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
Uta - Keller, Cooley, Sergachev
Tor - 1st overall, Stolarz
Mon - Reinbacher, Fowler, Hague, Bolduc, Guhle
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?
1.) 14 May 2026
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.
2.) 14 May 2026
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.
3.) 14 May 2026
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.
4.) 15 May 2026
14 May 2026 23:53:16
Yes the Columbus one very massive overpayment, Seattle one as well as well as the Philadelphia one too.