Not the Flames GM my man, excuse me Jimmy Carson lol.

26 May 2026 22:59:35
Bit of a stretch. But he only had a measly 100 points the next year. Then wanted to be moved the next year because the Media and Fans were still fixated on Gretzky being moved and Carson was onlay 20 so was a lot to handle. But you do know that the trade they made (The assets they got back is what won them that next cup).

So I would say that all worked out. There was a lot more in that package to Edmonton too. Way different scenario that here. No-one is giving $15,000,000 because the team is in financial trouble.

26 May 2026 23:13:05
Just to go back a little to the Johnston Nylander thing. I would do the trade straight up. Dallas won't and the only reason they would consider is us. The taking the Seguin Contract and giving up a first in return for that and a second.

Why would I do them straight up? Well I already said how Johnston is a much better 200 foot player but chew on these numbers.

It took Willy 7 full seasons of North American professional hockey to score the 263 identical points that Wyatt has scored in 4 seasons of North American professional hockey and stepped straight in the NHL and has not missed a game since.

328 NHL games for Johnston to get those points and 358 NHL games for Nylander to get the same points. Willy scored his 45-goal highest total in his 11th pro season and Wyatt has hit that 45-goal mark in his 4th season. As a two-way centreman. I know it is hard to believe but this was Nylander's 12th season and it was Matthews' 11th season. It is not working anymore and a change of scenery for them both might be good for them and for the Leafs.

27 May 2026 01:58:38
@LeafsGM I play a fair bit of hold em and like the analogy, but this is year 10 of these guys l, so it’s not me putting my chips all in before the flop but more like I’ve been chasing a gut shot straight draw that’s cost me most of my chips and I didn’t hit on the River. So now it’s time to rebuild my stack from the bottom (defence) up.


@Suffering I like the Wyatt deal too. Would be happy with that. Sennecke would be my second choice along with Matt Boldy if they have interest in Matthews or Nylander in Minny. I just hope we get some toughness along with these guys. Love to try and pry Greentree out of NYR. Maybe with a trade down draft picks scenario.

27 May 2026 03:35:33
@Clarky. If you liked the Wyatt Johnston one then we take it one more Step. We do that then we Trade Matthew’s and our 1st Overall and Woll to Minny for Boldy, Faber and Gustaffson and Minnys 1st in 2027.

Then what the heck we shake it up one more time. Off goes Knies and Reilly $2 million retaine to Seattle for Catton and the 2 Giants Meittenen and Nyman.



Now we would have :

Nyman Johnston Boldy
Meittenen Catton Cowan
A. J Greer (F. A) J. T, Seguin (if Healthy)
Fourth line gets determined at camp.


Faber Tanev
OEL McCabe
Carlo Danford

Gustaffson Hildeby or A. A

All fantasy of course but that is lineup that grow very nicely with other prospects on the way.