Leafs rumours 3

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 02:29:40
Tor: Nylander

NJ: Heisher, Nemec.

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.

13 Apr 2026 00:34:22
Rangers
Matthews

Leafs
Lafreniere
Cuylle
1st 2026

Hawks
Nylander
Carlo
Robertson

Leafs
1st 2026 Chicagos
Korchinski

Kraken
Rielly
Leafs
2nd 2027
2nd 2028



Leafs land the top 3 of 5 picks and choose
Mckenna
Verhoeff
Malhotra

Let the rebuild begin.

13 Apr 2026 20:50:55
No comment lol terrible.

12 Apr 2026 20:42:18
Kraken
Nylander
Robertson
Carlo

Leafs
Wright
Firkus
Rehkopf
1st 2026
2nd 2027

13 Apr 2026 18:31:17
I would think Nylander alone would be enough to get SEA's 2026 1st, Jake Obrien, and Shane Wright.

But I like your thinking.

12 Apr 2026 16:12:46
Offseason trade.

New York Rangers get:
William Nylander (RW, $11.5M AAV through 2031-32.)
Toronto Maple Leafs get:
Vincent Trocheck (C, $5.625M AAV through 2028-29)
Will Cuylle (LW, $3.9M AAV through 2026-27)
Straight-up player swap, no picks or prospects.

Obviously Nylander has a full NMC so he'd have to be okay with it. 1c Matthews
2c Trocheck
3c Tavares

Cuylle Hometown kid and hit machine and good shooter.

12 Apr 2026 17:45:49
If I was doing a Nylander to New York deal I would not go after Trocheck as much as I have liked him over the years. He has slowed down the past 2 years and he will be 33 in a couple of months. So then we have 33 year old Vinnie and 36 year old Tavares both slowing down.

I would see if the Rangers bite on Nylander and Carlo for Alexis Lafreniere, Gabe Perreault and Braeden Schneider.



The salary for the three Rangers would be roughly $12.4 million after Schneider's estimated upcoming RFA deal. So with Nylander's salary and Carlo's salary the Leafs would have an extra $2.6 roughly extra cap and 3 players capable of stepping into the lineup.

14 Apr 2026 15:37:43
Trochek out. Replace him with Schneider 24yr old RD. 1st rd 2026. Greentree, Cuylle.
Then we r talking. No need to add.

12 Apr 2026 16:00:03
Sharks
Nylander
Carlo
Benoit

Leafs
Lund
Musty
1st 2026 San Jose pick

Domi Joshua traded anywhere for 4th rd picks
Robertson to Hawks for 2nd 2026



With their own pick Leafs drat malhotra
With SJ pick draft smits or carels

Free agency
Tolvanen
Bjorkstrand
Soucy
Trouba

Knies 34 Cowan
Musty Tavares Bjorkstrand
Tolvanen malhotra Lund
Lorentz Quillan Haymes

McCabe OEL Soucy Trouba Danford Villeneuve
Rifai

Woll Akhayamov

14 Apr 2026 15:39:17
Nylander gets you that on his own. 78pts in 64 games this season. He’s worth that alone.

12 Apr 2026 04:08:47
Ducks
Nylander
Carlo
Robertson

Leafs
McTavish
Colangelo
Luneau
Solberg

12 Apr 2026 04:04:33
Utah
Nylander
Carlo
Robertson

Leafs
Beaudoin
Lamoureux
Crouse

12 Apr 2026 03:53:35
No thx, if we can unload Reilly and Carlo I say go for Andersson and Raddysh play Tanev whatever the situation calls for depending on health 2nd or 3rd pairig. If Matthews is out, go to Anaheim for Mctavish, Macqueen and possibly Sennecke and picks.

12 Apr 2026 03:58:55
Hawks
Nylander
Carlo

Leafs
Frondell
2nd 2026

12 Apr 2026 11:48:44
Hard pass from Leafs.

12 Apr 2026 17:50:30
Change that 2 round pick to a First with Frondell and I am all in. Can't see Frondell getting shipped out of Chicago anytime soon though.

12 Apr 2026 02:25:53
I honestly think we should be targeting a Frondel for Nylander package. Chicago obviously adds, but this should be a target for the Leafs.

12 Apr 2026 01:57:28
Chicago is not giving up a 18 year old Centreman who is going to be stud.