29 May 2026 16:37:14
A few trades to change up the roster for next year
First, the potential deal of Rielly to the Sharks:
To SJS: D - M. Rielly
To TOR: F - Q. Musty + 2026 2nd
San Jose gets the veteran D to help them clinch a playoff berth next year. Leafs pick up a 2023 prospect who still has not made the NHL plus a 2nd.
and
To BUF: D - B. Carlo + 2027 2nd + 2026 3rd
To TOR: D - B. Byram
Buffalo has multiple RFA's that need new deals plus trying to sign Tuch. Byram can also sign a new extension, but has this 1 last year on his current deal. The log jam on D creates a situation for them to make a move.
Carlo's deal is half the cost of Byram.
and
To PHA: G - J. Woll + F - M. Maccelli
To TOR: RW - O. Tippett
Philly has a huge logjam at RW. With Konecny long term, plus Martone and Foerster, who Foerster can sign an extension this summer and Martone needing a new deal next year, they can parlay Tippett into a starting goalie.
and
To UTA: F - N. Robertson
To TOR: C - B. Hayton
New Line up
McKenna Matthews Nylander
Knies Tavares Tippett
Cowan Hayton ****
Lorentz Quillan ****
Byram OEL
McCabe Tanev
Benoit Stecher
Would look to upgrade at top pairing RHD as well as depth RW players.
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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 15:51:27
If Anaheim needed LHD's, there could be something there to work with. Problem is, they don't and Rielly struggles on the right side. I do believe there could be something that revolves around Carlo and MacT. I have mentioned before Carlo, Stolarz for Mact T, Luneau and Husso. If the Leafs were willing to take on Husso, may be a deal Anaheim would look at as they have good LHD puck movers, which Luneau is, but from the right side.
A more stay at home vet RHD should appeal. Stolarz, when healthy, is an upgrade on Dostal and Husso. This also gives the Ducks more cap space for UFA D-men.
I don't see Buffalo giving up one of their young top 4 D for a goalie. But, maybe you're right.
28 May 2026 11:40:57
The greatest offseason
At the draft the leafs in the first 3 rounds select
Gavin Mckenna
Ethan Mackenzie
Brady knowling
Free agency
Laughton 5x4
Marchment 6x5-6
Trades
Tor: Reilly hildaby 1st (avs)
Van hronek
Tor: 2nd 2027
Col: Colton
So starting with the draft Mckenna for obvious reasons then I'd take Ethan Mackenzie scouts say he's a two way player that plays with a mean streak he put up 22 goals this year in the whl. And knowling replaces hildaby in the goalie pipeline.
In free agency 5 million seem like a lot for a Laughton but I love what he brings to a team hard nose player good pk guy who can pot one every now and again. Marchment is a player the leafs should have at the top of their free agency list he that gritty forward that has high end talent I think they might have to slightly overpay for him to come though but he slide in nicely to the middle 6.
And lastly the trades hronek wants no part in being in a rebuild which is what Vancouver is doing Toronto sends hometown boy who says he prefers the west if traded, along with hildaby an nhl ready goalie since demko is injury prone and their backup could stop a beach ball. And the late first. I think it's fair value hronek becomes the 1rhd and pushes tanev down.
As for the Colton deal I think it's simple the avs just got swept they have zero cap space so the leafs take the cap dump of 4 million and Colton becomes a big part of the teams 3rd line with the ability to move up.
Leafs do all this without moving out too much from their roster cap space for the first time is there so I'm curious to see how it's used.
Mckenna Matthews knies
Marchment Tavares nylander
Cowan Laughton Colton
Joshua groulx Lorentz
McCabe tanev
OEL hronek
Benoit Carlo
29 May 2026 15:56:17
I like a lot of it if no big guys are being moved. I don't think Laughton is worth more than $4M per max and I like Laughton. I would like to see McMann in that mix and nix the Colton trade.
McKenna Matthews McMann (the McMatthews line lol)
Knies JT Nylander
Marchment Laughton Cowan
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 23:27:54
To Vancouver
#1 overall, Robertson and Morgan Reilly
To Toronto
#3 overall, Buium, Boeser, Hronek.
29 May 2026 02:08:07
Like the move but Toronto would have to add a defenceman, say Benoit.
29 May 2026 13:47:36
Buuim a third likly being a D and Hronik would be a crazy D revamp.
Plus Brock could be sick in the top six.
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 10:00:57
The greatest offseason
At the draft the leafs in the first 3 rounds select
Gavin Mckenna
Ethan Mackenzie
Brady knowling
Free agency
Laughton 5x4
Marchment 6x5-6
Trades
Tor: Reilly hildaby 1st (avs)
Van hronek
Tor: 2nd 2027
Col: Colton
So starting with the draft Mckenna for obvious reasons then I’d take Ethan Mackenzie scouts say he’s a two way player that plays with a mean streak he put up 22 goals this year in the whl. And knowling replaces hildaby in the goalie pipeline.
In free agency 5 million seem like a lot for a Laughton but I love what he brings to a team hard nose player good pk guy who can pot one every now and again. Marchment is a player the leafs should have at the top of their free agency list he that gritty forward that has high end talent I think they might have to slightly overpay for him to come tho but he slide in nicely to the middle 6.
And lastly the trades hronek wants no part in being in a rebuild which is what Vancouver is doing Toronto sends hometown boy who says he prefers the west if traded, along with hildaby an nhl ready goalie since demko is injury prone and their backup could stop a beach ball. And the late first. I think it’s fair value hronek becomes the 1rhd and pushes tanev down.
As for the Colton deal I think it’s simple the avs just got swept they have zero cap space so the leafs take the cap dump of 4 million and Colton becomes a big part of the teams 3rd line with the ability to move up.
Leafs do all this without moving out too much from their roster cap space for the first time is there so I’m curious to see how it’s used.
Mckenna Matthews knies
Marchment Tavares nylander
Cowan Laughton Colton
Joshua groulx Lorentz
McCabe tanev
OEL hronek
Benoit Carlo
28 May 2026 13:15:35
I like that Ethan Mckenize pick. I had mentioned him quite a while ago. Yes he is an overage junior but he also has progressed each year and he was very good at the WJC. He also cut quite well when he was Danfords partner on D.
28 May 2026 13:56:03
I like that forward lineup. But I think we need some more toughness on the D. Trade Carlo or Benoit and add Oleksiak or Lauzon.
28 May 2026 14:46:35
We need more skill signings. I like Laughton but we need to infuse speed and talent right now. We have enough big rough guys.
28 May 2026 18:22:37
@Hrenkin....Who are the big rough boys?
28 May 2026 21:06:18
Wrong Hrenklin. This isn’t Battle of the Blades. We don’t have enough toughness. Watch a game of these playoffs between MTL and Canes. Everyone hits, everyone blocks shots, the whole team on both sides is doing whatever it takes. We don’t have that. I don’t think Willy has blocked a shot in 10 years unless it was accidental.
28 May 2026 23:21:15
McKenzie is not that big of a guy, but my nephew who has season tickets to the Oil Kings says Toronto fans that liked the way Todd Gill played will love him. He is not afraid to lay the body and is not afraid to drop the gloves with bigger opponents and has some puckhandling ability as well.
It's funny he mentioned Gill, as I was thinking the other night about him. He truly would go with anyone and he was not a large guy. True sandpaper-type of player we need more of.
29 May 2026 00:56:38
I did a similar trade with Vancouver and got poo pooed on lol
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 10:05:46
Blockbuster?
Tor: Nylander Reilly
NYR: Fox Lafrenier
Kinda makes sense for both teams imo
Mckenna Matthews Knies
Cowan Tavares Laf
McCabe Tanev
OEL Fox
This move makes the Leafs younger while getting some cap saving to further improve the roster.
27 May 2026 10:04:28
Top six forwards all shoot left. Not ideal.
27 May 2026 16:50:07
Cks1976?
Lol
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
26 May 2026 01:15:13
Trochek 5th overall and Schneider
To Leafs
Nylander Robertson
To Rangers
Leafs pick best D available 5th.
26 May 2026 06:27:32
Nylander says No.
26 May 2026 10:06:03
Rumours are that is where he wants to go.
26 May 2026 11:47:01
Source of the rumours? News or NHL insider on TSN or Sportsnet or similar or another site similar to this one?
26 May 2026 20:29:33
No such rumor. He has said he wants to stay in Toronto.
26 May 2026 22:20:48
I think you made up that rumor but I do like the return two players I’ve actually seen play and a high pick is better than a bunch of picks and some 19 year old that might be good.
26 May 2026 22:35:19
Like the trade.
But I agree with the others that Nylander is staying in Toronto.
27 May 2026 00:58:00
Kyprios!! Uggg
27 May 2026 02:33:59
Nylander and Zibanejad are besties!
NY?
Willie Styles.
Nylander asks when the plane leaves.
27 May 2026 13:37:43
Now don’t go blaming Kypreos on this one. It was a mock trade floated at him in January and he said it would be a bad deal.
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