Leafs rumours 2

24 Mar 2026 00:32:57
TOR receives:

Owen Tippett or Trevor Zegras
Jett Luchanko
Oliver Bonk
TO 1st in 2027
3rd round pick in 2028 (if Matthews re signs)

PHI receives:

Auston Matthews (25% retention)
Joseph Woll

23 Mar 2026 23:43:55
Just not seeing Matthews wanting to go to Philly. I can see him wanting to go 300 miles west to Pittsburgh, where he could get out of the media limelight without the burden of wearing the "C". With Sid he could just go play and not worry about being the guy.

24 Mar 2026 06:26:50
lol
He would be the guy wherever he goes
Who said he would be captain in Philly?

24 Mar 2026 13:57:28
And yet you want to trade him!

24 Mar 2026 20:25:36
I wouldn’t give him to Philly for that package. Let alone include Woll too.

24 Mar 2026 20:44:35
So many flaws in this trade. #1 It's a pretty underwhelming return expecially when Woll is involved and you are also asking the Flyers to take on 25% of Matthews' contract. First think that stands out is .... What would Tippett, who is a winger, waive his trade rights to not be able to play with Matthews? Notr to mention Tippett is basically a 45 Point scorrer.

Second is having Zegras, a RFA, even in the mix. Again... he would be saying, "Hold on. I could be on a line with Mattews?" I'll sign and trade someone else. lol Plus that 3rd in 2028 sould be a 1st in the following year after Matthews re-signs if he does. Otherwise what is the point of a first in 2028?

23 Mar 2026 22:34:08
Well since we are all making make a wish foundation trade suggestions. Here is my blockbuster. It can work as a retool and as a rebuild.

We trade:

Matthews
Knies

To: Boston Both guys have said they love playing there and they being U.S. guys would be treated like gods.

We Get:

James Hagens
Fraser Minten (Never wanted to see him go)
Matt Poitras
Mark Kastelic. (Someone that keeps everyone honest)
Both Boston's 1sts this year (Our Original one back with Minten lol)

Then... We trade Stolarz and the other Boston pick to Philly in return for our 1st rounder in 2027 we traded them for Laughton.

Then guess what? We now can do offer sheets for anyone we want as a RFA because we now have our original pick for 2027 back in our grasp to utilize for compensation. Not to mention our salary cap is enormous by now having the 2 big contracts gone.

It's a crazy deal that might sadden some but it would certainly change the look of the team in a hurry. With Hagens and Minten you have 2 centres coming back and Minten can also play the wing. Put Kastelic and Joshua on a line with Steven Lorentz and you have a line that would have guys on the ice looking over their shoulders when the puck goes in the corner.

23 Mar 2026 22:01:28
Boston?
No way.

23 Mar 2026 22:10:19
No way? Just because you despise them lol

24 Mar 2026 05:44:31
That haul doesn’t get Matthews alone in my eyes. If anything at most that offer could pull Matthews alone if the Leafs are out of options.

24 Mar 2026 06:28:16
Trading him to a division rival would be a tredeadthing thing to do
The most clueless GM in the league.

24 Mar 2026 11:06:57
In the NHL there is no such thing anymore about not trading to division rivals. It's about finding the pieces each team needs. Division rival or not. Treliving would be too stubborn to try and get back his traded away draft picks.

24 Mar 2026 20:27:44
Is this a serious posting site or a site for up and coming comedians? These trade proposals are very comical.

24 Mar 2026 21:16:34
Like your comical proposal for targeting RFA's with traded draft picks you wanted to trade for?

25 Mar 2026 21:43:36
Honest mistake but cmon look at what u r proposing here. A 23yr old stud and an elite 1C who has topped 60g twice already for that? Most underwhelming trade to date for those players.

26 Mar 2026 17:43:29
This is obviously a Rumour (Fantasy trade suggestion) site. So let's look at from your view.... 60 goals 2 times (No disputing that). Now say this was contract negotiating time.... as a prudent GM (Hopefully they find one soon, you would be looking at the player as one that scored 33 last year and on pace for 32 this year had ne not been injured. Is Knies a Stud or is he a 60 -65 point guy . Time will tell.

What we are getting is not that bad of a haul in return. Minten was a 1st round pick and is in the top 7 in Rookie Scoring and of all the Rookies is the concensus best 2 way player of the group.

Hagens is a 1st round pick already being talked about as a Rookie of the year contender for next year if he signs with the Bruins this year.

Poitras was a 2nd round pick and is just stuck in a numbers game in Boston. But would crack the Leafs lineup.

Kastelic would make every guy on the Leafs feel and play bigger knowing he is present in the lineup. Not to mention the dude can play, my son in law watched him in Ottawa and said he has good hands and is capable of scoring 15 a year quite easy with the right linemates.



Then we have the 2 first round picks.... One which was ours and would be again. Which would net a decent player. A great one if we were smart enough to stop winning meaningless games.

The other 1st round pick that we would trade to Philly with Stolarz would allow us to Offer sheet Jason Robertson.

So the final tally would be us losing Matthew and Knies.

Then Gaining: Minten, Hagens, Poitras, Kastelic, a good prospect from this years draft maybe capable of cracking the lineup this year but for sure the following year and possibly Jason Robertson or the like, (I think Robertson would still be the target given Dallas Salary situation), and still money left over to pursue a good UFA D-man like Rasmus Andersson or Jamie Oleksiak

I would take losing those 2 guys to fill 6 spots with quality players and a good prospect.

27 Mar 2026 19:33:46
TL;DR. We would keep Suffering if you were the GM for a very very long time.

23 Mar 2026 22:08:25
Matthews
Robertson
Carlo
To LA Kings

Byfield
Clarke
Lombardi
Moore
2nd 2026

23 Mar 2026 21:21:35
Not enough from LA

23 Mar 2026 19:10:53
These might be completely unrealistic but you never know. Im mostly doing this because im bored at work do not take any of this too seriously Lol
Leafs
Auston Matthews

Devils
Anton Silayev
Simon Nemec
2026 1st
2027 1st
Maybe even add one more forward like Mercer. ik it seems unrealistic but Matthews is such a name brand top defensive center who scored 60 goals twice and can do it again under a better coach. I truly believe teams will pay an arm and a leg if he were ever available as he is a complete game changer

Leafs
Nylander

Ducks
Mctavish
Mintyukov
2026 1st
2027 1st

mctavish has low value rn and with the surplus of defensemen the Ducks have Theyd be more than happy to get Nylander in exhange for Mintyukov.

Leafs
Carlo
Stolarz
Tinus Luc-Koblar


Oilers
Isaac Howard
2027 1st
2028 2nd

Leafs
OEL
Reilly
N.

Robertson
Luke Haymes
Oilers 1st
2028 2nd
2027 3rd

Vancouver
Marcus Petterson
Elias Petterson

This one just makes me lol. Seems like an over pay to some people but Elias is a former 100 point center who clearly just hates Vancouver. Give him a new look and a great line of Knies and Tuch and hed thrive.

then finally
Leafs
package the 3 firsts from the other trades and get:
Stars
J. Roberston.

Sign Tuch, Laughton and Mantha in offseason

Knies-Pettersson-Tuch
J. Robertson-Mctavish-Mantha
Howard-Tavares-Cowan
Groulx-Laughton-Quillan

Silayev-Nemec
Mintyukov-Petterson
Mccabe-Danford

Woll
Hildeby

sign David Carle or Tortorella to get these divas in line and send Jarnkrok to Robidas Island. See ya

23 Mar 2026 18:53:54
Good luck Matt.

23 Mar 2026 19:24:44
Matt, I should say I think David Carle would be a very good choice for the Leafs.

23 Mar 2026 19:47:46
How are you getting Jason Robertson from Dallas? Explain details please.

23 Mar 2026 21:03:25
Nylander to Detroit for Danielson, 1st and Cossa

23 Mar 2026 21:24:19
Matty u were right when u said you were bored. Lol

23 Mar 2026 21:26:13
FYI Jarnkrok is a UFA. He walks end of season. So u want to give all the 1st rd picks u acquired for Robertson signing rights. Seriously??

23 Mar 2026 22:21:04
Exactly. That's all it would be is the right to negotiate to sign him or to give him a qualifying offer. Then it could turn into a can of worms with other teams possibly doing offer sheets or eventually it could be arbitration which could go horribly wrong on many levels. The only way to get him with those draft picks is kind of like the Mitch Marner things. He is accepting of going to Toronto at a set price and Dallas signs him to that and then he and his contract are traded to Toronto for those picks.

24 Mar 2026 05:43:07
I don’t think the Stars will have trouble signing Robertson, not sure it’s gonna be a sign and trade like Marner. If Robertson goes anywhere it’ll be an offer sheet for around 3 firsts or the Stars will sign him and trade him at full value. He’s an RFA right? So nothing like Marner. If I’m wrong then lmk.

24 Mar 2026 10:45:36
Well if it is an offer sheet with 3 firsts how do the Leafs get him?

24 Mar 2026 20:31:24
He’s not worth 3 1st rd picks. Especially if he signs over $12m like he’s asking for. You give up 3 firsts, plus you pay him over $12m for who knows how many years. No thank you.

24 Mar 2026 21:30:49
Well, for starters, if it is over $12 million, it is not 3 first-round picks; it is 4. If it is $9,360,154 - $11,700,192, it is 2x 1st round pick (in next 3 drafts starting 2026), 2026 2nd round pick, 2026 3rd round pick, and they have to be your original draft picks, none to be acquired by trade from other teams.

And it goes down in compensation picks based on the offer sheet if it is accepted.

25 Mar 2026 12:29:24
Sorry. Those picks all need to be starting in 2027. In which case we still don't have our 2027 first round pick.

25 Mar 2026 21:46:32
First of all, you r not offer sheeting him. He is suggesting trading for him or his rights with the 3 1st. Having Dallas sign and trade him to Leafs.

26 Mar 2026 18:01:50
Robertson would be crazy to not go through the RFA process to max out what Dallas would have to match then in that case. Might as well get them to match the largest offer sheet. That way they could possibly get 4 first instead of a sign and trade for 3 firsts.



Also I think with the initial post with all the trades to get the picks etc. I think he would say "You know I might have gone to Toronto to play with my brother but you just traded him away" lol lol.

27 Mar 2026 19:37:05
No one is offer sheeting Roberston $12m a season, just say they can lose 41st rd picks. I can see that for Celebrini but not him. Let’s be realistic here.

23 Mar 2026 18:25:29
I have heard on here that Nashville is not a good target when I suggested a trade for Willy there. Personally, I think they would be. They have lots of players locked up for many years that aren't getting any younger.

Nash
Matthews $13.25M
Stolarz $3.75M

Tor
Wood $.950M
Schaefer $.867M
Martin ELC
Molendyk ELC
2026 2nd(Minny)

Nashville improves now, but gives up a lot in prospects. Saros and Stolarz would be one of the best tandems in the League.

Matthews, Stamkos and O'Reilly down the middle for them. They would be keeping their D intact and have money to add some wingers. They still have a good cupboard full of picks including this year's 1st rounder.

Leafs get a potential #1 centre back in Martin, who plays a more direct kind of game. Wood and Schaefer add size to the wings. Molendyk a puck mover from the D could take Rielly's spot. They also get a late 2nd round pick.

23 Mar 2026 17:48:35
Just don't see why Nashville would do this trade. Josi is old and so is O'Reilly. They would be far better off trading anyone on their team above the age of 31 for picks and prospects and just embracing the long rebuild

23 Mar 2026 21:17:38
Matty. Yes they would, but as I said, they committed to the old guys. Long contracts and lots of term left. It's not like Matthews is 35. He's not even 30 yet.

23 Mar 2026 21:28:45
There had to be draft picks coming back as well, not just a late 2nd that they got from Minny. A 1st had to be in the package.

24 Mar 2026 06:34:53
I said before I don’t think the Preds are in the mix
But with that package returning I could be convinced
Leave the Leafs some coin to sign a couple free agents like Tuch who I am surprised is not locked up yet in Buffalo and that Scott Laughton fella.

24 Mar 2026 08:11:33
Nashville lacks the high end talent in their prospect pool much like Toronto Wood is a nice piece. Martin has been injured in the OHL and the rest are just guys. I like the Russian Surin too, but tbh if your trading Matthews I would want way more top end talent I guess.

23 Mar 2026 12:33:56
I want to go on record that trading Matthews this summer would be the wrong strategy unless the Leafs get a boat-load back!

What’s a boat-load? For me it’s 4-5 pieces with 3 pieces producing an immediate return meaning players stepping into the NHL next season and doing well.

Why keep Matthews?

First he’s in the top 5-6 centres in the NHL today along with McDavid, McKinnon, Eichel, maybe Draisaitl when he plays C and possibly Barkov when he’s healthy. There are certainly others who excel but are not world-class like Crosby (who is still close despite his age) and Point and still others that are strong like Hughes, Suzuki and Horvat and of course we need to be aware of Bedard.



Secondly Matthews is a leader but certainly still learning this quality. Players do look up to him, he has good habits and works hard. He’s not perfect, he needs to “put players on his back” and better show the right pathway. That will come; he’s still only 29yo.

And he is still productive overall but his game is changing. Barkov makes the list because of his defensive skills. Matthews is strong defensively, blocking shots, helping the defence, stealing the puck and on faceoffs.

Trading him now, at his lowest, would be yet another mistake by Leaf management.

Let’s avoid that despite him not being perfect.

23 Mar 2026 13:48:10
How about

Matthews to Utah

Cooley, Weegar (or Sergachev) to Tor.

23 Mar 2026 14:38:43
Thanks, Gary, but no.
Matthews scored 111g and 96a in his first three years while Cooley has a bit more than half that total.
Cooley is good, for sure, but has a long way to go to catch Matthews.

23 Mar 2026 16:58:32
I had made a similar proposal a while ago. It really depends on how Dallas does this year. If they fall short again, then they may be looking for a change.

To Dallas
Matthews $13.25M/2yrs
Knies $7.75M/yrs

To Toronto
Johnston $8.4M/4yrs
Harley $10.59M/8yrs
2027 1st

Go big or go home.
I know lots of people give me grief for adding Knies to trade proposals, but this makes sense IMO. Leafs get a potential #1D and a solid replacement for 1C.

Dallas is now ready to go all in next year. They already have a #1D in Heiskanen, so they may be willing to trade Hardy. Matthews playing along side Rantanen & Knies would probably be the best line in hockey.

Thoughts?

23 Mar 2026 17:54:52
Robertson and Harley are very good players but I’m going home!
Who plays L1C?
There are so many other trades for me that can move us forward.
Don’t see that in this trade, Tags97.

23 Mar 2026 18:05:20
Wyatt Johnston, not Jason Robertson.

23 Mar 2026 18:55:48
Sorry Tags, you did say that and I do like him better than Robertson but still reticent to make that trade.

23 Mar 2026 20:09:45
I would do that trade all day long with Wyatt Johnson. That kid is off the charts. I think he is pretty much untouchable though. Same with so many other teams #1 and in cases #2 centers. Carolina will not part with Aho or Jarvis anytime soon. If you go down the list in the NHL most teams will not part with a number one centre to bring in a number one centre.

They will part with a bunch of lesser parts to bring in a 1 or 1a centre. It is the same with Nylander as a premier right winger. Other teams will not part with their number one right winger but would love to keep that number one and have a 1 and 1A. To trade either of Matthews or Nylander it truly has to be a rebuild not a retool.

Sorry RandySears. I know you don't want to wait and neither do I, but the reality is if we don't blow it up. We are going to get the same frustration next year. I would rather be frustrated watching young guys give their all with some veterans brought in to be there for the pep talks when it feels like nothing is going right. As I said on the Leafs Talk side.

We won't know our dance partners in the trade market until teams start falling by the wayside by not qualifying for the playoffs or as they start to lose round by round, when they all decide their needs.

23 Mar 2026 20:18:09
I would say ask for Johnston, Harley the 1st and also Emil Hemming from the Barrie Colts. Dallas won't go for it, but if they did, then you have a stud center, a stud D-man, a 1st round pick and a player who was a late 1st round pick that can score and has size.

23 Mar 2026 21:26:07
No, you're right, I don't want to wait.

Adding Hemming helps but I'd also want Cameron Schmidt, a Caulfield/Stankoven type with blazing speed instead of the draft pick.

Four pieces for two! Give them another piece if needed. They did like Domi when he was there; helped them in the playoffs.

23 Mar 2026 00:12:07
So all of these reporters and insiders are all talking about a rebuild compared to a retool.

Let's all just agree that if Toronto trades for players and some picks that this team could be changed and complete next year.

Matthews, Nylander, Domi and Rielly all need to be told that the team is not moving forward with them, after ten years of no playoff success.

They can all provide two to three teams that they would be willing to waive to go to.
If they refuse they will be sat in the press box until they give their list.

So we need a GM with balls and a stern plan to move forward without these players.

Here are some proposed trades for all four players and don't forget all of the other players that need to go,
Carlo, Robertson, Maccelli

Toronto trades Matthews
To
Utah for Gabe Smith, Cole Beaudoin, Maverick Lamoureux

OR

Toronto trades Matthews, Robertson, Carlo
To
Anaheim for Mason McTavish, Pavel Minytukov, Nathan Gaucher, Sam Colangelo, Judd Caulfield

Toronto trades Nylander and Carlo
To
New York Rangers for Lafreniere, Cuylle and Brandon Schneider

Toronto trades Rielly, Cowan, Maccelli
To
Utah for Shane Wright

Toronto trades Domi
To
Columbus for 4th

Try to sign UFAs
Jeremy Lauzon
Anthony Mantha
AJ Grier
Phillip Kurashev
Jamie Oleksiak
Logan Stanley

Just some targets to help with the team.



Team would be faster, stronger and younger.

22 Mar 2026 23:57:54
Love that Rangers trade. I can't see them being interested.

23 Mar 2026 10:44:05
The problem with trading Matthews is that you’re trading a number 1 centre and not getting one back. I’m open to moving anyone except for Matthews, Knies and Cowan this offseason. If it looks the same next year, then you commit to a rebuild and move Matthews with 1 year left on his deal.

23 Mar 2026 11:49:24
Thanks for the post Parkgardens. Apparently you disagree with my earlier proposal but decided not to comment.

So I need half a day to share why I’m not a fan of yours, but for my mental health I’ll do it more succinctly.

As Goat stated, you need a L1C.

There is absolutely no way the Leafs can get a better one than Matthews, so forget trying to trade him for something worthwhile in the UFA market and you certainly have not done it by trade.

None of your Utah players are proven, so you’re throwing darts.

I’ve seen Smith here in Moncton. He’s a bottom6 NHL C with some physicality if and when you get him angry.

Your trade for Wright is simply bad!

Cowan will be better, Maccelli is better right now and Rielly gets you that on his own.

And Kraken doesn't need Rielly; they already have Montour and Dunn as offensive Dmen.

The trade to Anaheim needs to be avoided at all costs.

Simply not nearly enough back. Mintyakov is, I grant you, a strong NHL player today. McTavish is decent but overrated and hardly an answer to the Leafs. Colangelo hasn’t made the Ducks even when they were a poor team. Gaucher will take two years more and Caulfield is a 25yo AHLer.

And you’re giving too much to get the three Ranger players who I do like but ask what have they really done with NYR in their SC quest to think they will do more in Toronto?

Your proposal is a rebuild not a retool so I’m not at all on your page.

Please try again! On a retool please.

23 Mar 2026 15:57:35
dude the matthews to utah trade is a complete disgrace. the only logical explanation is you just started watching hockey this year or you are a habs fan and you're trolling.

Actually all of these trades are awful not just the Matthews one.

23 Mar 2026 21:40:25
If I’m trading Matthews to Anaheim I’m getting one of Carlsson, Gauthier, or Sennecke back as part of the package not McTavish.

23 Mar 2026 00:08:40
Let’s play hypothetical trades…

In this scenario the Leafs win the lottery and have the 1st overall pick do you take the skilled winger or do you trade back with whoever is in that third spot. It’s a tough spot if you think about it McKenna or Stenberg could become stud players but they are both wingers…

I think when you look at Toronto over the Matthews era one thing that stands out is the lack of quality D they’ve always had the guys who are either passed their primes or boarder line top 4 guys a stud dman can flip the script pretty quickly the Islanders are the perfect example of that.



So if you were the Leafs what would you do?

22 Mar 2026 23:59:18
See if you can possibly trade back a spot or 2, get other picks and take the D man.

23 Mar 2026 10:45:57
That’s what I’m leaning towards. I do think Vancouver, Calgary, New York would be desperate enough to say give the Leafs a 2nd in addition to the number 3-4 overall pick.

23 Mar 2026 12:07:14
I agree that would be an excellent strategy.

A lot has to happen as you stated but have a plan in place to execute if “the planets line up”!

23 Mar 2026 21:45:39
You trade down to 3-4 and grab Reid or Verhoeff. That's a no brainer. But I would ask for tgrir 2nd rd pick plus a higher one if u are going down 2/3 spots.

22 Mar 2026 23:06:30
Melander to Hawks
To Leafs
1st 2026 Hawks pick
Korchinski
Sumpf

Draft Verhoeff or Reid

To Canes
Tony Stolarz
Nicky Bobby Robertson
To Leafs
Nadeau.

22 Mar 2026 16:31:16
Here’s my second pass on the 2026/ 27 TML:
L1: Mantha Matthews Cowan
L2: Knies Tavares Tuch
L3: Marchment Groulx Maccelli
L4: Joshua Quillan Greer
Extras: Haymes
D1: Ferraro & Raddysh
D2: OEL & Badinka
D3: Stanley & Murphy
Extras: Pickering & Kypkie
G1: Woll G2: Hildeby

I decided to keep Matthews over Nylander because IMO he’s a better all-around player and a true centre man.

And yes all Leaf players not mentioned are traded but I call it a retool because we will be a true competitor, again IMO and only getting better in the years beyond because of much more depth.

Nylander to the Wild for 3 pieces: 22yo #21 in ‘23 Charlie Stramel 6.3 216 C, 20yo in 9/ 26 #45 in ‘24 Ryder Ritchie 6.2 190 RW and Justin Kipkie, 21yo in 7/ 26 #141 in ‘23 6.3 208 LD.

Rielly traded to CBH who need a veteran presence & salary to get to cap minimum for AJ Spellacy and R2 2026. Spellacy is a 20yo C #72 in ‘24 6.3 204 speedster.

Stolarz to Hurricanes for Badinka, 21yo in 11/ 26 #34 in ‘24 6.3 205 RD from Czechia and Glen Trikozov, 22yo in 8/ 26 #92 in ‘24 6.1 190 right shooting LW.

Domi & Roberston packaged and sent to CBH for 21yo in 10/ 26 #92 in 2024 6.2 185 RW playing in OHL Plus R3 in 2026.

McCabe who is easily replaced IMO to SJS for Filip Bystedt, a 22yo C #27 in ‘22 6.2 187 who is a good AHL scorer and Kasper Halttunen, 21yo in 6/ 26 #36 in ‘23 6.4 205 winger.

Carlo traded to Penguins for Owen Pickering, 22yo #21 in ‘22 6.5 200 LD and Bill Zonnon, 20yo in 10/ 26 #22 in 2025 6.2 190 LW in the Q.

And the rest of my trades for drat picks:
Benoit to Jets (replaces Stanley) for R4 2026.
Rifai to Canucks for R7 2026.
Myers to SJS for R5 2026 and Villeneuve to the Preds for a R4 2026.

I sign as UFAs the balance of the starting lineup at whatever it takes!

Lots of talent for the Marlies and for future backfill.

Draft picks just for 2026:
R1 depends on lottery and finish.
R2 - 1
R3 - 3
R4 - 2
R5 - 3
R6 - 2
R7 - 1

I’m done!

I’m certain there are many other possibilities but I’d be more than pleased going into next year!

22 Mar 2026 17:48:03
I love JT and he's still a great player, but if he is our 2C next year, we might as well rebuild.

22 Mar 2026 19:27:05
@Hrenklin
I am aware many on this site feel as you do and if there was any possible way to diminish his role to L3C, I’d probably do it as well.

Given there is no player in our future pipeline or available in free agency unless you put Alex Tuch at center, he’s our L2C.

Take a look at these UFAs and see if one tickles your fancy.

Evgeni Malkin @ 40, Charlie Coyle, Boone Jenner, Kevin Hayes, Adam Henrique, Erik Haula, or maybe a younger Jack Roslovic or Phillip Kurashev.



Tavares has never been the fastest on the ice but still carries the puck very well due to his IQ, puck protection and skillful moves. He still produces and will again next year teamed with Tuch and Knies. He shoots the puck well and remains very good on FOs and on PP.

And as much as I like the unproven Groulx I’m okay with him; in 2027/28 it might happen that he is L3C.

22 Mar 2026 03:02:20
Nylander, Carlo and Stolarz to Sharks for Misa, Dickenson and 26 1st

Matthews and Rielly to the Ducks for McTavish, Sennecke, Mintyukov and 27 1st

Domi and Myers to Hawks for 26 4th

Robertson and 27 1st from Ducks trade to Flyers for Tippett

22 Mar 2026 03:37:31
The time to trade Nylander to the Sharks was last summer when he was coming off a 45 goal, 84 point season.
I suggested at the time sending Nylander to San Jose for Dickenson and the Sharks 1st round pick (2nd overall).


I believe the Sharks would have done it then.
I don’t think they do it now after pretty much a lost season for Nylander just as he is about to turn 30.

22 Mar 2026 13:29:49
I'm curious in the first 2 trades how you broke down the value of which player was worth which player(s) and the draft picks in return?

22 Mar 2026 18:02:18
I think we can pretty much shut down Nylander or Matthews going to Anaheim in a blockbuste deal. Maybe prio to the deadline there could have been a slim chance of something, but we are now looking at a team that has come together and gelled with young players and older players and some with 3 years under the belt and that are now young veterans. Barring disaster they look to have a playoff spot close at hand. They have no reason to move any of that young core, and in fact what is coming up is more reason to not do so. They have the leading scorer in the QMJHL, Maxim Masse, and defenseman Tarin Smith from the WHL, an offense machine that also is a punishing hitter as well.

These are the ones that jump immediately at you but there are many others. They don't need to unload top young talent at this juncture for a huge star. A few weaks for a veteran presence in the dressing room maybe but not at the cost of obtaining Matthews or Nylander. He would not want to be traded to them but a John Tavares type player would look good with that young team as a third and 4th dman.