Leafs Trade Rumors

14 Apr 2026 22:37:45
Sign Tuch 7 years × 11.5-12, Mason Marchment 5 years 5 million, Mario Ferraro 6 years 4.5, and Ramus Anderson 7 years 8.5.

15 Apr 2026 12:46:29
No problem with the Targets. We could not get them all though if they all accepted. We have $24.7 mil available for next year with 6 Roser spots to fill. They would cost $29.5 and we would still have 2 more spots to fill.

Who gets traded to save enough to do all this and we don't get any salary hit in the return deal?

$ always are a hinderance in these things.

14 Apr 2026 12:34:20
The Trade:

To Toronto: Dawson Mercer (RFA rights/ Contract - $4M AAV)
To New Jersey: Easton Cowan + Ben Danford + Nick Robertson (RFA rights) + 2028 2nd Round Pick

------Yeah, many might see the trade as insane, but Merccer would add some really needed traits to Toronto’s top-six forwards.

He’s shown he belongs in the top lines and has even more potential to grow. Toronto would give up some high-end prospeccts, but they’d get a high-motor top6 guy in return.

14 Apr 2026 13:13:02
Way too much for Mercer. Maybe Robertson and a second.

14 Apr 2026 13:21:03
It all depends on insanity. If you are the Devils and you accept this trade, you are for sure not insane. If you are the Leafs and you do this deal, you are insane. Cowan gave a glimpse of his skill and feistiness down the stretch once he got regular ice time and you for sure do not give up your top defense prospect in this deal, not to mention any kind of pick.

14 Apr 2026 14:44:56
Plus... what are the traits Mercer is bringing? He is not as big as Cowan and is a 40 point a year guy. Cowan, I don't think is going to be a massive point scorer but I can see him as a 60 to 65 point guy and a lot more stronger physical player than Mercer.

14 Apr 2026 15:20:42
Suffering cant u just say it’s insane. What with the Wikipedia explanation every single time 🤦🏼‍♂️

14 Apr 2026 16:10:57
I was asking what traits he was bringing. Maybe I have missed something on Mercer.

I can say and ask what I want. Free world or haven't you heard?

14 Apr 2026 17:51:31
Yeah
My posts are insane
But this one
This one
Is one level beyond mine.

15 Apr 2026 01:54:39
Wouldn’t trade Cowan straight up for Mercer

13 Apr 2026 21:14:45
Got a question. It is based on a few "if's".

If LA makes the playoffs and Leafs get the 2nd in the Laughton trade, the Leafs also tank enough to get their top 5 pick, and then the Leafs sign McMann and Laughton in the off-season, do those actually become good trades then?

The Leafs would have got 2 2nds and a 4th for two players they eventually re-signed anyway and those trades helped them tank enough to get the top 5 pick in a deep top 10 draft.

13 Apr 2026 20:42:01
Absolutely it does and I feel that was the thinking behind it but McMann really fit into his new team so I think he stays put but Laughton will jump to come back home with the Leafs opened arms to greet him.

13 Apr 2026 23:20:06
I think that Toronto could get better players than McMann and Laughton in Free agency.

Perhaps
Charlie Coyle
Mason Marchmont
AJ Grier
Stenlund

14 Apr 2026 02:21:05
PG. Not the point. I said "if" all these things happen, do what people considered bad trades become good trades?

14 Apr 2026 13:24:36
To many if's to make a early decision. A lot to factor in... length and amount of potential contracts is the biggest and of course to review it 3 years from now on the performance of those players on how the trades pan out.

14 Apr 2026 15:01:49
Suffering. If it takes all those factors, like what are the contracts etc and 3 years to review it before one can make a decision on whether it was good or not, than why were so many upset with the returns to begin with?
If we retain that top 5 pick, no doubt moving McMann, Laughton and Roy helped do it.

If the Leafs get a top 5 pick, plus the 1st, 2 2nds, a 4th and a 5th, that would seem like a pretty successful TDL. Especially if they then re-sign even one of McMann or Laughton. No?

14 Apr 2026 15:25:49
Laughton pick just became a 2nd. But no thank you on signing him or McMann. Time to move on; look at different players. Hopefully the new GM comes in, fires Berube, and brings in a guy that has a wider vision of what hockey is than just playing a heavy game.

Then bring in players that bring more balance than just heavy players that can't keep up with the speed of the NHL today.

13 Apr 2026 16:37:01
Warning: Long post because of player list the New GM will have do dissect.

The Leafs don't want to make a snap decision for replacing Treliving but time will soon be of the essence. We do know they have for quite a while (Even before Treliving was let go) talking with a few candidates. Some the media have let us know about and others that have been kept quiet.

That clock is ticking for the New G.M every hour of everyday. In a few days the regular season is done and that G.M needs to be able to talk to each and every player to get their input into what the G.M wants to implement. Whether it is a retool, or a rebuild.

He has Different tiers of players to guage their reaction and if they are on board for his vision for the team.

No Movement players.

5 of them. Matthews,Nylander,Tavares,Reilly,Tanev.

and No Trade players.

1 of them.

McCabe

If they are not fully on board then they will be asked to submit a short list of where they might be inclined to be moved to. Tanev depending on his Health after the Surgery might be urged to go on the LTIR. He then is actually allowed to work as a coach or a scout without affecting the LTIR so long as he doesn't play. He would be a fantastic assistant coach I think for defensemen.


RFA players.

4 of them.

Tverberg,Villeneuve,Quillan and Robertson.

I would let Tverberg go, Qualify Quillan and Robertson and Villeneuve. I think Villeneuve might try and see if he gets offers. Quillan I think sees a potential spot in the lineup for him and might accept the Qualifying offer. Robertson might try the market but by qualifying we will get at least something in return. a 3rd round pick or if someone went $2.3 or higher for him a 2nd round pick.

UFA Players.

2 of them

Jarnkrok and Stecher

Let Jarnkrok walk If we didn't have Danford and Chadwick on the rise I would have kept Stecher but it's not fair for him to not play. He is a steady D-man. But only a depth guy going forward here.

Players with Team Lists they will allow to be traded to.

5 players.

Domi 13 teams
Joshua 12 teams
OEL 16 teams
Carlo 8 teams but only 3 teams After July 1
Stolarz 8 teams but 16 teams After July 1

All of these players have their teams already submitted to the team now. On July 1 they have to submit a new list of teams. So the GM has to guage in interviews with the players if they might be changing some of the teams on their lists on July 1.

If Carlo is to be moved then for sure you want to do that sooner than later while there are 8 teams on that list before it shrinks to 3.

The players that can be traded with no restrictions at all.

Knies, Cowan,Woll,Lorentz,Akhtyamov,Haymes,Pezzetta,Benoit,Myers

Whatever plan the new G.M has rides a lot on your No Movement players. One contract in specific affects chasing any free agents and that is Reilly's. There is not a lot of salary saving or potential player returns in the rest of the Roster other than Knies,Cowan and OEL

13 Apr 2026 18:01:25
Nylander has said he doesn’t want to be there for a full rebuild so he would waive his NTC and Rielly suggested two days ago that he want to be there but if the team doesn’t want him he might be interested in moving on!

13 Apr 2026 00:21:25
Looking at a young retool/older rebuild:
To Minn: Mathews, Carlo
To Tor: Faber, Ek, 2nd rd pick 2026

To ANH: Nylander, OEL, Quillan
To Tor: Sennecke, Mintuykov, McTavish

To CBJ: Reilly
To Tor: Olivier, 3rd rd pick 2026

To Edm: Stolarz
To Tor: Podkolzin, 3rd rd pick 2026

Sign UFA’s McMann 4X 6M and Oleksiak 2X3.75M

Knies, JT, Cowan
McMann, Ek, Sennecke
Podkolzin, McTavish, Robertson
Joshua Domi, Olivier

McCabe, Faber
Mintuykov, Tanev
Oleksiak, Danford

Woll/Hildeby.

13 Apr 2026 00:32:48
Yes, up the C position we look weak right now but we hope McTavish will develop to a 2C and with that top five pick we get a C to hopefully be our future #1C.

13 Apr 2026 08:05:01
@clarky, Man I really like the targets 100% but JT as first line C we'll get crushed no? He’s not that guy anymore. I see your posts and think you have a good handle on hockey in Leaf land, plus maybe explain your thoughts on that move tho. Great post tho!

13 Apr 2026 08:08:27
Clarky shoulda kept reading lol. My apologies, but I still feel off about that. Remember our first is fully exposed next year in a deep deep draft. I hate giving Boston anything more for that pylon Carlo, but I think with a #1 C that arguably should be 3C could put us in a bad spot.

13 Apr 2026 12:48:33
A lot if it looks good for the Leafs moving forward. Pretty sure when I did a trade of Nylander for Sennecke you said no way they do it because Sennecke is almost ad good as it is. Now Leafs also get Minty and MacT?

13 Apr 2026 20:49:57
You can’t trade these players and then say hopefully get… Not going to happen nor should it.