Leafs trade rumours 5

06 May 2026 21:58:27
Leafs trade 1st overall 2026
Rielly
Robertson
To Chicago

Leafs get
4th overall 2026
Korchinski
Vanacker
Pridham
2nd 2027

06 May 2026 21:29:24
@golftown That is a great trade. Love both Vanacker and Pridham. Always liked Korchinski since he played in WJCs. What would make that trade sweet is to draft Maholtra with that 4 pick. He and Pridham coukd have a year of developing chemistry at Boston University together before making the jump.

06 May 2026 21:50:27
Toronto is not trading down their 1st overall pick. Never happens.

06 May 2026 22:11:33
@Garyfaulk Never say never. Never had a reality show star ever been the President but yet...

I’m not saying it will happen but league parity and some teams' needs could make for some interesting transactions.

06 May 2026 21:52:51
Leafs trade
1st overall 2026
Robertson
Rielly
To San Jose

Leafs get
2nd overall 2026
Lund
Musty

06 May 2026 21:46:57
Matthews Robertson Rielly to Ducks
McTavish Luneau Warren Colangelo McQueen
3 2nd round picks 2027 to Leafs.

06 May 2026 20:14:09
I see a few have thought the same thing I was thinking about trading Matthews to SJ for the 2nd overall+. If he doesn't want to be here, I could see San Jose wanting to make a splash to push for a playoff spot next season. Plus, Cali is much closer to Matthews hometown.

My thought was

SJ
Matthews $13.25M

Tor
2nd overall
Musty $.867M
Wetsch Unsigned. SJ only have until June 1st to sign him.

Then I would go to Willy and ask if he would go to Anaheim.

Offer Anaheim
Nylander $11.25M
Carlo $3.485

Toronto
MacTavish $7M
Luneau $.865M
McQueen $1.075M
Masse Unsigned

I would then draft McKenna and Verhoeff with the top 2 picks.

06 May 2026 20:40:40
Waiting on Suffering to tell you no way that San Jose real is even considered without a NHL roster player included… ?

I like the Duck deal.

I would draft McKenna and Reid.

07 May 2026 00:30:12
Nope. I can see it’s a rebuild aim. RLF is looking at what’s your semi lineup goal? The Wetsch non signing situation is an odd one. They drafted him specifically because he and Celebrini grew up playing together until Celebrini moved to San Jose. San Jose did offer him a contract in 2025.

07 May 2026 02:41:19
I meant that I wasn't going to criticize as I could see it is a plan for a rebuild.

07 May 2026 14:09:30
Suffering. I see it as more a retool. Yes, the Leafs lose Matthews and Nylander/Carlo, but pick up MacTavish, Musty, Luneau, McQueen, Masse, Wetsch, McKenna and Verhoeff.
I still look at moving Rielly and Robertson if possible.
Leafs would have about $41M to spend before moving Rielly and Robertson.
Luneau to me is an NHLer now. So D still has McCabe, OEL, Benoit and Luneau(Possibly Tanev).
Upfront still have Knies, Cowan, MacTavish, JT, Domi, Joshua and Lorentz. Pezzetta the extra foward. Some of Musty, McQueen, Wetsch, Masse, McKenna or Verhoeff will likely make the jump. Then there is still Quillan, Haymes etc. D has Villeneuve, Chadwick, Danford etc.

But I go shopping. Players to add would depend on returns for Rielly and Robertson also.

Guys like Raddysh, Tuch, Andersson, McMann, Coyle, Marchment, Jenner, Greer, Stanley, Laughton, Malenstyn and more would all be on the radar.

I would like to grab Andersson, Tuch, McMann.

With all the new assets, do they have enough to make a deal for high end centre or centre prospect. I think they now do. Could make another deal still. Or can they build through what they have with JT, MacTavish, McQueen(Sign a vet C as well)

Anyhow. Really hard to envision the lineup at this point as the work would just be getting started and far from finished.

06 May 2026 19:05:08
Trade wow idea.

Toronto Maple Leafs receive!

Tage Thompson
Owen Power
1st-round pick
Tyson Kozun the psychical workhorse to bottom6.

Buffalo Sabres receive!

Auston Matthews
Luke Haymes

This is a blockbuster “reset vs superstar” type trade.

Toronto moves on from Auston Matthews to gain a more balanced core.

Thompson gives them a big, elite scoring center who can immediately take over top-line scoring duties.


Owen Power adds a long-term top-pair defenseman with franchise upside.
The 1st-round pick helps replenish future assets.


Buffalo gets the centerpiece of the deal in Matthews, a true franchise superstar, along with Luke Haymes as a young depth prospect with development upside.

Then Toronto trade Dakota Joshua somewhere to mid round pick return.

06 May 2026 23:37:43
Can’t imagine Matthews agreeing to waive his NTC to go to Buffalo.

06 May 2026 16:48:05
Trade idea: Toronto trusts they will get Stenberg with the second overall pick and trades their first overall pick to San Jose in exchange for the second overall pick and Sam Dickinson. Or is William Eklund better return.

06 May 2026 18:51:07
Zero chance the Sharks trade Dickinson plus they will likely take a dman at 2.

06 May 2026 17:03:15
To Leafs:
Mukhamadullin, Gaudette
To Sharks:
Reilly, Domi

Sign:
Jenner
Bunting
Peeke
Xehaj.

06 May 2026 14:35:29
If Matthews really wants out, might be willing to go to California with the most up and coming team

Matthew’s to San Jose for Misa and #2 overall

Flip either the first or second overall (whatever it takes) to Calgary for Parekh and #6 overall

Matthew’s leaves, but bring in Misa and Parekh plus drafting at #1 OR 2 and #6

Draft McKenna/Stenburg plus Malhotra or whoever is left of the great defenceman.



Suddenly have the best prospect pool in the league.

06 May 2026 14:07:47
Laughable

06 May 2026 14:45:47
What part is laughable?

06 May 2026 16:19:25
I see some potential there, man. Good prop.

06 May 2026 09:55:35
We got McKenna
Just some thoughts about the potential lines this year if free agency turns out well.
Stolarz

To edm for

Isaac Howard

Sign Tuch or Mantha
Sign Raddysh

McKenna-Matthews-Knies
Tuch-Tavares-Nylander
Maccelli-Cowan-Howard
Joshua-Quillan-Groulx

Oel-Raddysh
McCabe-Tanev
Reilly-Carlo

Woll
Hildeby
Probably pretty unrealistic but it’s a fun one and a guaranteed playoff appearance.

Also I’d love Leuneau from Anaheim if we could trade for him he’s a stud.

06 May 2026 13:21:02
Way too much money tied up in that third pairing. Reilly must go.

06 May 2026 13:34:30
Your line combos are out of whack. Not to mention where’s Domi and Robertson. I’m assuming traded? Ya this is totally unrealistic.

06 May 2026 15:06:10
It’s ok that Domi and Robertson are gone lol

06 May 2026 23:43:12
Tuch is a RW, not LW.
Knies is a LW, not a RW.
Cowan definitely isn’t a center.
With luck Leafs can acquire a center to allow Tavares to slide down to 3C.
Hopefully Maccelli and Joshua are gone.

07 May 2026 01:51:21
Macelli, yes I’d like to move him out. Joshua, I have a soft spot for. He was not 100 percent the season before last as he started the season late after having testicular cancer. Then this year he missed significant time with the lacerated kidney.

He moves well for a big man and has good hands. Instead of third line I’d like to see him as the man that clogs up the net area for Knies and Matthews.

06 May 2026 06:54:31
So is it possible that now we have the first overall pick and a possible long term franchise player that the new leafs management looks at this and decides to maybe blow this up and go full rebuild? What might that look like? We know we need some younger, mobile d-men...which I think everyone thought we would draft this year if we retained the #5 pick. Maybe a verhoeuf or a Reid...but now we have first overall.

This means most likely McKenna or Stenberg. That being said, if they take one of those two wingers, we still need Dmen and to get younger. So if they talk to Matthews and he says he's not in for the rebuild then you need to trade him and follow suit with Willy. So if they go full sell mode (and I think this is probably the best route of we want to get back to a competitive team in a couple years with a longer window to compete) may e they do the following:

1st overall pick: Stenberg. (As much as I'd prefer to draft the Canadian boy, I just have a gut feeling Stenberg is going to be a better overall well rounded player and maybe handle the pressure better in Toronto)

Trade:
To Utah - Matthews
To Toronto- Cooley, Caleb Denoyers, Tig Iginla

Not sure if Utah would do this, but we would get a serviceable good young center back in Cooley who is signed long term. Denoyers is going to be a stud two way center and Iginla is going to be a power forward and a character guy. Utah gets their #1 star center which was apparent they needed in the series versus Vegas this year.

Trade:
To Chicago: Willy Nylander
To Toronto: 4th overall pick and Artyom Levshnov

With this Chicago gets their top flight winger to play with Bedard that they really need. Toronto gets Levshnov who is going to be an absolute stud RH defenseman who was a second overall pick a couple years ago. Then with the 4th overall pick we take Verhoeuf. Then we have two young, mobile high end defenseman to build around.

The one risk with this sort of plan is that we would probably be a poor team for the next couple seasons until these guys develop which would potentially result in high draft picks for Boston and Philly the next two years...but I think this would give a great foundation of good young stars that can come.up together. Then you also have knies, Roberston and Cowan who are all young under 25 to grow with these guys. Johnny T can mentor them for a few years and we should be very competitive in a few years. BUT Auston and Willy need to waive and we just don't know if that will happen...but if the leafs say rebuild I really can't see either of them wanting to stick around.

06 May 2026 11:15:31
Awesome one. Chicago might not want to part with Levshnov but like the way you think. I share your thoughts on McKenna te: Toronto pressure. It’s always fun putting together rebuild packages and even Auction packages for the first pick overall.

It’s a great draft class. I almost wish it was next year because no-one will give up the chance to take Landon DuPont no matter what.

06 May 2026 14:09:33
Laughable

06 May 2026 14:34:16
Well at least some people are tossing out ideas Champ. Haven’t seen you on here in a while.

06 May 2026 16:13:08
I’d say the exact same thing about you. I spent a week trying to get some sort of an idea of what your lineup would be but got flock of seagulls again.

06 May 2026 22:35:57
Well if you want my proposed lineup. I have posted others in the past. But if you want a revamped one. Here it is LeafsGM78

As I said we trade our first overall and Carlo to Seattle for Berkly Catton, Jani Nyman, Ryker Evans and their first. which we use to pick either Daxon Randolph or Alberts Smits (Who could be the steal of the Draft).

Then we trade Nylander and Domi to the Islanders for Cal Ritchie,Cole Eiserman, Kashawn Aitcheson and 1st round pick in 2027.

Then we trade Reilly,Stolarz and rights to Macelli and Robertson to San Jose for Barclay Goodrow and Josh Ravensberger. Yes its is mostly salary dump but San Jose might be able to turn Macelli and Robertson into other assets if they don't sign them. The key is not just the salary dump but Josh Ravensberger. Yes we have Woll, and Hildeby and Akhtyamov. But Ravensberger in2 to 2 and half years will be the Number one on the leafs is we can get him.

So all shaken out the Roster would look like this. And I think Matthews and Knies would want to ride this out and be part of it.

We are going to swap out the first line in a big way (Physically big.) because we have not seen him 100% healthy, but when Joshua is healthy he is a very good hockey player with deceiving speed for a big man and I think paired here this line could be trouble for teams to handle.

Then we target 2 free agents specifically and do whatever it takes to get them here. A.J Greer and Trouba



Joshua Matthews Knies
RItchie Catton Cowan
Greer Tavares Nyman
Lorentz Holinka Goodrow
(Holinka is not only a sniper but very good defensively and would learn a lot from his 2 veteran linemates).

Eiserman could possibly make the team right away but no rush.

For Defense we pair a vet with a young player.On each pairing

Trouba Evans
OEL Aitcheson
McCabe Rudolph or Smits

Any of these could be first,second or third pairings.But Evans does have more experience than Aitcheson or the draftees.

Woll and Hildeby

There I think that about does it. Is it feasible all of these come to place. Of course not. We are on a wish list rumours site. But I think it would be one hell of young fast entertaining team to watch. Oh.... and no player would be on the team named SDA. lol

06 May 2026 23:31:15
We would still as well Tanev depending on his health and Danford and Chadwick in the wings.

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

06 May 2026 04:11:06
I'd need a younger center coming back.

06 May 2026 16:14:05
You still have Carlo too don’t you?