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23 Feb 2026 18:36:23
To Tor
2nd rd 2026 (nyr) they have 3.
Lavoie
To Uta
Stolarz
To Tor
1st 2026 (Tampa)
Villeneuve or Miettinen
To Sea
McMann
To Tor
1st 2026 (Col)
Ritchie
To NYI
OEL
Robertson
To Tor
1st 2026 (Edm)
Liljegren
Ferraro
Cherynosov
To SJS
Carlo
Rielly ($1m ret)
To Tor
2nd 2027 (STL)
4th 2026
7th 2026
To Ana
Laughton
Jarnkrok.
23 Feb 2026 18:22:14
Not sure if someone has done this before, so.
Nash
Rielly $7.5M
Tor
Stamkos $8M
I was looking for somewhere Rielly might waive for, and in this case somewhere Stamkos might waive for. Any move of Rielly is probably a net gain for him and the team atm.
For Nash, they pick up a LD that can slot in on the 2nd pair behind Josi and add some offence from the backend. He is also younger than Stamkos. For most of Rielly's career, he has been better than he is playing now. Change of scenery may do him good. If his play rebounds, Nash's D would be much better.
Leafs take on Stamkos at his age, who is still scoring and would add good leadership and offers up that one-timer threat on the PP. He may offer an upgrade on JT if wanting to put him at centre as he has better speed. He is signed for 2 years less than Rielly, which is more in the Leafs window. He contemplated coming home on the past, maybe he would still like to.
23 Feb 2026 00:34:11
Another preposterous proposal!
1) To St Louis: Austin Matthews, Captain of the Gold Medal winning Team USA
To Leafs: Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou
2) To Tampa: McMann (50% retained), Benoit
To Leafs: Sam O’Reilly
Knies - Thomas - Kyrou
Robertson - Tavares - Nylander
Cowan - Roy - O’Reilly
Lorentz - Laughton - Joshua
I know.
Ridiculous!
23 Feb 2026 00:47:06
Matthews as he is laying on his Therapists couch :
" It was the craziest dream. First they let Mitch go to Free Agency and he is living the high life in Vegas. Then they traded me to the 2nd worst team in the league and said my no-trade contract was not signed in front of a witness so I had no choice but to go. Then they traded McMann and Benoit to Tampa and they won a Stanley Cup. Then the worst part of the dream was when I dreamt I was losing all my hair! "
He then stands up looks in the mirror and notices his Hairline "AAAAAAAAHHHH OMG It wasn't a dream".
23 Feb 2026 16:12:42
Ridiculous. 🤣😂🤣🤣.
21 Feb 2026 21:04:04
IMO a fairly realistic trade with EDM and no McMann will not be part of any of my trades.
To Edm: Robertson, OEL, Stolarz (50%retained for final year of his deal)
To Tor: Mangiapane (cap dump), Podkolzin, Howard, 2026 2nd rd pick, 2nd rd pick 2027
Edm would have kill off Jarry’s contract if not pay a team to take him.
22 Feb 2026 02:02:25
Preposterous.
22 Feb 2026 17:09:30
If that deal was do-able I would want at least a defense prospect coming back somehow. Couple things that complicate that deal is Edmonton is right up against the wall with Salary and every deal everyone talks about always involves Mangianpane for a salary dump. That is a easier said than done move with him having a complete No Trade Clause for this year before going to a 5 team clause for next year. Plus he and his wife have a 6 month old so he may not waive that no trade at all. He might just saying its not as easy as just throwing him into a deal . Jarry's contract is a long one to Try and buy out and that would thrown there salary cap into a turmoil., Then they would have 2 goalies they are paying not to play for years. With him and Jack Campbell.
21 Feb 2026 12:28:14
Trade Proposal: Toronto Maple Leafs acquire defensive help and cap flexibility from the Seattle Kraken
Toronto receives:
Adam Larsson (RD, $5.25M cap hit through 2028-29, solid top- shutdown D with leadership)
Ben Meyers (C/ LW, $775K, cheap bottom-6 energy forward with some upside)
Tye Kartye (LW, $1.25M, young gritty winger with speed and forechecking, good potential)
Seattle receives:
Nicholas Robertson (young scoring winger with high upside, needs a fresh start / more opportunity)
Scott Laughton (reliable 3C/ bottom-6 center, brings faceoff wins and penalty killing)
Brandon Carlo (right-shot D, physical top-4 capable defender on a very team-friendly $4.1M cap hit – Seattle gets term and stability on the blue line)
Why this could make sense for Toronto:
The Leafs are perennially tight against the cap (currently sitting with very little projected space for 2025-26, around $1-4M depending on the source, with some projections showing them basically at the ceiling g after bonusses/ LTIR adjustments) . This trade sheds ~$8.925M in outgoing cap hit ($1.825M Robertson + $3M Laughton + $4.1M Carlo) and brings in only ~$7.275M incoming ($5.25M Larsson + $1.25M Kartye + $0.775M Meyers), creating roughly $1.65M in immediate cap relief. That breathing room could help at the deadline or for retaining/ re-signing pieces later.
Larsson upgrades the right-side defense with experience, physicality, and shot-blocking, exactly what Toronto often lacks in the playoffs. Carlo is good, but moving him frees money and opens a spot.
Kartye and Meyers add cheap, young forward depth with energy and skill, low-risk additions to replace some of the lost bottom-six production.
Toronto gives up some youth/ upside in Robertson (who hasn't quite broken out consistently) and Laughton (solid but replaceable), plus Carlo (valuable but cap-friendly elsewhere) .
Why this could work for Seattle:
They gain a young goal-scorer in Robertson to boost their offense, a dependable two-way center in Laughton for depth, and a big, right-shot D in Carlo to pair with their core blueliners long-term.
Seattle has more cap flexibility right now, so taking on slightly more hit isn't a killer, and they upgrade their forward group with potential.
Overall, it's a hockey trade that addresses Toronto's biggest needs (RD help + cap space) while giving Seattle pieces that fit their rebuild/ timeline better.
4th line is Lorentz Meyers Kartye
Rielly Larsson or
Mccabe Larsson.
Larsson play little over 20min per game.
Mayers take Laughton spot and Kartye take 4th line RW spot.
21 Feb 2026 15:06:51
I'd prefer not moving Carlo for Larsson. If I'm trading Carlo I'm getting a 20 something dman with a better offensive output, minimum 1/ 2 ppg. Especially after what we gave up to get him in the first place. We done need anymore bottom 6 players. We skilled players that can skate and drive the net with confidence.
21 Feb 2026 15:30:39
@Hrenklin you aren't getting a 20 year old D putting up those kinds of points for Carlo.
21 Feb 2026 16:11:07
Carlo is just as good as a Shutdown d-man as Larsson right now and and 4 years younger. So with Meyers and Kartye both on the 4th line who takes Robertsons Spot on the 3rd line and makes up that scoring there?
Reilly with Larsson? Yikes 2 defenseman on the down side of their career paired up taking up $12,750,000 of the salary cap.
If we want old but crazy cheap but still more of a effective 2 way d-man that those 2. Lets get Brent Burns. I know he cost Colorado only $1,000,000 to try and win a cup. But if that fails. lets get him for one more year here in Toronto just down the road from his Parents. I mean any team that has Brent Burns automatically has the "Most Interesting Man on the Planet". The guy is one cool dude and literally a walking movie. 40 Years old Still playing 20 mins a night and still putting up points at a roughly 40 point season.
21 Feb 2026 17:00:55
@LL it would be as a peice in a larger deal. We already have enough that bring was Larsson brings, on the main roster, and in the depth charts. I clouding 2 younger prospects that are trending to play his type of game aswell.
21 Feb 2026 19:31:12
@Hrenklin which piece you looking at? Maybe that would make it a bit easier to evaluate.
22 Feb 2026 10:26:52
Toronto's fourth line is one of the weakest in the NHL right now, so adding Tye Kartye and Ben Meyers would be a solid boost. I'd rather see Quillan getting minutes on the third line when the time comes. A ton of guys have rotated through the fourth line, but the cold hard fact is that Toronto's bottom-six is weak, so they really need reinforcements specifically down there.
Adam Larsson seems to be right on the edge for Toronto fans as a borderline third-pairing guy, even though he'd probably be the best right-side defenseman on the team. At his age, would he still be a legit top-1 RD, or is Carlo somehow better somehow lol?
Stecher is excellent in a second-pairing role, so they still desperately need a true top-pair RD.
Maybe I'd still try a McCabe-Larsson pair as the first pairing, then force Rielly onto the second with Stecher maybe. Honestly, Rielly should've been traded somewhere a while ago.
I'd consider trading McMann and Jarnkrok for Eeli Tolvanen in return. Tolvanen and his one-timer could bring some real juice to the power play.
Larsson reminds me a lot of Jaccob Slavin, both guys quietly shut down the opponent's best players night after night.
Also, N. Roy could be swapped for Adam Lowry, and Adam would naturally take Roy's spot.
Once Joshua is healthy again, Lowry and Joshua would be a nasty duo. Roy just isn't much of a physical threat!
23 Feb 2026 16:13:53
Ridiculous. Only word to describe that short story you have posted.
21 Feb 2026 01:46:42
So apparently Colorado has major interest in Bobby McMan how about we throw in our 2nd round pick from 2027. We ask for their 1st round pick this year which would be at this point 32nd in the draft, and we ask for Max Curran who is from Chechia playing on a line with Miroslav Holinka for the Edmonton Oil Kings. Curran was a beast against Canada at the WJC this year. Then with our 3rd round pick this yea we take a flyer on their linemate in Edmonton Lukas Sawchyn. Curran and Holinka definitely have the makeup to be NHL players. And Sawchyn is not slouch either. The line has chemistry and who knows maybe just maybe it could translate still at the AHL or higher.
Sawchyn 1.39 points a game this season.
Holinka 1,47 points a game this season.
Curran 1.32 Points a game this season.
Not a huge trade but one that is worth exploring that doesn't cost a lot and also brings in a late 1st round pick this year.
21 Feb 2026 11:54:05
Well my Idea from above took a hit lol. My Nephew who lives in Edmonton and followsthe Oil Kings informed me of the following.
Max Curran has commited to UMass for next year and reports are he is looking at doing the full 4 years. Apparently he is pretty much a genious having won the Scholastic player of the year in the WHL last year when he was with Tri-City having 100% in all subjects.
My Nephew did say though that Holinka is the real deal and the leafs have a good one coming. He says he is well rounded with 4 power play goals and also 4 short handed goals and 8 game winners. Nice to hear.
21 Feb 2026 15:11:23
Colorado doesn't have a 1st this year.
21 Feb 2026 15:49:18
Yep you are correct. Computer lagged on me and had 2027 team picks still up and didn't log to the 2026 ones when I typed the post. Redundant post now anyway with Curran commiting to UMass. Guess my point of the post was maybe the odd time teams should maybe look at reuniting junior players that have chemistry.
23 Feb 2026 16:18:10
Treliving would be a pure idiot (which I’m still not convinced he is not) to trade Mcmann to any team without getting a 1st rd pick plus for. I’m not trading him for 2 2nds or just a prospect. If it’s a low (top 15) 1st I'm good with it. If it’s a high (16 and up) I want a prospect attached. Not getting this not trading him. Sign him. He will take a discount to stay as long as Trev adds term.
20 Feb 2026 15:06:39
LA get Rielly, Mcmann, Laughton, Thrun+3rd round pick 2026 and 2nd 2027.
Tor get M. Anderson, Armia and Lafreniere.
Second trade seattle get Robertson
Tor get Ben Meyers.
Third trade OEL and Jarnkrok (tor keeps calle's cap 25%) to Adam Larsson.
20 Feb 2026 20:15:07
The last trade is baffling to say the least. If Jarnkrok is going to be a free agent anyway with only $500,000 on his contract for the rest of the season. why would the leafs want to eat $250,000 Which is not much anyway, and then Trade a 34 year old Defenseman who is playing great for a 33 year olld Defenseman why has half the points and is sliding, who also carries a salary cap of $1,750,000. This trade makes no sense for the leafs.
Second trade would be Seattle getting a Player just starting to find his way a bit and is a RFA for a guy who has not lit it up exactly and can walk as a UFA. So in other words we could literally be just giving Seattle . Robertson.
FIrst trade I think the leaf package if a team bit on it, would get a larger return from some other teams in term of Prospects and picks. Plus I think LA would want some retention on Reillys contract
I might be off on that but I truly don't see the last 2 trades benefiting anyone but Seattle.
20 Feb 2026 21:29:09
I meant a salary cap of $1,750,000 more than OEL.
21 Feb 2026 02:53:14
All 3 trades are ridiculous. Stop posting gibberish.
17 Feb 2026 22:07:53
Leafs need trade to bring in assets to make bigger trades.
Final targets should be Werenski and Wallsteadt.
Laughton to anyone for 1st + lower pick/ prospect
Reilly for 2nd + prospect (Can take back salary in this deal)
McMann sounds like he might fetch a 1st
Carlo for 1st
Stolarz for highest asset
OEL for highest asset
Jarnkrok for anything
Leafs trade most of these assets gained + Cowan for Werenski
Leafs trade another 1st, Roy, Danford, Hilldeby for Wallsteadt
Leafs build around Matthews, Nylander, Knies, werenski, Wallsteadt and return to playoffs next year
Next year
Knies-Matthews-Domi
Maccelli-Tavares-Nylander
Blank-Blank-Robertson
Lorentz-Blank-Blank
Werenski-Tanev
McCabe-Blank
Blank-Stetcher
Wallsteadt
Woll
Holes to fill but this roster can be dangerous and there is cap space available.
18 Feb 2026 00:25:54
Insanity.
18 Feb 2026 12:24:22
If Maccelli and Domi are still on the team and playing in the top 6 then we will miss the playoffs next year too! Maccelli has a qualifying offer of around $4 million so no thanks he can walk if not traded!
18 Feb 2026 20:04:28
So you do all this then hope to sign 4 new forwards yet to be determined along with 2 defensemen yet to be determined and possibly 3 defensemen if Tanev doesn't bounce back from possible career ending situation. Also throw in that you got rid of Stolarz and Hildeby who both Joeseph Wolll gets along with and you bring in Wallsteadt who looks like he could be a good one but that is based on a small sample of 28 career games in the NHL. And you are giving up in that single trade for goalie with those 28 games, Roy, Hildeby who is just coming into his own and 1st round pick as well as Danford who was a 1st round pick. Then what happens if Woll says. Hey if you are in full rebuild and you see me as a backup then trade me. Then you have a unproven goalie with no backup plan .
19 Feb 2026 01:38:03
You gave up 10 roster players and 1 1st rd prospect (Danford) all to get 2 players 😂🤣😂😂 who’s going to play the rest of the season? You are truly 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴.
19 Feb 2026 20:53:43
I don’t get your values a 3rd 4th liner for 1st
And Reilly only gets a 2nd he’s a top pair on this team 2nd pairing on any other team lol but still doesn’t make sense to me.
17 Feb 2026 00:32:04
This may be the type of deal we could do for Rielly.
To Utah: Rielly
To Tor: Ian Cole + 2nd rd pick 2026
Cole is a 36yo expiring contract. By helping another team out by taking out an expiring contract may help us get a 2nd for Rielly without using retention for 4 years. This guy cannot play another year for the Leafs. I think he will do well somewhere else but he needs a change of scenery.
17 Feb 2026 12:34:00
Leafs would absolutely get another prospect to come back in a trade like that. With a potential cap space peice aswell.
19 Feb 2026 15:32:01
Utah doesn’t need Reilly. They have 3 lefty’s signed to multiple yrs.
19 Feb 2026 15:58:31
Not to mention Rielly not getting traded until off season if he waves. Teams like SJS, LAK, PIT. All weak on left side.
16 Feb 2026 01:09:10
Canes
McMann
Laughton
Benoit
Leafs
Nystrom
Cerrato
Nadeau.
17 Feb 2026 00:25:28
Who is Cerrato? Giving up Laughton Mcmann and Benoit for that is the biggest joke I’ve seen so far 🤣😂🤣🤣.
17 Feb 2026 20:01:51
Have to agree Blowhard, very poor return.
Cerritos is an unsigned average NCAA player.
Replace Nystrom with Charles-Alexis Legault, keep Nadeau in the deal and take Kotkaniemi off their hands I’m in.
Think Kotkaniemi has more to show and give.
17 Feb 2026 20:19:06
Nadeau and Cerrato would be good adds but Nystrom is a undersize D man I would like the first 2 but add in another good prospect for sure. Have to see how bad Cerrato's injury is for Penn State though. It might be season ending they say.
17 Feb 2026 21:35:02
@ RandySears Cerrato if he hadn't missed games would have almost exactly the same amount of points as McKenna. By all reports he is not average. He is good offensively but extremely good defensively. Just curious why the mention of him being a unsigned NCAA player?
17 Feb 2026 21:46:38
Also Take Nystrom out and put Stankoven in and that is a good deal. We might have to sweeten the deal slightly to get him though. Stankoven can play both wings if needed and he puts his ego in check when they put him out as a defensive center. Love that kid. He has a engine that has no quit.
19 Feb 2026 13:22:53
Sufferingsince1967…me too btw.
I mention that Cerrato is not yet signed by Carolina first because it’s true and secondly because Carolina, with 2 spaces open on their 50-man roster, would normally sign a highly rated top prospect.
I was perhaps incorrect calling him average but I would take Kotkaniemi (even at his AAV) before Cerrato.
19 Feb 2026 23:43:37
@ RandySears The reason he isn't signed is because he doesn't have to yet. Juniors have only 2 years to sign then they can go back in the draft. NCAA they have up to 4 years to sign. Matthew Knies is a perfect example. He waited 2 years to sign with the Leafs because he wanted to win a national NCAA championship but they ended up losing in the Final and then he signed. Cerrato was hoping with McKenna that this might be Penn States chance at the national Championship. I never look at a unsigned college player as a detriment. Unsigned and undrafted are different fish again. As far as Kotkaniemi goes. I just don't get it. He has underperformed his whole NHL Career which is not a small sampling at 500 games. His early stats as a amateur where pretty undwhelming as well for a #3 overall pick I thought. I was stunned when Montreal picked him that year. Crazy he went ahead of Brady Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Evan Bouchard and Noah Dobson to name a few.
21 Feb 2026 16:04:57
Your points are valid, especially how early Kotkaniemi was drafted.
I do like Nadeau (good New Brunswick boy like me except I’m no longer a “boy”) ; he’s a dynamic scorer. I prefer Legault over Nystrom and still believe Kotkaniemi is a bona fide NHLer who has yet to figure it out.
21 Feb 2026 17:45:50
Another Prospect Carolina has that would be nice to pry lose is Felix Unger Sorum. His progression over the last few years is impressive. 2023-2024 season he was one of the last players cut at the Hurricanes camp, then he went back to Sweden and played for Leksands in the Top mens league in Sweden, Lent to Leksands Junior team for One game. He finished 427th in scoring out of 702 players not bad for one game with 4 points lol. Then he played for Sweden at the WJC and went back to the Senior league and then played at the World Championships as well. Last year Carolina Sent him to Chicago in the AHL and he had a little problem getting adjusted but they send him to the WJC for Sweden again and he tied for 2nd in Tournament scoring and he settled in nicely at the bottom of the lineup in Chicago. This year with the Wolves he is 3rd in Scoring. If Carolina jumps back in the McMann hunt I would ask for this kid. I think right now Carolina sounds like the only team in the East with interest for McMann because they are only ones with enough prospects to give up. You are right about Nadeau being a sniper, World class shot. To get him it might take more than just McMann but this Sorum kid might get pried loose. If not McMann we should look off season at who else could be dealt for him.
15 Feb 2026 19:10:26
Pens
Morgan R
Lorentz
Leafs
Kindell
Oilers
Laughton
Leafs
Howard.
15 Feb 2026 20:46:37
I could see a slight possibility that Edmonton would bite on that if they fail on other trade fronts. They do need another forward with size and experience. Howard has a good upside though so the leafs might need to sweeten it.
The Pittsburgh deal I can't see happening. Kindel is way to bright of a budding star. He is playmaker similar to Mitch Marner in that linemates need to be ready for a pass that there doesn't seem to be enough room to make. He is a battler along the boards too which given his smaller stature is surprising. But his lower body leg strength is solid. Makes sense with both his parents being ex professional soccer players. I can't see them giving him up at all.
17 Feb 2026 00:30:31
Rielly won’t get traded until off season. He’s not waving. Laughton for Howard straight up seems doabke but only if leafs retain salary.
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