Leafs Trade Rumors

23 Jun 2026 16:57:00
Reports of Leafs going after Werenski for Knies…What about if Matthews waved to go to his friend Zach?

Leafs trade Matthews.

Jackets trade Marchenko, Fantilli signed 8.5x8 and Mateychuk.

23 Jun 2026 17:08:52
I'd rather atthess go to his buddy Quinn Hughes.

23 Jun 2026 13:17:24
Vancouver:
M. Reilly D
M. Maccelli RW
N. Robertson RW

Toronto:
E. Pettersson C/LW
(3.5 million salary retention)

23 Jun 2026 13:03:13
Enough of the Reilly to Vancouver trades. As Pierre LeBrun has reported and others on here have reported numerous times. Reilly has effectively turned down the idea of a trade to Vancouver and would prefer to go elsewhere for the next segment of his career.

23 Jun 2026 13:23:14
It's basically asking the Canucks to pay $11M for Rielly with the retention of Pettersson. Can't see them doing that.

23 Jun 2026 15:24:00
Nah Leafs pass
Pettersson is a dud.

23 Jun 2026 16:09:53
I’d do this trade in a "New York moment". Getting a player to play along side Nylander would create a threat the Leafs haven’t had in years.

23 Jun 2026 16:14:35
I agree with the Rielly to Vancouver trade proposals but not cause Lebum said so or cause he supposedly refused a trade there cause he hasn’t, it’s been over done. I believe there’s 3 teams he would like to go to if possible. Ducks, Sharks, and dare I say Vegas but they don’t need him they are stacked on left side.

23 Jun 2026 11:59:50
K boys…. I’m seriously sick to my stomach listening to the Carlo rumours. Now, unfortunately I have to rehash this just so everyone relives this bad dream and is on the same page. Toronto and that idiot that sat on his hands every other time but thought in a span of 30 mins of this is what it’d take to pry him from Boston's hands. Toronto's first in 26’ top 5 protected thank freakin god fwd Fraser Minton and a forth rounder for Bos Carol with 40% retention or 50%. So, there’s that.

Now I hear Leafs should be moving Carlo and San Jose is the most likely destination? Said the compensation will likely be a 3rd rounder and a B lvl prospect??? Wtf!!! Like if if it’s San Jose don’t cha think maybe Chase that 20th OA pick??? He’s right handed big and cheap! I know he’s sucked and his injury history is pretty concerning but no?? Like, he plays a premium position and is heavily discounted as per us giving our 1st and Minton to acquire him. Am I wrong? Thoughts?

23 Jun 2026 12:10:44
That 20th overall from San Jose has already been traded to Buffalo for Kesselring and the 27th.

23 Jun 2026 12:34:00
Just to remind everyone, Carlo played much better and had better numbers when he wasn’t playing beside Rielly!

23 Jun 2026 12:49:36
For me two things are clear in the Carlo scenario.

One is that we can’t live in the past! The Carlo was a bad, bad move and result. So trade him for the best return and live with adding something to the prospect pool. Send him to the Ducks for a R3 2026 and Maxim Masse who was a R3 in 2024.



Second reason is Carlo can be very easily replaced in the UFA market for less money. Andrew Peeke is available as a RD, or wrecking ball Jeremy Lauzon as a LD. The latter also fills Benoit’s checking skill by almost 100 hits!

I’m okay with this!

23 Jun 2026 13:54:21
Most fans weren't complaining about the Carlo trade when it happened. Sure, let's hand over a future 1st round pick and a prospect on a guy whose main attribute is being physical, but has had 3-4 concussions, and also has hands of concrete.

What could go wrong.

And as far as him playing better when he wasn't with Reilly, how many different D partners do we need to get Morgan before we admit he's the liability?

23 Jun 2026 14:24:14
Ironically, because the pick was top 5 protected in the Carlo trade, the trade is now Minten and a 27 or 28 1st for Carlo ($600K retained and (likely) McKenna). A trade almost everyone would want the Leafs to do.

23 Jun 2026 14:51:18
Like most deals, we have disagreement on the trade’s merits.
Personally, I didn’t like it when it happened and I still feel Carlo can attract something decent and be easily replaced in UFA market. To me that is asset management.

23 Jun 2026 15:47:28
I might be way off but right now with Carlo entering his last year of contract before becoming a UFA. He might get us a 2nd or round pick in a straight up trade. As an add on in a trade package he might garner more. The other I might try for once Nurse is traded, is prying Ike Howard loose from Edmonton for Carlo. He replaces a left handed D at almost a 3rd of the cap if Nurse goes elsewhere.

It all depends what Edmonton gets back but their aim in trading him is to save cap space. Once Nurse is traded it will also serve as a rough barometer of what we might get for Reilly. Reilly could be a similar package because he also comes in at $2m less than Nurse.

23 Jun 2026 16:27:41
Everyone that understood hockey thought it was a huge overpay for Carlo and it’s been proven in his play and injuries. If u can get rid of him and get a decent return back Chayka will pull the trigger. He’s slowly what I think is get rid of old regime mistakes and bring in his own vision.

Don’t be surprised Maccelli, Joshua Robertson, Rielly, even Tanev, if there are takers, gets traded if he’s willing to wave which he won’t, might, but he’s an injury away from being muzzined.

23 Jun 2026 16:36:44
I agree. Tanev they say will be ready for camp but their aim in Muzzin scenario could very well happen. I just don’t see Tanev coming vac as the same type of shot blocker.

23 Jun 2026 16:39:19
Also if your stomach hurts so much take some Tums or Pepto Bismol. 🤣🤣🤣

23 Jun 2026 01:00:26
Here’s my Knies proposal

Tor: Knies, Carlo, 1st 27, 2nd 26
Nyr: Fox Trochek and 5th overall

Leafs take Mckenna and Carls; now the blueline is rebuilt and set for years to come and they get a two-way centre to boot.

Is it too much or too little?

23 Jun 2026 00:20:56
To Rangers: Knies, Carlo, Robertson, 2027 - 1st, 2026 - 2nd

To Leafs: 2026 - 5th overall, Trocheck, Lafreniere, Schnieder.

23 Jun 2026 01:42:29
I'd be pretty stoked if that happened.

23 Jun 2026 09:56:48
@wb49 To me I’m not making a trade where I hope players turn into good players such as Laf. He has been very average. Schneider is an ok player, but again if the Leafs are moving Knies, blow me off my feet.

Also, Rangers are in kind of a rebuild so moving young guys won’t make a lot of sense. Fox is 27; he doesn’t fit the window anymore. That’s why he my target.

23 Jun 2026 11:02:36
I agree, Goat! Like 5OA Greentree Cuylle and Fox or Schneider and maybe we’re on to something. Otherwise we keep Knies and other guys.

23 Jun 2026 11:04:46
@goat You are right, and Greentree is a stretch in the return but Knies is a foundational peice to build around most likely their future captain. I’m saying blow us away or we’re keeping him. The initial trade doesn’t do that.

23 Jun 2026 14:04:34
Really hard to judge Knies trade value imo. I think it is very much about which team it is acquiring him is dependent on what a team might pay. You're asking for a 27 year old Norris winning, point producing top pair D-man, the 5th OA and their 2C.

They get a top pair winger, 2nd pair D, a mid/late first next year and a late 2nd this year. That's a lot of value put on Knies as it's like Knies and the 2nd for Fox and the 5th OA and Carlo and the 1st for Trochek is my guess value wise?

23 Jun 2026 14:52:35
Greentree is one player I would be hesitant on. 2 years ago he put up crazy numbers almost 2 points a game and over 2 in the playoffs. This year as a player who turned 20 he put up 1.4 per game and 1 point a game in the playoffs. So what changed? Teams adapted and in the playoffs especially they realized he is slow. So basically the dmen started pushing to the outside knowing he was to slow to accerate around them.

It’s why he barely saw the ice in the 2 round Robin games at the WJC he played in. L.A apparently didn’t see the development and dominance they expected with him going back to Junior as a very old overager, so they didn’t fight hard about giving him up as compensation to get Panarin.

22 Jun 2026 23:40:39
This will probably never happen but…

Dal: Ottinger

Tor: Stolarz and Col 1st

Dallas is in cap trouble as we all know. 3.5 for Stolarz could help with that.

22 Jun 2026 23:17:31
Bro, why in the world would Dallas give up Oettinger, one of the top young goalies in the league, for an old goalie who gets hurt and a late first in 2 years? lmao

23 Jun 2026 00:22:31
Can’t see Dallas doing that.

23 Jun 2026 01:10:22
Coming from two guys who keep trying to trade Knies.

23 Jun 2026 01:14:23
To answer your question with could do with a tandem and save over 7 million dollars.

23 Jun 2026 01:24:20
Same trade for Adin Hill.

22 Jun 2026 22:06:28
This Tkachuk trade just made my son-in-law's eyes roll. He is an Ottawa Season Ticket Holder. He told me that it has been a while since the fans started to grown tired of the act. The bad penalties the pouty face and constant whining to the Refs. He said during the games you could see the players on the bench shaking their heads sometimes. So it was not surprising when Bruce Garrioch reported that when the players were asked in year end interviews with the team, there was no push back from the team on the possibilty of trading him.

As far as the 4 teams he wanted to go to. That was all a smoke screen too. His camp knew Minnesota was in the market for a Centre (Larkin or Matthews if they can find the right pieces) so they had no interest in him unless a Centre was coming as well.

His camp also knew Vegas did not have the pieces or the cap to pull it off. His camp also knew Carolina likes the disciplined team style the have. It was Florida and was always Florida.

I saw a quote from their Father that said "I told my kids growing up, if you compete and be a good teammate, that's all that matters to me." Apparently in their household that translates to. Play in Canada and when your team needs you, tell them you don't want to fulfill the rest of your contract and won't re-sign and you want to be traded out of town. Just like a good teammate would of course.

23 Jun 2026 11:09:43
Loved Keith! His kids yea not so much….. entitled little POS imo. They deserve that no tax state that has zero edge bs on the rest of the League team.

23 Jun 2026 13:42:40
I know some wanted Brady here because of his "toughness". Personally, I liked some of the stuff he could bring on the ice, but yeah, you could see the constant whining. I didn't like it in Bunting or Marner either when they threw their tantrums or had the pouty face.

I wish they would just have played the game. Same with Brady. Lots of similarities to Brady and especially Mitch in what you wrote there.