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06 May 2026 04:39:45
To Rangers: Nylander, #49 pick, #69
To Leafs: Vincent Trocheck, Alex Lafreniere, Braden Schnieder.
Knies - Matthews - Trocheck (right shot)
Lafreniere - Pettersson (see previous proposal) - ?
Cowan - Tavares - Robertson
McCabe - Schneider
Oel - Tanex
Stanley - Stecher
1.) 06 May 2026 04:11:06
I'd need a younger center coming back.
2.) 06 May 2026 16:14:05
You still have Carlo too don’t you?
06 May 2026 04:35:01
To Vancouver: 1st overall pick, Morgan Rielly ($7.5), Dakota Joshua ($3.25)
To Leafs: #3 overall, #41 via the Sharks, Elias Pettersson ($11.6)
1.) 06 May 2026 14:13:04
Laughable
07 Mar 2026 01:12:24
Well, that was a disappointing (depressing) trade deadline.
A late 2027 - 1st (Roy)
A 2027 - 2nd (McMann)
A 2026 - 3rd (Laughton)
Hopefully Treliving won’t survive this mess he has created.
Berube isn't a youth/development coach and must be replaced.
I think Leafs fans are in for a long rebuild.
Hopefully MLSE pick the right man for the job this time.
1.) 07 Mar 2026 10:31:17
So my buddy and his kid who played in the show said they were watching the scenario over the last few weeks and he was talking to his agent getting his opinion on how things went. Interesting take on it actually.
He said Colorado pretty much had a deal in place with Calgary with Kadri but it was a constant back and forth on what the pieces would be, so in case it fell apart they jumped on Nicolas Roy to ensure they had a hard forechecker and good faceoff guy for the stretch and the playoffs. Then if the Kadri deal came together they were set down the middle even if they had an injury.
The McMann one is the frustrating one. His feedback from his group of sources was the Leafs had 4 to 5 offers of a 1st round pick right after the Calgary, Edmonton games when McMann had a goal in each. Then the next day was Roster Freeze. Apparently Leafs wanted a prospect as well. They decided to hold out, and then McMann went 4 games after the Olympics with no goals and the offers by the third game for a 1st were off the table.
McMann was not dressed for the last 2 games for fear of injury leading to trade deadline, that was one part of the reasoning the other fear was if he had gone another 2 games with no goals he may not have even been in play for a trade at all.
Not as much insight into the Laughton deal but word was they had an early offer of a 2nd and a 3rd but held off and trying for a better deal. They waited too long and got backed into a corner. Hence all we got was a 3rd rounder.
So in essence the only good deal we really got was the Roy one and that was because Colorado really wanted a backup plan for Kadri.
Colorado is going to be a rough team to match up against down the middle. (Like they weren't already lol) Now it's McKinnon, Kadri, Nelson (Could flip those either way as number 2 or number 3 center) Roy as the 4th line center, with either Parker Kelly or Jack Drury drawing in on the 4th line as a winger in case another centre goes down with injury.
2.) 07 Mar 2026 14:21:00
You have conveniently also left out the 5th for Roy, the 4th for McMann and that if LA makes the playoffs Laughton pick becomes a 2nd.
I'm not saying this was a great trade deadline by any means.
Honestly, what did we expect for Laughton? Berube played him as a 4th liner. A 2nd or 3rd for a 4th liner is a decent return.
McMann, sure I would have loved a 1st. But there wasn't alot of 1sts handed out in general.
Roy - 2027, Chicago only got one (2027) because they took on Mangi, otherwise they weren't getting one for both Dickinson and Dach.
Wash got a 1st and 3rd for Carlson, one of the best D in the League. Blues got a conditional 1st for Schenn and a 1st for Faulk. Flames got a conditional 1st for Kadri in 28.
That's it. And people think McMann should easily have been a 1st+? So what Carlson got? Not likely.
The 1st and 5th for Roy was a great return based on what other players returns were. Even Panarin, an over point a game player, didn't get a 1st.
Can't only look at what the Leafs got as returns, have to look at the whole picture.
3.) 07 Mar 2026 14:42:15
What you mean Panarin didn’t get a 1st? They got Greentree, which is even better then a 1st.
4.) 07 Mar 2026 16:10:55
Panarin is over a point per game player. Last year even, that would have been Greentree and a 1st. Weegar easily would have been a 1st+
5.) 07 Mar 2026 16:59:34
Didn't conveniently leave them out as that was not the gist of the post. Was just relaying what I was given for background on how the getting greedy and not pulling the trigger took away from the initial offerings. Tre does not read the market that well. It's how he funbled the Huberdeau signing. He was so desperate to show the world Calgary could keep and sign players after losing Tkachuk and Gaudreau.
He offered $2 million more than what Huberdeau's camp was hoping to get. I have yet to hear of a agent that says...." No you guys are offering to much" lol
Anyway deadline is done. Let's move on to our Spring Meetings of the Leaf GM's at large and find a way to fix this mess.
6.) 07 Mar 2026 23:19:58
I wasn't referring to you, L1967. It was WB49 who left out the picks. Not sure why you assumed that was for you, as you weren't the original poster.
7.) 08 Mar 2026 01:34:02
@ RLF No offense taken. Guess because you posted right after my post.It gets confusing some on some of the more active posts. Thats why I try to tag posters now.
8.) 08 Mar 2026 21:19:57
The reason Panarin didn’t get more is because he’s an older forward, had no term and will cost too much to resign.
LAK want him for this year only and paid accordingly.
Weegar got a haul IMO, a serviceable veteran, a prospect and three 2nds!
We got nothing like that.
Treliving at the TDL was categorically overmatched and out-negotiated.
He cannot remain in his current position!
9.) 08 Mar 2026 23:47:46
LA actually signed him for 2 more years at $11 Million each year the day they traded for him, Randy.
23 Feb 2026 00:34:11
Another preposterous proposal!
1) To St Louis: Austin Matthews, Captain of the Gold Medal winning Team USA
To Leafs: Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou
2) To Tampa: McMann (50% retained), Benoit
To Leafs: Sam O’Reilly
Knies - Thomas - Kyrou
Robertson - Tavares - Nylander
Cowan - Roy - O’Reilly
Lorentz - Laughton - Joshua
I know.
Ridiculous!
1.) 23 Feb 2026 00:47:06
Matthews as he is laying on his Therapists couch :
" It was the craziest dream. First they let Mitch go to Free Agency and he is living the high life in Vegas. Then they traded me to the 2nd worst team in the league and said my no-trade contract was not signed in front of a witness so I had no choice but to go. Then they traded McMann and Benoit to Tampa and they won a Stanley Cup. Then the worst part of the dream was when I dreamt I was losing all my hair! "
He then stands up looks in the mirror and notices his Hairline "AAAAAAAAHHHH OMG It wasn't a dream".
2.) 23 Feb 2026 16:12:42
Ridiculous. ????.
3.) 23 Feb 2026 23:04:07
Blowhard.
Did you not read the 2nd word?
Preposterous!
Perhaps you don’t know what that means?
Buy yourself a dictionary.
4.) 23 Feb 2026 23:10:23
Fun read.
Keep the fiction going!
5.) 24 Feb 2026 16:24:41
Go back to grazing in the pastures u ????. Didn’t need to read it already knew it was worthless even as comedic post.
12 Jan 2026 04:05:46
To Leafs:
Leafs absorb Mangiapane’s unwanted $3.6 million dollar contract for this year and next unburdening Oilers cap.
To Oilers:
Leafs send Anthony Stolarz to Oilers providing them with a, when healthy, top 10 goaltender in the league based on last years numbers not this year’s injury riddled numbers.
Stolarz is not far off returning healthy to the lineup.
For providing Oilers with the upgraded goaltending they are desperately in need of, at $2.5 million dollar contract for Stolarz and absorbing 1 1/ 2 years of Mangiapane’s $3.6 million, Oilers send Leafs Isaac Howard as the sweetener.
1.) 12 Jan 2026 09:40:14
I’d still hold off selling on a goalie there’s still no evidence that woll can stay healthy or that hildaby can keep up his play the leafs have a luxury they haven’t had in a long time wait and see before you punt a guy out the door.
2.) 12 Jan 2026 15:22:12
Nope, no value in either of them players.
3.) 13 Jan 2026 01:01:08
You wanna trade stolarz who when healthy is statistically a top 3 goalie in the league for a guy who might as well be a healthy scratch on the oilers?
4.) 13 Jan 2026 14:33:40
Oilers don’t want another goalie Ingram starting to play well and Jarry set to return. Waste of a trade for both especially with that return.
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02 Jul 2026 03:34:41
I feel ill!
Could it possibly be have been any worse?
What a waste of $20 million in cap space.
1.) 02 Jul 2026 11:51:52
@wb49 Pretty early to be down on a roster that hasn’t taken the ice. Did they overpay a few guys? Sure, but with such a weak free agency class that’s was always gonna happen. I guess we wait and see because this roster is clearly not finalized.
2.) 02 Jul 2026 16:15:01
@waterbuffalo49 You and I are in the minority on the site on grading it, I think. Maybe I am wrong on things. I just see everyone slotting Roslovic right onto the 1st line. I think if people look deep they will see his whole career he has played 3rd line minutes.
That is pretty much who he is; he is joining his 6th team since the start of the 2019 season. That should speak a bit. Who knows, maybe he will have a 40 goal season and then get a crazy extension contract and then fade away again.
3.) 02 Jul 2026 17:21:39
@Suffering No, I didn't like most moves.
Nic Paul is probably the highlight for me, but Hildebeast being traded really sucks. You goalie that was stellar with a horrible team in front of him so we can have Bob at 38yo for 7.
Roslovic has been talked about a lot since last year.
He reminds me of Nylander with less talent. He literally just gives up trying whenever he doesn't feel like it and it could be 4 months at times.
Other than Raddysh, I don't see anything coming in that is better than went out by a large margin.
4.) 02 Jul 2026 20:58:36
Not to mention his trades were awful. Woll trade was a joke. Robertson for a 4th? Why didn’t we just keep him?
5.) 03 Jul 2026 18:20:26
It looks a bit better than what it was, I guess, but a lot of that has to do with Cowan going into his 2nd year, drafting McKenna and getting Raddysh. I'm not a Roslovic fan. They basically decided to keep Stecher over Benoit. No real improvement there. Andrae is supposed to be a great puck mover and help offence, but his AHL game has not translated to the NHL. Not yet anyway. If Tanev is out all season again, is the D really any better? As a whole group, forwards, D, even goalies were pretty awful last year for big stretches. Start of last year, Leafs had McMann, Laughton and Roy.
Now it's Paul, Blueger and Roslovic. Duhaime adds some needed physicality and toughness, but none of this matters unless most guys have better years and the guys that have come have better seasons than the guys who left had last season. Which for some on last year's team, shouldn't be hard.
It reminds me of a couple years ago when Tre brought in Tanev, Lorentz, Patches, Hakanpaa, OEL, Dewar and Knies and Minten were the new young guys expected to take a bigger leap. It was all how a lot of holes were filled etc. Marner may be gone, but it's still the same other core 4. We'll see.
6.) 04 Jul 2026 15:55:27
Point shot on PP instead of 35 mph wrist shot.
Solid Dman and point producer.
?
Added grit and PK for the bottom 6.
?
Added solid goalie. ?
More mobile defenders. ?
Roslovic with Paul and Cowan is a solid 3rd Line. ?
Such negativity.
What did you want?
Keep all that ?️ from last year?
Do nothing?
Or why didn’t we get McDavid in a trade?
Refreshing there is an obvious plan and it’s being executed.
Never saw an ounce of this from that deadbeat Treliving.
7.) 04 Jul 2026 18:29:48
It's all subjective LukeFox, but it really isn't that much different than what Treliving did 2 years ago imo. And they had Marner still. Gotta questions some of your ??
Solid goalie? He's 38 and coming off a down year. And he gave him 3 years at $7M. If he can't find his form, that will be a brutal contract as it is an over 35 contract.
You got Roslovic and Paul on the 3rd line, so who is the other 1st or 2nd line RW then? Nylander is one obviously, but no top 6 winger is a pretty big hole.
He got lucky by getting the number 1 pick and got to draft the other top 6 left winger. Otherwise, Leafs would still have two top 6 winger spots to fill.
Raddysh was a good move.
Andrae to date is a 3rd pair D and doesn't drive much offence.
Rielly is still here which is a cap issue atm.
Leafs are in cap trouble if they can't trade Rielly. Even with Domi's LTIR, if McKenna reaches all bonuses, they will be over the cap end of season. If Domi can play, they are massively over the cap as is. If he does move Rielly, which he needs to, Leafs 3rd pair is Stecher and Andrae. Pretty small 3rd pair.
$4.25M for what looks like the 4th line C (Scissons)
It's an ok off-season so far. Hardly a homerun.
8.) 04 Jul 2026 22:17:41
Get a grip.
Let’s keep all we had and run it back as in backwards.
Of course Rielly is going, I don’t think I needed to mention that.
It’s only July.
You all think puck drop is tomorrow night.
Seriously. ?
9.) 05 Jul 2026 16:12:54
I have a grip on reality. You?
13 Nov 2025 02:44:19
Not a trade but something to contemplate.
Leafs currently sit 14th in the Eastern Conference, 3 points up on Buffalo who hold two (2) games in hand over the Leafs.
Leafs are currently 27th in a league of 32 teams.
If the draft was being held today Leafs pick would be 6th overall.
Did Brad Treliving think to make that pick he gave to Boston "Lottery Protected"?
I just checked.
Leafs 2026 - 1st round pick, owned by the Boston Bruins is only Top 5 protected.
Try not to dwell to long on the potentially disastrous prospect that could entail.
1.) 13 Nov 2025 10:31:30
It's mid November. Leafs are also 5 pts out of first place in their division and 8 pts out of first in the conference. A little early to be contemplating this stuff. imo
It's a hit piece on Tre because you don't like him.
09 Jul 2025 23:49:50
Report: Penguins 'fielding calls' on Rakell and Rust!
TSN.ca Staff
Published Jul 08, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been "fielding calls" on veteran forwards Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust since their season came to an end, according to Josh Yohe of The Athletic. Kyle Dubas is willing to wait until his asking price is met.
In my opinion one of these two players would be the most suitable fit on Leafs 1st line alongside Matthews and Knies.
It appears they are both available.
What would the cost be?
Would Dubas deal with the Leafs?
Can anyone think of any, more suitable alternatives, that are available?
Not LWers who would be shoehorned into the RW slot. (Re: Maccelli)
Right wingers with proven offensive ability to play in the top 6.
They are 32 & 33 years old respectively, but are only under contract for 3 more years each, so not a long term commitment.
1.) 10 Jul 2025 16:37:20
If Leafs aren't or won't offer Cowan+, what else do Leafs have to offer that they wouldn't mind trading that Dubas would say yes to?
2.) 10 Jul 2025 21:16:21
Cowan is basically the only trade chip left. I'm not sure what else you offer anyone in any trade anymore.
09 Jul 2025 03:34:05
So much for everyone's favorite trade acquisition!
Mammoth, Jack McBain reach five-year deal to avoid arbitration
Associated Press
July 07, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Mammoth have re-signed Jack McBain to a five-year contract worth $21.25 million.
1.) 09 Jul 2025 09:51:08
It's a good contract for Utah. Would have like to see this one happen for the Leafs.
2.) 09 Jul 2025 15:13:52
Personally, I think the number is high, I originally figured max around $3.5M per like Jeannot got. I think he got more because of what Jeannot got.
I had been on the McBain train for years on here (I think I actually drove this one) . Still would have love to see him a Leaf.
02 Jul 2025 10:14:31
Not a fan of any of Treliving's timid moves.
Undersized Maccelli, Travis Boyd, Pezzeta, Grouix, Mermis??
Certainly nothing there that will impact Leafs winning next season.
I would have liked to see Jeanott in Blue and White but Boston gave him $3.4 x 5 years.
Would have been much better signing than acquiring Maccelli but awfully pricey for a 3rd/4th line player.
Rangers grabbed Taylor Raddysh for $1.5 x 3 years another player I liked for the bottom 6.
He would have fit well at RW on the 4th line.
Justin Brazeau was another 4th line RW I felt could have been a target for the Leafs, $1.5 x 2 years to the Penguins.
Scrolling down the list of signings, it strikes me how few players I would have wanted to see ending up with the Leafs.
Most of anything impactful was simply too expensive.
There was a lot of talk about all that could be done with the freed up $11 million from Marner's contract but nothing came of it and Leafs still only have a little over $5 million to play with.
Leafs are still in need of a 1st line RW and a 3rd line RW unless they plan on playing Jarnkrok in that position.
I see a 1st significant downturn in Leafs fortunes coming up in 2025 - 2026.
Too many passengers not enough drivers.
1.) 02 Jul 2025 12:12:23
@WB49 I actually agree with you. I was excited to see where we spend Marners money just to find out he spent 3.5 on Maccelli. With 5M left, I don’t see anyone short of Brayden Schenn coming here and making a real impact. Terrible free agency day from Tre. Missed on soo many names that would have helped us, now we play against half of them in Boston. Ughhhhh.
2.) 02 Jul 2025 12:48:32
There wasn’t no names out there that would of been the impactful players you are looking for jeannot got 3.5 guy hasn’t scored enough goals to match his goal total in his first year lol leafs are fine they will make another trade move off some guys and try and add a 2nd/ 3rd liner.
3.) 02 Jul 2025 12:51:43
Leafs have over $6M in cap space. Reaves goes down to the minors after camp.
As for the day. I had Jeannot at 5 or 6 X$3M and everyone said no way. Boston signed him for 5x$3.4M, so can't imagine people being happy with that.
My guess, Tre is working on a trade and/ or in on Ehlers. Although I am not sure if Ehlers fits what they want in a top 6 winger. They may be after J. Robertson (rumoured to be possibly on the trade block) who is much better at 5 on 5 scoring while still contributing on the PP.
4.) 02 Jul 2025 22:40:33
I like Ross Colton as a trade target now that Ryan McLeod has been resigned. AVS need to do something!
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27 Jul 2026 01:00:15
Leafs sign Logan Stanley!
07 Jul 2026 01:41:13
Ducks can’t trade McQueen if they are losing Carlson.
They need McQueen as a potential future replacement for Carlson.
Plus, what team gives a top prospect for Rielly?
If Leafs can move Rielly without retaining salary they should be happy with a mid round pick.
07 Jul 2026 01:30:47
Why would Utah give up 3 pieces for Morgan Rielly, a player Leafs are trying to dump?
07 Jul 2026 01:29:30
With Leo Carlson just signing for $18 million a year, I doubt Cutter Gauthier is going to sign for $8, $10 million less.
It will likely take at least $10 - $12 million to get Gauthier’s signature on a long term contract.
Just curious; who are we trading Morgan Rielly and Dakota Joshua too?
If it was that easy I imagine it would be be dome by now.
05 Jul 2026 02:51:57
Awesome idea.
Matthews to the Ducks is brilliant.
McKenna - McQeen - Sennecke.
As Leafs future 1st line.
I just don’t see Matthews extending with the Leafs next summer.
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07 Jan 2025 02:22:04
Granlund would be my pick.
Dobson or JT Miller would probably require one of Marner or Nylander to acquire.
O’Reilly is 34 years old and I am very much against sacrificing assets for players at the end of their careers.
Gompher is an overpaid, 3rd line center who would look good in Blue & White depending on the price. (Cheap)
Nelson is another 33 year old with a big body but almost completely lacking in physicality.
Not really suitable as a 3rd line player.
Nelson is not playing nearly as well as Tavares this season and I would not want to see Tavares demoted to the 3rd line considering his productivity just to bring in Nelson.
McTavish would be nice but it is highly unlikely ducks trade him unless the offer is excessive.
Gourde I am of two minds about.
Gourde is also 33 years old, a rental, with a cap hit of $5.166.
Leafs can not likely afford to resign him after resigning Marner, MCabe’s new contract, Knies new contract and the rest of the players on expiring contracts who will expect raises.
Gourde would be fine, again, depending on the price!
22 Jun 2023 00:10:43
If Leafs could sign FA Brett Pesce 28, 6’3”, 206lbs, then I would be okay with them buying out Brodie.
Otherwise there are few, quality, RHD available making Brodie somewhat irreplaceable.
Another RHD consideration (not to replace Brodie but to add) is Scott Mayfield.
08 Jun 2023 05:26:40
Dubas should have been targeting Acciari and Barbashev at the trade deadline not O’Reilly who was -21 for the regular season and -3 in the playoffs.
05 Jun 2023 11:07:05
Are you suggesting he should or will sign Lucic (god forbid), Reaves (unnecessary), Johnson (terrible), Robinson (? ), Schenn (okay), Dahlstrom (why? ) .
With Samsonov and Woll, Stolarz will not be a Leaf.
20 Apr 2023 02:35:22
Have to agree.
Bunting (Kadri) has probably bought his ticket out of town.
Slow motion replay does indicate that Buntings hit on Cernak was accidental and unintentional.
The replay conclusively shows that Bunting was looking away from Cernak and focusing on the puck.
Not an excuse!
It was a hit to the head, intentional or not and worthy of a major penalty.
Just not convinced it was worthy of a 3 game suspension.
If Bunting, and Kerfoot are not back next season it leaves two openings at LW.
Can Knies, McMann, Steeves or Robertson step up or will the Leafs have to dip into free agency?