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15 Jul 2026 20:03:07
Well... Now it’s official that Yzerman has been moved into special advisor and is not GM. Does Larkin stay, and will the new GM offer sheet Fantilli with that extra money they have been sitting on?
15 Jul 2026 19:29:41
Who cares. Different website.
15 Jul 2026 14:09:22
A trade for all;
Tor gets Shane Wright and Ryan Lindgren for Morgan Reilly and Easton Cowan
Both teams seem to get what the want.
15 Jul 2026 13:28:42
Coukd you elaborate on what each team gets in what they want?
15 Jul 2026 13:37:38
Toronto get a centre to potentially replace Tavares and a steady d man in his prime. Seattle get a young scorer and a pick moving d man to help on offence.
Also both teams get rid of distractions in Wright and Reilly.
15 Jul 2026 14:28:59
Or do both teams take on new Distractions? I have always felt Wright had unrealistic expectations on him because of the Exceptional status granted in the OHL. I really did not see the dominance you might expect of someone with that hype. When Seattle lent him to the World Junior team the year after he was drafted. He was actually very ordinary and I noticed then that his skating was not at a par with the best of the crop. Then when he went to Windsor he was ok for the end of the season and then was very, very ordinary in the playoffs. He slowly worked his way from the AHL to Seattle and it looked like he may have turned a corner 2 seasons ago but this year he took a step back as the league like of got a book on him. When pressured hard he doesn't have that foot speed to get separation from the fast forecheck.
I just think Cowan has adapted much more quicker and has a better long term upside.
Wright might have a future somewhere as a 3rd line centre or possibly 3rd line winger. As far as Lindgren he is 40 in a 28-year-old's body. He is beat up and has either been injured or played injured for the last 3 years because of his style of play. Heathiest he has been is when he laid out Bouchard with the Cheap Shot at the Worlds. I would rather see Danford on a ELC apprenticing than Lindgren. Danford is a hard hitter and brings much more foot speed as well.
Sorry I just don't see the fit. Even Wright with all his warts so to speak will still be looking for $4 to $4.5 on a bridge deal next year so with Lindgren and Wright by giving up Reilly and Cowan the Money balances out. The goal with Reilly is to gain a minimum of that $5 or all of that $7.5 at the end of any deal.
15 Jul 2026 15:39:03
No to trading Cowan. I think he's gonna be an absolute dog for us
15 Jul 2026 16:15:58
Cowan for Wright is a definite know. Rielly for Lindgren I would do. U save cap space and u get a younger guy for your third pairing or he can move up if someone gets hurt. Seattle gets certainty with Rielly as a replacement just in case Dunn hits free agency.
15 Jul 2026 17:57:36
I don't mind Shane Wright, but as Suffering mentioned, he was given exceptional status and never really progressed from then. I see him as a 2C if he really hits his stride, but most likely a 3C.
They were asking the Nucks for Buiuum or Wallinder. If that's what they want then they can job on and keep Wright.
15 Jul 2026 18:35:28
Wow they were asking for Buiim? No law says you can’t sell a product for more than it’s worth lol.
15 Jul 2026 18:42:25
@Suffering I read that last night and was stunned.
That seems like an insane ask that no one will pay. What's that in Leafs terms, Knies? Cowan+1st? No chance I would pay that price.
15 Jul 2026 19:26:07
It's almost saying "We want to get rid of him but we really don't so we will ask for the world and hey....maybe someone will surprise us."
15 Jul 2026 00:21:07
Out there proposal
Leafs Doughty
Kings
Rielly
Joshua
1st 2027
Kings
Love it or leave it? 😏😂
14 Jul 2026 23:41:47
No way Leafs would include a first round pick for Doughty.
14 Jul 2026 23:52:06
If the Kings do that without the first I'm in.
15 Jul 2026 00:33:36
I don’t see LA doing this for one reason only. They have LD that can play and are good. When it comes to RD, all they have is Clarke and Ceci. U remove Doughty and they r trash on the right side. So it makes no sense for them.
15 Jul 2026 14:44:05
Doughty very much looked his age last year. Loved him his whole career but he is no longer the Doughty of old. There is a reason the Kings and he are content to play out the contract and will address at the end of the season. If he has another unwhelming (by his and the Kings standards.) I think he will retire as a King and he will have a place in the organization. If he has a bounce back I think he will do a one year at a time similar to Malkin at a hometown discount to help the team with the cap moving ahead.
One thing about the Kings, they have a good track record of rewarding ex-players with good positions within the team and the organization as a whole. Ken Holland, I can't see giving up Doughty to then saddle himself with Reillly's contract moving forward. They have to work hard to get some cap space for the future.
14 Jul 2026 20:11:42
Well, it is looking more and more likely that Max Domi's salary will be on LTIR, which would take our overage on the salary cap to an under value of $1M. If we do trade Morgan Reilly's salary, then without taking on any salary coming back that would put us at $8.5 to play with.
What would you think about offering Mantha 2 years at $5m with no trade protection? I would be more comfortable having him on the first line instead of Roslovic. Then the top lines could look like this. A little more balance, I think. Might be wrong but Roslovic to me is a stretch as a first line winger.
Knies Matthews Mantha
McKenna Tavares Nylander
Cowan Paul Roslovic
Blueger Sissons Dumaime or Landon Sim
And who knows... Training camp with a few other Marlies or Holinka could bring a good battle for spots. Mantha may not produce 30 goals again but who knows. It was the first healthy year he had in a long time. One thing he can do as well is clog the middle on the power play. He is a very large body. If we can spend $4 on Roslovic surely $5 on Mantha is worth a shot. Maybe just maybe on the right lines they both produce.
14 Jul 2026 20:29:52
I was thinking I’d rather have Mantha over Kane when that was being considered. Hopefully we can trade Rielly for a young, cheaper option and complete this. Mantha had a solid year last year.
14 Jul 2026 20:31:03
I really don't think Rielly is going anywhere. As time drags on it looks like Chayka is getting very poor offers.
If they somehow do have the money to do it, I would happily sign Mantha. He's always had a lot of potential and injuries just slowed him down too much.
14 Jul 2026 20:31:18
#1 priority is solving Rielly 1st ($$$$$)
Like now!!!
Let’s go Chayka!!
14 Jul 2026 22:09:13
Why would u go and get another forward right now when u have too many and need to get rid of at least a couple of them. He will not duplicate what he did last season while playing with Syd and Rakell. $5x2, no thanks. It’s funny how your lines don’t show Joshua or Lorentz or guts that actually have a shot of making the team from the Marlies like Groulx like him more than Landon Sim.
Knies Matthews Roslovic
McKenna Tavares Nylander
Cowan Paul Sissons
Joshua Blueger Duhaime
Lorentz/Groulx/Landon Sim/Quillan
You don’t need more forwards unless you r shipping some out or putting on waivers when the final roster is made.
Joshua and Lorentz need to go. Frees up $4.6m. FYI it’s not written in stone that Roslovic plays first line but I’m sure Hiller will try him out there and see how it goes. If Rielly doesn’t move you f not getting another d either.
McCabe Raddysh
Rielly Tanev
OEL Stetcher/Andrae.
14 Jul 2026 22:25:46
I did say training camp with Marlie prospects could make for an interesting battle for positions. Which includes Groulx and quillan et al. Sim though is a much better energy guy for 4th line.
15 Jul 2026 13:05:55
The way Groulx played after being called up, I like him more than Sim.
15 Jul 2026 14:22:10
Well, Mantha is off the board 🤷♂️
Bravo @suffering for nailing his AAV 👍
More players are gonna drop off the board if the Leafs don't free up cap space.
Lets go Chayka!!!!
15 Jul 2026 15:38:05
Thanks King! There is no reason that Chayka can't go after someone like that even with Reilly still here at the moment. We don't have to be cap compliant until Sept. 29th so 76 days to slice and dice with LTIR, Trade contracts for picks, put guys on waivers and hope they get picked up. We are allowed to go over by 105 before we have to be compliant so we have roughly $7.6 million to play with immediately without moving Reilly or others just yet.
Not sure if Patrick Kane would want to play in T. O but if so there would be a good set up guy for Matthews. I have a hunch he may re-sign with Detroit or actually finish his career in Chicago.
Fans still love him there even when he would come in with Detroit.
One player I would try to sign though is Eeli Tolvanen from Seattle. Solid mid 30 point scorer but with right linemates in Toronto could hit 45-50. What I like about him is even though he is not a large man at 5'-10 and around 190 he can score, he is very good defensively and... for a guy that size he hits like a tank and he plays hard. Averages .8 blocked shots a game and 2.3 hits a game.
I would take him over Roslovic on my 3rd line. Cowan< Paul and Tolvanen would be a friggen great 3rd line. Non stop forechecking and ability to put the puck in the net once they got it.
15 Jul 2026 15:45:31
@champ, Why would I add forwards? Because if you can add better ones than you have you would not be doing your job as a GM. The mistake we made was overpaying for some of those early signings and also giving Sissons and Duhaime modified no-trade and no-trade contracts. Granted if they can't cut it they don't have no-movement contracts and can be waived (We don't get much of a break if they are sent to minors on our cap,) but if they are beat out for a position by someone else....
It is amazing how fast the ego will rather waive being traded instead of playing in the minors.
15 Jul 2026 17:34:02
I see now why u king and Clark’s get along so well and have these 100 posts conversations. You all eat the same 🥴 🥪. Expert GM over here talking about overpaying players. When u sign players to short term deals aav is always higher and they want some say where they go it’s become standard in today’s nhl.
14 Jul 2026 19:29:16
Toronto:
2nd 2029 (Chicago)
3rd 2027 (Chicago)
Chicago:
M. Reilly
Toronto:
E. Pettersson
Vancouver:
2nd 2029 (Chicago)
3rd 2027 (Chicago)
2nd 2027 (Toronto)
**Retains 3.5 million/year**
14 Jul 2026 19:23:01
@LesHabitant
“If” and I mean “If” the Leafs land Pettersson, I guess this offer will do.
Way better then the offer posted earlier w Knies.
Still need money leftover to find a replacement for Rielly.
I so hope the Leafs Don't pull the trigger on this.
15 Jul 2026 00:49:07
Ya ok king 🥴🤣🤣🤣🤣.
14 Jul 2026 02:36:20
Not sure if I'm on an island here or not.
If I'm Chayka, I keep Mo for the start of the season. His value cannot possibly go down.
You have a new 1D to slot in for 22 minutes a night, bumping Rielly down. He will be in a far more offensive system and with a coach he is familiar with. If he is at 18 minutes a night what is so bad about wait and see approach?
If his value goes up, you will be getting offers as the season goes on. If it goes down (not possible) then you're in the exact same position.
I personally believe that if Mo goes to a team where he is not expected to be quarterbacks the PP and playing 25 minutes a night sometimes he will actually be completely fine, even for his cap hit as the cap rises.
14 Jul 2026 02:48:19
I’m ok w that 👍
14 Jul 2026 11:43:45
I agree, LL. This team is pretty much gonna stay Pat where it is now. Domi on LTIR. Use the first 3 months as a tryout and see who needs to go, when Domi gets back.
14 Jul 2026 12:49:59
My concern with playing Reilly at all is he is so abysmal defensively that the one or two goals he is on the ice for every night will cause a few losses early on and could significantly impact the team’s ability to get off to a decent start.
In my view, Reilly may be the worst defender in the entire NHL and it is no longer offset by his offense. I’d trade him for the cap space alone
14 Jul 2026 13:56:39
@DGC You need to watch more hockey if you think he is the worst defender in the NHL.
He has never been great, but that's serious hyperbole.
14 Jul 2026 14:28:56
Fully agree with LL. Reilly isn't going to be a defensive stalwart, but he's far from the worst defender playing today. His giveaways are brutal. But he averages over 100 blocks a season.
14 Jul 2026 15:06:30
Rielly is terrible defensively and needs to go at any cost. He’s far too soft to play as a defensive dman. Having him play 14-15 minutes per game making $7.5 million is just bad. They could bring in Logan Stanley at $4 million and have someone as a 5-6 dman that plays defensive, takes the body and sticks up for his players.
14 Jul 2026 15:08:18
I also agree with LeafsLife. Reilly was never billed as a stay at home rock solid defender. Over tghe years he had come a long way in his defensive game but was never counted on for that. What I will say for Reilly is he always been available after the games and has always been accountable and asknowledged when he had a bad game and too reponsibilty for mistakes. He also was the first to say he should have been the first to take care of Gudas. He did say that when it happened he was unaware of what truly had happened because the puck literally right after the hit was in trasition towards the opposite direction.
Watching the replay you can see that he was focused on the trasition. However... Nylander stared 100% at what happened and did nothing at all. Reilly also played hurt all season and it didn't come out until March that he had done so. He has never been one to use being hurt as an excuse in his career. In other words he has done nothing but be professional his whole time in Toronto. I am not sure how this plays out but I appreciate the class and the way he has conducted himself as a Leaf for the time he has been here.
14 Jul 2026 15:40:16
He’s been bad defensively for years not just last year… but enjoy the show at 8.5 with 17 sheltered minutes per night and at least 2 defensive boneheaded plays.
👍😏
14 Jul 2026 16:31:04
I’d block a puck for several million dollars a year. It is the opposition he can’t block.
14 Jul 2026 16:32:39
I appreciate the class, is the defense I have a problem with.
14 Jul 2026 19:36:05
Clarky… When Domi gets back he’s the one who needs to go.
14 Jul 2026 20:33:44
That all sucked last year with exception of Nylander.
13 Jul 2026 19:52:50
I get Rielly likely won't waive for Chicago. Point was if he would in my trade post. Let's say he won't. Then bring in another team.
SJ
Rielly $7.5M(TOR)
CHI
Orlov $6.5M(SJ)
TOR
Kaiser $1.7M(CHI)
SJ switches out the one year left on the older Orlov's contract for a younger vet in Rielly signed longer term.
Chicago gets a vet D in exchange for one of their many D prospects
Leafs get a puck moving LD younger than Rielly and saves a lot of cap space.
13 Jul 2026 21:04:27
Getting creative w a 3 team trade 👊. I like your creativity bro 👊
Toronto ✅
Rielly ✅
Chicago ✅
San Jose 😬
The only roadblock I see is San Jose. Will the Sharks invest almost $25m for the next 4x years on 3x aging D-man? (Rielly, Nurse and Trouba)
They gotta prioritize signing Celebrini, Misa and Stenberg.
13 Jul 2026 21:41:17
Three way deals still exist?
14 Jul 2026 01:13:14
Rielly trade talks are heating up for sure and offers are coming in and like the reports are saying he’s not caving for any team in terms of retaining or adding another player. So someone eventually is going to come with the offer he wants and Rielly will be gone.
If not, he’s starting the season on the roster and if he bounces back his value will go up and the trade deadline will be interesting to say the least.
14 Jul 2026 13:59:21
@Champ
Trade deadline????
When it comes to Rielly the Leafs are all in or all out and they gotta figure this out now!!!
If the Leafs are in the hunt there’s no way Rielly will wave his no movement clause.
If the Leafs suck, that means Rielly sucked too. Now the Leafs will be offering picks and prospects to rid them of his contract. Not the other way around.
Take the cash and run!!!!!!
13 Jul 2026 15:06:11
If Rielly expanded his list to include Chicago, it does seem like a good fit for both teams.
Chi
Rielly $7.5M
Tor
Kaiser $1.7M
Hawks could use a veteran D that could help put up some offence. They have tons of young D-men, having a vet could help bring them along.
Right now, they just have Cole.
Leafs pick up a younger puck moving LD at a cost of only $1.7M and solve their cap issues. Kaiser and Andrae would be fighting for a spot.
13 Jul 2026 14:35:55
Pretty big If…. He will only go west.
13 Jul 2026 16:25:09
If he expands it will not be for Chicago.
13 Jul 2026 16:44:03
Teams that keep popping up for Rielly are Philly, Pitts and Van. Don’t know how much truth there is behind it or if Rielly is even willing to go to these teams 🤷♂️. Having an expanded list will hopefully improve his value tho 🤞.
13 Jul 2026 18:27:20
He’s already sad he won’t go to Vancouver.
13 Jul 2026 21:43:57
Philly for Seeler.
Pitt for Graves. That would be painful because Graves is not superb but only has 4.5 for 3.
14 Jul 2026 14:51:32
Seeler with his cap hit yes. Graves with his cap hit no chance unless Dubas retains on him at least $2m. Then worth the cap savings and hoping he can cover a 3rd D role.
12 Jul 2026 17:51:14
To Tor
Pettersson ($3.6 retained) $8m
1st 2028
Willander $940k
To Van
Knies $7.75m
Rielly $7.5m
15.25m out and $9m in. $6.25m in cap space.
Would u take a chance to get Pettersson at $8m to be your 2c if it means getting rid of Rielly with no retention but losing Knies? Plus getting a 1st rd pick back for 2028 plus a RD in Willander. Even with the overage there is presently it would erase that and still leave u with $3.5m in cap to grab another LD to replace Rielly or just role with what u got.
Lines based on getting rid of Joshua as well as Lorentz for more cap flexibility. $4.6m to be exact. $8.1m cap space plus Domi’s $3.75m. That’s $11.85m.
McKenna Matthews Roslovic
Tavares Pettersson Nylander
Cowan Paul Sissons
Groulx Blueger Duhaime
Forward lines can be juggled around.
McCabe Raddysh
OEL Tanev
Andrae Willander
Stetcher
With that cap space you can go out and get
Stanley to help on the left side. And still have lots of space to work with through the season and at the deadline.
12 Jul 2026 17:05:37
A few positives to this (money and draft pick), but I can careless for Pettersson. Not worth the risk in my opinion.
12 Jul 2026 17:07:59
No way on trading Knies for that package.
Even with ridding ourselves of Rielly.
12 Jul 2026 17:42:31
Lmao isn’t this the guy that chirps everyone else’s trades? Hehe
12 Jul 2026 18:43:53
Again, if we do Cowen Reilly and our 1st I'd be in for sure and this will be my answer to any Knies trade: I'd do Cowen and a plus plus instead of Knies. Here’s why the Leafs aren’t just putting names on paper: they’re building very roster spot oriented puzzle pieces.
Knies is a specific puzzle piece, whereas with the addition of McKenna and Cowen we have similar players, one of whom will be in the top six and one that won’t be, so that’s my answer to any Knies trade.
12 Jul 2026 19:41:50
Finally @LeafsGM someone gets it. Well done sir
13 Jul 2026 00:34:05
Don't see Vancouver's powers that be biting on this. They send out $9 M, they add $15.25. But worse... they retain $3.6 of Pettersson to add to $4,766,667 of OEL's buyout this year and $1,500,000 this year retained of Tyler Myers.
That would be $9,866,667 of your cap gone to players no longer here. No matter which way you slice it. When the year-end books are done, no matter how wealthy the owners are, they hate seeing that.
13 Jul 2026 03:00:41
So what u guys r saying is Tavares transferred to the wing doesn’t compensate the loss of Knies? He had 71pts last season. Plus h still have McKenna and Cowan there as well. Willander is a 11th overall pick in 2023. So it’s getting 3 1st rd picks for Knies and Reilly. Pettersson is only 27yrs old. At $8m I’m definitely taking a chance on him to fill my 2c spot. Him and Willy on the same line plus Tavares on the wing will definitely bring back his scoring. FYI Vancouver has $17m in cap space why wouldn’t they take on the 6.25 if it meant getting Knies and Rielly which they need cause their left side is weak with just Buium(20yrs) and Pettersson(22yrs) and Oleksiak(33yrs).
Knies(23yrs) fits their rebuild perfectly. It’s already been said they are willing to retain on pettersson so why u talking about what they already have there which Myers is only one more year. If the owners were not good with it they wouldn’t have come out and said it. Secondly to get a 23yr old stud like Knies plus a viable LD which they need of course they would retain. Willander is a 21yr old RD who put up 21pts last season. He will only get better.
13 Jul 2026 10:40:06
Champ, Just have JT replace Knies and all is good eh. 🤣
13 Jul 2026 16:04:00
Well, the management in Vancouver has not publicly said they will retain salary on him. It is speculation by the same insiders who are fed so much false info from agents etc. to try and keep the real truth from leaking too soon. Reilly, these same insiders swear, will never go to Vancouver or Seattle, but other insiders swear Seattle is the spot he wants to go too. It all comes down to what is real or not.
If somehow, someway, he does decide Vancouver is the spot. I would rather do the Vancouver teammate of Elias Pettersson, the other Elias Pettersson defenceman, straight up for Reilly. I think he has some upside. Big hard-hitting dman that will be a 4 or 5 slot guy. Hey maybe if he is gone from Vancouver. The original Elias has a resurgence not having another Elias Pettersson there lol.
13 Jul 2026 16:23:40
Read the articles suffering not just what your buddy the janitor in the arena or your cousin’s wife uncle who just happens to be related to the Zamboni driver tells you. It’s come out that Vancouver is willing to take a low level prospect for pettersson right now so don’t tell me if leafs presented this deal they wouldn’t jump at it.
Yes Clarky Tavares can and will replace Knies on the left side for the next 2 years of the Chayka plan while Cowan and McKenna develop more into the elite wingers they can be. Wake up buddy from your afternoon naps and join the rest of civilization. So that Pettersson has upside but Willander an 11th overall pick doesn’t?
13 Jul 2026 22:08:45
Try’n to be polite here…..
Still a Hard no on Pettersson!!!!! (Even at $8m per)
Imagine Cowan and McKenna learning from Nylander and Pettersson.
Hell no!!!!!
13 Jul 2026 22:38:21
Produce the actual acticle with a name from Vancouvers People actually saying it them Champ? Let us see the actual proof you preach.
13 Jul 2026 23:02:07
No need to be polite, KingMatty. Look who you are dealing with lol.
14 Jul 2026 01:16:37
This guy rips everyone all the time and he is here thinking Petterson is our saviour. lol. Trades like that would put you in the Ferguson Jr. group of worst GM’s we ever had. Even if they did make playoffs, which could happen, they will be bent over dry with no lubrication from any team in our division. Don’t you watch playoffs?? What part of the Leafs team in playoffs jumps out at you saying, we need another soft forward that will under produce when it matters most and not only that pay him 8M and give them Knies??? Crazy.
I don’t want to move Knies but some peoples trades make sense and I see where they’re coming from. But this doesn’t fill any voids and makes us worse.
14 Jul 2026 11:39:49
@Clark17
Preach on, brother 👊
No point battling these guys (Champishere2627 or Realistic_gm).
14 Jul 2026 15:00:46
You just proved my point Clarky going back to the stone ages of John Ferguson jr. 🥴👴
Suffering the best part is you asking for proof. Like I said b4 your proof when asked is you either have a relative or buddy in every city across North America that has an inside on every team in the nhl.
Please read articles coming out of Vancouver they are all talking about the lower asking price for pettersson and retaining salary for the right trade.
KINGMATTY you say no point battling but that’s all u do every time it’s not your proposal put on a pedestal. 🤣🤣
15 Jul 2026 00:17:39
This I don’t want Pettersson!!!!
Get over it!!!!!!!
🤷♂️
15 Jul 2026 00:18:57
The thing is I do have friends and family around North America and the world. Some are very connected and I never share anything told in confidence by the very connected. The fact I do have many friends around the globe comes with age and always keeping in touch and being social.
12 Jul 2026 15:52:51
Maybe far fetched, what about Leafs send Rielly where he wants to go for picks. Offer sheet Arber for 3.5x3yrs. Need that toughness on back end. Gunna need it if we do make the playoffs and line up with Florida.
12 Jul 2026 16:32:15
Right now I’m sure the Leafs will take Anything for Rielly as long as they don’t retain salary.
In my opinion his value is dropping by the day.
Hope I’m wrong but not looking good right now.
12 Jul 2026 18:52:36
Well holding out a bit more won’t hurt. The market is getting expensive for D-men and will thin out as we get closer to September, and we have to be careful here. Reilly is 7.5 million a year and realistically can get 40 points, and he very well might have been a casualty of the Berube project, so it’ll be hard to make a hockey trade, not impossible, but patience is the way to go.
And hey, imagine he actually looks good this year; he either helps the team or could increase his value.
12 Jul 2026 21:08:46
Ya! I gotta soft sport for Rielly. To be honest, I just want what’s best for him.
The Leafs had soooo many options predraft and those options disappeared.
New management definitely miss handled this so far.
12 Jul 2026 21:41:44
Explain that to me King Matty…
12 Jul 2026 22:58:33
No problem buddy 👊
First and foremost I wish All Maple Leafs wore the Blue and White w pride like Rielly did. He’s gone above and beyond for the Leafs and community for 13x years. One thing I always admired about him is he takes rookies out to buy suits. This guy is a true leader that never avoided the media.
He wants to be a Leaf!!!! He’s doesn’t wanna go anywhere!!!! Now, after everything he’s done for the team and community the Leafs say “we wanna trade you 🥹, will you be willing to move 🥹?” and he regrettably gives the Leafs a 4x team list.
The Leafs had trades on the table working w Rielly’s list but Cheyka over played his hand and now those trades aren’t available and his value dropped.
I understand hockey is a business but as far as I’m concerned, the Leafs gotta show some respect for what Rielly has done and now they’re asking him to expand his list for teams he doesn’t wanna play for and cities he doesn’t wanna live in 🤔
So in conclusion, the Leafs (so far) have miss handle this.
Don’t forget, All free agents see this too.
13 Jul 2026 00:12:20
You never explained
You speculated on the trades they missed out on
I never saw anything that they fumbled
Did you?
Care to share?
13 Jul 2026 00:39:53
Will do buddy 👊
Gonna copy and paste...
Yes, the Maple Leafs reportedly had a deal in place to trade Morgan Rielly to the San Jose Sharks earlier this summer, but the Sharks ultimately backed out and acquired Darnell Nurse instead.
Not only that, Mike Johnson from TSN (pre-draft) constantly said teams were offering 2x mid level draft picks.
I Googled both; feel free to double check.
13 Jul 2026 01:00:07
I think it was what the market valued him at, not what was offered, that was being reported, and honestly, if that’s the return, he’s worth keeping around.
13 Jul 2026 01:17:14
Ok, let’s change the channel….
What is Morgan Rielly owed and what is he worth today?
My thoughts, Leafs should send him anywhere he wants and we’ll take anything in return, just No salary retention.
Huge win for the Leafs $$$$$$$
If the Leafs can do better and keep Rielly happy, I’m all in.
13 Jul 2026 02:25:14
At this point I think you keep him and see how it plays out. This team isn’t winning nothing this year anyway. Good chance he has a bounce back year with all the drama surrounding him plus with Raddysh here it should relieve some of the pressure and minutes.
13 Jul 2026 17:55:07
You need cap space now. I’m thinking Domi’s 3.75m is going to LTIR so Chayka not worried about overage, plus he can waiver a bunch of guys b4 finalizing the roster so no rush in dumping Rielly for nothing.
14 Jul 2026 12:03:23
Again……
The Leafs won’t be dumping Rielly for nothing. They will be dumping Rielly to gaining cash flexibility that can be used to fill holes or upgrades.
Time is ticking w players that are still available.
Way easier to sign a player of your choice rather than trading for one.
12 Jul 2026 13:24:13
To the Leafs- Tom Wilson
To the Caps- Matty knives.
12 Jul 2026 13:37:51
@Weffdogg
If that trade is available, Hell ya!!!! 👍
12 Jul 2026 13:56:32
Thinking Tommy Boy is fading like my grass in the heat
32 year old for a 23 year old…
So no thanks from me.
12 Jul 2026 14:21:37
@LukeFox
I got excited about the thought of Wilson wearing blue and white 😂🤣😂. I guess it comes to the Leafs and their direction go’n forward. If their all-in for the next 2x years then “yes” but if the Leafs just wanna compete and the goal is to stay afloat while they figure it out “no”.
12 Jul 2026 14:30:15
Don't get me wrong, Wilson is good, but I think the most dominant big man in the game over the next 8 to 10 years is going to be on that same team. The younger Protas brother Ilya (with his brother who is no slouch either). Just Ilya has more scoring skill there, though, that would be tough to pry him loose from Washington.
Obvioulsy would want more than just him for Knies but they would not throw in much more. Keep a eye on the Protas brothers guy for Hockey Pools.
12 Jul 2026 15:08:43
If the Leafs were getting Wilson I’d rather still have Knies in the lineup. Knies learning from Wilson 🤯.
12 Jul 2026 15:28:31
Ya maybe Cowan instead that’s more livable for me.
12 Jul 2026 15:33:41
LeafsGM78
Knives and Wilson together would be awesome.
12 Jul 2026 15:40:26
Exactly my point
12 Jul 2026 16:54:08
I love Cowan but we aren't getting Wilson for him at this point.
12 Jul 2026 17:17:14
I’d sooooooo love to have Wilson in the dressing room tho. He’d change the culture overnight.
12 Jul 2026 17:47:33
Those two on the same team would be fun to watch and I would love to have Wilson too but that’s a big age gap for a trade.
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