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21 May 2026 19:13:27
What if.
Noah Chadwick heads to Winnipeg in exchange for Elias Salomonsson. Not a blocksbuster by any means, but the Swedish blueliner still has intriguing NHL potential. Sundin wanted to shake things up a bit, and Chayka finally caves as Salomonsson joins the Leafs family. Because Elias has higher ceiling.
1.) 21 May 2026 19:34:07
What do you see that shows he has a higher ceiling?
2.) 21 May 2026 20:48:21
Interesting comparison, methinks.
I think this opinion is based on Salomonsson is an elite skater with 2-way abilities and is already in the NHL.
He also plays with a little more physicality.
I am, however, hopeful that Chadwick can exceed expectations for a 5/6 Dman.
3.) 21 May 2026 21:52:29
He was already in the NHL because of a ton of injuries.
4.) 21 May 2026 22:02:27
Say that name three times fast.
21 May 2026 18:23:15
What if Jacob Trouba signed a 3-year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs worth $4.2 million per season? And since injuries basically ruined the season, Michal Kesselring could get a 2-year contract worth $1.8 million per season.
Then Toronto could trade away 2–3 defensemen.
Trouba would play on the first defensive pairing, and Kesselring on the second pairing, so the “extra” defensemen could be traded for, say, a third-line center and a winger for like the second line winger.
1.) 21 May 2026 20:17:16
Again we don't need a 3C, also if you want to bolster your D-corp, sure sign Trouba with the intention of him being a second pairing and actually getting a 1st pairing to go with him.
2.) 21 May 2026 22:40:19
I don't think Trouba is interested in playing in Canada. This is my speculation since I don't know what teams he's had on his no trade lists. Ultimately it comes down to his wife's work preference, which is why he left Winnipeg in the first place. I would mostly see him landing in the metro area, maybe Washington.
3.) 21 May 2026 23:20:17
So my question is why in one of the weakest UFA markets in years would Trouba sign for $4.2 million after earning $8 and having his best year in 5 years? And as Hrenkin mentioned.... with Trouba's wife being a doctor the U.S. teams are for sure their preferred destinations.
20 May 2026 21:35:57
Or maybe Sean Monahan and Miles Wood could be players for Toronto next season, and Columbus would get Max Domi and Dakota Joshua.
Monahan would take the 3rd-line center spot, and Wood would play on the 3rd or 4th line and create chaos.
And for the defense, a small upgrade: Brandon Carlo would be traded for Dante Fabbro.
1.) 20 May 2026 23:20:31
Again we don’t need a third line centre.
20 May 2026 21:15:41
Some idea
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Bryan Rust (take first line rw spot.)
Owen Pickering (future top4)
Benjamin Kindell (still mystery card, potential top6-9?)
2027 1st-round pick (Top-5 protected).
Pittsburgh Penguins
William Nylander
Who win who lose long run.
1.) 20 May 2026 22:28:33
Pittsburgh is closer to bottoming out for a few seasons. Trading for Nylander would cause more damage to the long term outlook than getting 1 or 2 more playoff runs with Crosby.
2.) 20 May 2026 23:21:08
We could do a lot better than this.
3.) 21 May 2026 11:25:53
Make it a 1st for this year and swap Pickering out and put Brunicke in and we might talk. I like Rust but wonder at his age when the slow down starts. You would have to hope he has another 4 years left so that 1st rounder takes his spot for it to work out. Plus, would Matthew’s be able to adapt to being a playmaker for Rust? If the deal was done I think you put Kindel on Matthew’s right wing as he has a similar playmaking style to Marner and put Rust with Tavares.
But we are still looking for another centreman. Yes, I know Kindel plays Centre and Right Wing but he would better served with Matthew’s if Matthew’s stays.
20 May 2026 20:20:18
Or would Morgan Barron be a better option as a 3C than Sturm? They’re slightly differents players, but if Barron could be acquired for a 3rd-round pick, that would work for me. Barron would bring more offense, while Sturm would bring faceoff ability and penalty kill / defensive reliability.
1.) 20 May 2026 20:25:52
JT is your 3C for the foreseeable future. 2C is an absolute must and where the focus needs to be.
2.) 20 May 2026 20:42:12
Even if JT was for some odd reason still the #2, you would want your #3 to be a higher producer than Barron. Ideally you want a minimum 35 points and possibly a little more from your #3.
3.) 20 May 2026 22:29:31
Why not sign Laughton as 3c, his offensive talent was wasted on the 4th line?
4.) 20 May 2026 23:28:19
I love Laughton. I’m an Oakville boy. I watched him grow up, but realistically JT is your best option at 3C. Upgrade the 2C and I agree Scott is better than a fourth liner; he’d be better off with another team.
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13 May 2026 10:22:55
Solid ideas. If I was the GM, I’d probably be fine with all of them. Coyle’s obviously off the market now, though. Fun to toss around different scenarios and ideas.
My choice is Stenberg and Chase Reid but it's ok if Leafs draft McKenna and Reid.
24 Apr 2026 13:29:46
Toronto should seriously consider giving Mark Jankowski a fair deal. He’d be a solid 4th-line center, good on the PK, and can slot in on the wing too. Plays a pretty mistake-free game, and that kind of reliability isn’t freee. I’d say around $1.8M x 4 years.
So what’s the verdict here? Is Jankowski actually a useless player, or are people underrating him?
1.) 24 Apr 2026 16:10:11
He has not earned more than $800,000 for the last 6 years why would you give him a million more per season? For 4 years.
2.) 25 Apr 2026 08:12:40
He’s not playing for $800k anymore. He had a strong season, and with the kind of tools Jankowski brings, you have to pay a bit for that. The cap is going up too, so locking him in as a 4C and PK guy for a few years would be an easy and sensible move. Toronto’s young centers are still a couple of years away from being NHL-ready, so they need to bring in a capable center through free agency or a trade.
Welcome, Jankowski... or at least hopefully welcome.
Also seen that Jason Robertson for William Nylander trade idea floating around… I’d be on board with that.
3.) 25 Apr 2026 12:03:04
So let's see. His salary going backwards for the last 6 years was 800,800,775,750,750,700 in thousands of course. He has had trouble staying healthy or playing full-time in the NHL without stints in the minors. Only the last 2 years has he not gone to the minors in those 6 years. He is a 4th line player. He had a decent year for a fourth liner but still again missed 14 games with injury.
I would give him a offer for $1 million which is a 25% increase but I am not giving him a 225% increase. For scoring .308 points a game. His career average is .300 points a game. So it's not like he blew up and found a big jump in scoring. $1 million is a fair offer for what he is and is going to be 32 at the start of the season.
4.) 25 Apr 2026 12:16:00
If you are looking for a player in that salary range that might accept a 1.8 or 2.0 million that will get a lot of interest, that can bring physicality and showed this year he can actually play some offense. Look at A.
J Greer from Florida. Free agent at $850.000 granted that is like earning $1.2 in Toronto, the Florida tax thing. So he may even have to get a hike to $2.5 in Toronto but he brings a big physical edge we are missing too.
5.) 25 Apr 2026 18:39:00
What about Teddy Blueger? At a similar price, he’s a smart, reliable option to handle the 4C role.
6.) 25 Apr 2026 21:03:51
Plays too soft. We need a 4th line that is fast but physical, they don't have to be high scoring but not weak defensively either, but other teams better lines are aware they are on the ice and nervous when we get home team line matching advantage at certain points in a game.
When Joshua is healthy with two similar players with him they can be that. Lorentz is good in that regard and as I said a Guy like A. J Greer can fill that role but he is also good enough to slot into the 3rd line as well to give toughness there as well.
25 Nov 2025 10:33:44
It is time for Toronto to trade all their first and second line players for draft picks or whatever they can get. After fifteen years of being an active fan I watched every single game for fifteen years I decided that Toronto was the wrong team to support. So I decided to stop following the NHL completely this season after game number twenty two. It is a tough decision but I need to find something more reasonable to replace it with. T. Ex fan.
02 Oct 2025 17:27:34
I think Connor Murphy could be a good fit for Toronto's blue line. In return, the Leafs could send out Robertson and Benoit. Murphy would bring a bit more offensive upside compared to Benoit, and the fact that he's a right-handed shot is definitely a plus.
Also, Järnkrokk can take Robertson's spot in the lineup number 13th player. As for Kämpf, he can be moved anywhere. even for nothing.
McCabe Tanev or Murphy
Rielly Murphy or Tanev
OEL CArlo.
1.) 04 Oct 2025 23:53:53
I really don't see a point. Benoit is fine for the role he plays.
29 Aug 2025 10:06:00
Knies Matthews Maccelli
McMann if don't work then Joshua step up Tavares Nylander
Domi Roy Cowan
Lorenz Laughton Joshua/ Pezzetta
McCabe Tanev
Rielly Carlo
Benoit OEL
If the lines looked something like that, I don't think Toronto needs too many more changes. Kampf, Robertson, and Järnkrok wouldn't make the lineup in my scenario, because I’d already start giving Cowan a chance to break into the NHL. Yeah, many people would say it’s too early, but he has to be given the opportunity to prove the doubters wrong even if it’s just the 9-game trial.
Those three (Kämpf, Robertson, Järnkrok) could be traded for picks or future assets.
I'd give McMann a real shot on the second line. If it doesn’t work out, you move on and trade him.
Let's go Leafs. Maccelli+50assist I bet that.
02 May 2026 16:48:25
Well, it’s pretty obvious that those Toronto prospects are at best B-level players, while Oliver is an A-level talented center who’s going to play more games in the NHL than all those Leafs prospects combined.
You’ve probably only looked at stats, suffer67 and if that’s the case, you might want to do a bit more homework before jumping to these conclusions.
Next season Oliver will play a full season. I wonder if any of those other players in that trade will even play over 150 NHL games. See more games and analysis don't look stats too much.
28 Apr 2026 15:19:57
You can look at it that way if you want. Are you okay, suffer67? You focus on one word here on the forum and feel the need to jump on it,, if you’re like 15–20 years old, I can understand that attitude. But if you are older that's weird.
And Stolarz isn’t exactly a great player either, so swapping two players like that… sometimes teams just do that. Mangiapane brings so much more than just a shot, which is pretty much all Nick brings, so 100 times out of 100 I’d take Mangiapane over Robertson.
And there’s really no point in keeping Stolarz. Chicago could use an experienced backup who can play 20–30 games a season.
So does Toronto really not want to take a chance on a player coming off a weaker season? Only guys who are over performing allowed on the roster? Wow, okay then. Good luck for that.
28 Apr 2026 15:04:57
How do you know that Alex won’t sign with Toronto in the summer? Sure, I should probably check every player’s contract situation, but sometimes things get forgotten, that’s just life. Sorry for that.
Sometimes I ask out of curiosity which players Toronto is actively scouting. Sometimes I get information, and sometimes I just go with my own gut feeling. I probably have around 10 notebooks worth of “scouting-style” notes on players from about 20 years.
I watch games a bit differently than fans who are only interested in winning, I pay attention to player movement and how individuals perform, and then I compare that to Toronto and whether they might need a player like that.
Did you know, suffer67, that Chase Reid is ranked higher than Verhoeff in Toronto’s system? I don’t think you do...but assumptions aren’t the same as knowledge.
27 Apr 2026 18:42:08
*Great write-up, RLF*
I agree with what you said. Sillinger is honestly hard to project when it comes to his next contract, but he’s so versatile that you’re probably paying a premium of at least a million because of that.
I don’t hate Robertson either, it’s just that there doesn’t really seem to be a clear top-six role for him in Toronto, so I’d rather move on.
27 Apr 2026 18:31:58
Suffering1967
Yeah, I definitely rate Sillinger as a more complete two-way player than Stankoven overall, which is why I gave Stankoven a lower rating than Cole.
25 Apr 2026 18:39:00
What about Teddy Blueger? At a similar price, he’s a smart, reliable option to handle the 4C role.
25 Apr 2026 08:12:40
He’s not playing for $800k anymore. He had a strong season, and with the kind of tools Jankowski brings, you have to pay a bit for that. The cap is going up too, so locking him in as a 4C and PK guy for a few years would be an easy and sensible move. Toronto’s young centers are still a couple of years away from being NHL-ready, so they need to bring in a capable center through free agency or a trade.
Welcome, Jankowski... or at least hopefully welcome.
Also seen that Jason Robertson for William Nylander trade idea floating around… I’d be on board with that.