15 Jul 2026 14:09:22
A trade for all;

Tor gets Shane Wright and Ryan Lindgren for Morgan Reilly and Easton Cowan

Both teams seem to get what the want.

1.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 13:28:42
Coukd you elaborate on what each team gets in what they want?

2.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 13:37:38
Toronto get a centre to potentially replace Tavares and a steady d man in his prime. Seattle get a young scorer and a pick moving d man to help on offence.

Also both teams get rid of distractions in Wright and Reilly.

3.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 14:28:59
Or do both teams take on new Distractions? I have always felt Wright had unrealistic expectations on him because of the Exceptional status granted in the OHL. I really did not see the dominance you might expect of someone with that hype. When Seattle lent him to the World Junior team the year after he was drafted. He was actually very ordinary and I noticed then that his skating was not at a par with the best of the crop. Then when he went to Windsor he was ok for the end of the season and then was very, very ordinary in the playoffs. He slowly worked his way from the AHL to Seattle and it looked like he may have turned a corner 2 seasons ago but this year he took a step back as the league like of got a book on him. When pressured hard he doesn't have that foot speed to get separation from the fast forecheck.

I just think Cowan has adapted much more quicker and has a better long term upside.

Wright might have a future somewhere as a 3rd line centre or possibly 3rd line winger. As far as Lindgren he is 40 in a 28-year-old's body. He is beat up and has either been injured or played injured for the last 3 years because of his style of play. Heathiest he has been is when he laid out Bouchard with the Cheap Shot at the Worlds. I would rather see Danford on a ELC apprenticing than Lindgren. Danford is a hard hitter and brings much more foot speed as well.

Sorry I just don't see the fit. Even Wright with all his warts so to speak will still be looking for $4 to $4.5 on a bridge deal next year so with Lindgren and Wright by giving up Reilly and Cowan the Money balances out. The goal with Reilly is to gain a minimum of that $5 or all of that $7.5 at the end of any deal.

4.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 15:39:03
No to trading Cowan. I think he's gonna be an absolute dog for us

5.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 16:15:58
Cowan for Wright is a definite know. Rielly for Lindgren I would do. U save cap space and u get a younger guy for your third pairing or he can move up if someone gets hurt. Seattle gets certainty with Rielly as a replacement just in case Dunn hits free agency.

6.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 17:57:36
I don't mind Shane Wright, but as Suffering mentioned, he was given exceptional status and never really progressed from then. I see him as a 2C if he really hits his stride, but most likely a 3C.

They were asking the Nucks for Buiuum or Wallinder. If that's what they want then they can job on and keep Wright.

7.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 18:35:28
Wow they were asking for Buiim? No law says you can’t sell a product for more than it’s worth lol.

8.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 18:42:25
@Suffering I read that last night and was stunned.

That seems like an insane ask that no one will pay. What's that in Leafs terms, Knies? Cowan+1st? No chance I would pay that price.

9.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 19:26:07
It's almost saying "We want to get rid of him but we really don't so we will ask for the world and hey....maybe someone will surprise us."

10.) 15 Jul 2026
15 Jul 2026 20:30:10
Ya I’m not sold on that kid. I think we keep Cowan, glue him to JT and see if he can play centre this year or next.