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16 May 2026 00:34:51 Stenberg looked good today vs Canada He is NHL ready Is that important to the Leafs right now? Mckenna is an undeniable talent But is a string bean currently His mom should slip him gravy on his fries, not vodka drinks I digress …
Matthews to Philly Carlo and Robertson goes with him
15 May 2026 21:51:53
Second one I would love. I think Seattle would not give up Miettinen. That kid is a beast. That Everett team has some big men. Yes they are Junior but Miettinen and Shae Busch are big, big men. Busch is insanely strong. There is a guy I would love to pry away from the Panthers.
15 May 2026 16:10:57
I would love to upgrade goaltending.
To Edmonton
Stolarz or Woll
To Toronto
Akey, Beau ELC
2026 2nd (52OA)
Then
To Minnesota
Woll or Stolarz
Robertson RFA
2026 2nd (via Buffalo 62OA)
To Toronto
Gustavsson $6.8M/5yrs
2026 3rd (89OA)
Leafs get solid #1 goalie IMO, locked up for 5 years with Hildeby back up.
Upgrade 2026 2nd to 52OA from 62OA.
Get another 3rd round pick (89OA)
Edmonton gets a potential 1A goalie they are desperately in need at a reasonable cap hit.
Minnesota gets a solid 1B goalie at a much lower cap hit than Gustavsson. Plus a young RFA goal scorer who can be on their 2nd or 3rd line.
Thoughts?
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15 May 2026 16:45:22
Why do we need yet another goalie? We need skill depth and passion. If the Leafs are going to win a Cup they need peoplemwho will actually elevate their game.
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15 May 2026 17:10:28
@Hrenklin
Imo we need a solid reliable #1 goalie to lead us to the promised land.
Both Woll & Stolarz aren't it. Both are too injury prone and therefore not reliable on a playoff run, when we play every second night.
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15 May 2026 19:18:08
So Hildeby and Ahktyamov are s***. Gotcha.
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15 May 2026 19:38:58
I’m not a Woll fan for many reasons. I suggested Wallstedt. I know he had a great run, so I’d sit on it for now. Maybe in December he’s cooled off and we could pull the trigger. Obviously we need to shed a goalie before that, Woll or Stolarz, and if it alignes either of our remaining goalies plus could get it done.
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15 May 2026 19:44:23
Do you even watch the Leafs? You’re the first person I’ve seen all year that says we need to upgrade at goalie 😂😂😂 We have 4 NHL goalies rn.
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15 May 2026 19:51:42
Ya, two ok goalies and two unproven. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great place to be for the Leafs, but is it Cujo, Belfour, Fuhr? No, not really and I think that’s where this is coming from.
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15 May 2026 20:27:34
LeafsGM78
Thanks for having some common sense.
I did not say anything bad against Hildeby & Ahtkyamov. I just feel they don't have enough experience to rely on them to be our top 2 ATM (not saying they never will be).
I just feel Woll & Stolarz aren't good enough and healthy enough to get us a Stanley Cup. I just think this would be a good time to make a move on Gustavsson, since it looks like Minny is going with Wallstedt.
Personally, I would feel much more comfortable with Gustavsson #1 and Hildeby backup.
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15 May 2026 20:58:50
Exactly, man. Woll no freaking way he gets us a cup. Stolarz maybe if healthy enough, but I’m not sold on either.
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15 May 2026 22:21:27
I don't think goaltending is the biggest concern of the Leafs, but that doesn't mean there is no validity to wanting a higher end more reliable goalie. Not what I would chase right now, but I can understand why someone would see it as a need. I want to see more of Hildeby and Ahk before I would chase another goalie.
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16 May 2026 01:24:48 @RLF I agree that goaltending is not the biggest concern ATM, but we might have a window here to fetch a pretty good #1 goalie Imo. Really, I am just getting rid of our two 1B goalies (both with injury history) for a #1, plus I am only removing one roster player in Robertson, who is more than likely not coming back. I'm also upgrading our 62OA to 52OA and adding another 3rd round pick 89OA. I don't think these trades will hinder us from making other moves down the line. Anyways, just coming from a different angle. Upgrade from the net out. Defence should be our next trade target and hopefully a 2C as well.
15 May 2026 15:45:45
Red Wings still have scoring issues. Not saying Nylander would go there, but who knows.
Det
Nylander $11.5M
Tor
Edvinsson RFA
Rasmussen $3.2M
James $1.05M
Detroit has some good young D up and coming, but need scoring. Nylander will definitely help that. They have been going nowhere despite getting good picks etc, and could very well be looking for a big shakeup.
Leafs get a young top pairing D, take on Rasmussen and give him a chance to play more minutes and regain his game. James, I have mentioned in the past and is a good energy type guy who can also put up points.
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15 May 2026 19:54:50
Not a chance for me here. No way do I trade a consistent 40 goal play 80 game a year guy for positions it think we can fill without trade our 2nd best player.
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15 May 2026 20:13:15
Leafs could get wayy more for Nylander.
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15 May 2026 22:01:34
So need way more for Willy. Let me ask. Edvinsson is a 23 year old top pair 6'6" 225lb Dman that plays 22 mins a night, puts up 25-30 points a season, hits, blocks shots and will even fight.
Also have him under team control for a few years. How much much more is Nylander worth when Leafs are also getting a heavy playing 3rd line NHLer and a former 2nd round pick that may be NHL ready?
15 May 2026 10:45:04
I've been hearing a lot of Trochek talk. Reilly for Nurse doesn't make sense. Stampkos has been talked about and are they really considering not taking McKenna number one? They should be preparing a jersey with number 12 on it to represent the luck ball and have only one name on it.
If they are considering a trade with San Jose, they need more than Misa and the second pick for Mathews.
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15 May 2026 11:07:19
So with the advancements of AI. Every site imaginable can spot out an article in roughly 30 seconds. So all the writers are doing is pressing out every thought they ever had and suck in millions of click bags articles.
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15 May 2026 11:55:24
And when they get tired of writing about the same players over and over, they go on sites like this one or any other NHL team related similar site. Then they find interesting propositions and write about those and act like they got those trade ideas from their unnamed sources lol.
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15 May 2026 19:43:47
That’s valid. I think I may have been the first to mention a Reilly buyout and Pettersson trade involving Reilly, not that I’m taking credit for that, but weirdly within a few days saw it on sites like YardBarker and had a wtf moment lol.
15 May 2026 03:14:19
Back to the Dallas cap problems, here's one... Would you do this?
To Dallas:
1st overall pick
William Nylander
To Toronto:
Wyatt Johnston
Tomas Harley
Dallas gets their cap flexibility in to sign their RFAs and still get two solid pieces back.
Toronto gets a pick moving defenseman locked up for 8 more years and a good center. Both are 24 years old and signed.
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15 May 2026 03:27:34
God no.
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15 May 2026 21:00:53
Neither one of those guys is worth the 1st overall pick in the draft plus Nylander. U high.
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16 May 2026 00:47:08 Am I high? Are you high? Wyatt Johnston is already better than Nylander and 6 years younger and makes 4M less per year. The guy has 45 goals and 86 points last year and plays center. Nylander floats, can't defend at all and doesn't take coaching direction in any way.
And Harley is a 24 year old pick moving defenseman just about to start an 8 year extension. As much as McKenna could be an amazing future star, we get immediate help next season and for the next 6-8 years with these two guys. What is McKenna turns into a Lafreniere or a nail Yakupov? For me, I take this trade.
14 May 2026 13:41:44
Don't get me wrong I want to pick McKenna as much as the next guy but what if we just explored what a trade for #1 would be.
Tor - 1st overall
Van - Buium, 3rd overall
Toronto takes one of McKenna, Stenberg, or Reid and gets a top d prospect
Tor - 1st overall, Reilly
Clb - Werenski, Fantilli, Olivier, 14th overall
Toronto gets #1 d-man, 2nd line center, best power forward in league and a high pick. Salary will be an issue here.
Tor - 1st overall
Cal - 6th overall, Parekh, Wolf
Toronto gets a starting goalie, a good d-prospect and drafts Smits at 6.
Tor- 1st overall
Min - Hughes, Wallsteadt
Again, Torotno gets a starting goalie and a #1 d-man
Tor - 1st overall,
NJ - Nemec, Silayev, 12th overall, another pick/prospect
#1 young d-man, good d prospect, top pick
Tor - 1st overall
Sea - 7th overall, Catton, O'brien, Mountour
Still draft a player like Smits and get 2 great offensive prospects and a d-man
Tor - 1st overall
Phi - Martone, Kocecny, Tippett, Bonk
Tor- 1st overall
Ana - Gauthier, Senneke, Mctavish
I know none of these would happen and we are taking a great young player at 1 but what package would you guys want for #1?
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14 May 2026 13:06:49
Considering the massive overpays by the other team. All I of them lol lol. There are a few I think if a piece or 2, were removed could be considered by the other team.
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14 May 2026 13:28:42
There were more basis for trades. Also, I would think it would take an overpay for a team to give up a #1 overall pick.
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14 May 2026 13:52:47
There are some like Calgary and NJ that have a good basis. The issue I see with most of the other teams is picking up the #1 and trading all those valuable pieces isn't where they are at in their team build. Many are looking to contend now and giving up those pieces would be a step back. Van is rebuilding, it seems, so giving up a young piece they want to build around to get another young piece to build around doesn't seem to help them move forward.
They could keep Buium and still pick 3rd and now have 2 pieces to build around.
The Columbus one seems like a massive overpayment from them, imo.
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14 May 2026 23:53:16
Yes the Columbus one very massive overpayment, Seattle one as well as well as the Philadelphia one too.
14 May 2026 02:22:12
So I was actually thinking about a possible deal with Dallas as well. Even with the rising cap they are in trouble for next year. Harley's new contract kicks in and he gets a raise from $4M up to $10.59. Jason Robertson is an RFA and needs a raise to at least $12M. Maverick Bourque is an RFA and will need a good raise. Jamie Benn is a UFA again. And they have about 4 other players that need new contracts. So hear me out:
Dallas recieved: Reilly and Nick Robertson
Toronto Recieves: Tomas Harley and Tyler Sequin
I know you will say "no way Dallas does this" but they just might. Sequin has one year left at $9.85M and Harley has a massive contract starting that handcuffs them.
They already have their #1 Damn in Heiskanen. And they want to retain Jason Robertson on a new deal. We are doing them a huge favor to take the Seguin contract, and they get a serviceable Reilly back to play on the second pairing. They also gets Jason's brother where Nick might thrive playing with his brother. Dallas saves 10M in cap space. Leafs have the cap space for Sequin next year and we get a good young puck moving defenseman.
Kinda reminds me of when the Leafs gave Carolina a first round pick to take Patrick Marleaus contract because we had no cap space and that turned into Seth Jarvis for the canes.
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14 May 2026 04:57:41
Lol, complete zero percent chance Dallas would do this.
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14 May 2026 13:58:18
Dallas could get a boatload of picks and prospects for Harley if they want to move him for cap purposes. Don't see this as a move they would make.
SJ one is interesting.
CLB. Don't see it. I don't think Fantilli is going anywhere.
Especially not for a winger.
NYR needs talent upfront as they have a good group of d-men. I bet they would have interest in Matthews or Nylander, but all depends on the ask from Toronto.