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yeah that ain’t happening as much as you would like it to happen.
When this team fails, which it will, they’ll be forced to trade Matthews. After Matthews is gone, the rest will flee the sinking ship.
It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Leafs would benefit the most from doing it sooner rather than waiting for Matthews to walk the way Marner did.
Now Chayka is saying he won’t move Rielly. It’s just more of the same stupid, dumbass bullshit that ruins this team. Same shit, different pile.
If Buffalo comes to the Leafs with pick #4 and #20 + a propect for Knies. Do you do that trade?
Nope. Trade Matthews and Nylander instead.
Keep hearing Matthews to a California team for 2 1sts. Seems like San Jose.
I don’t believe it. That would mean they are rebuilding, which I think they have no appetite for. Instead, they will keep Matthews and fail miserably, again. I would not be surprised if they eventually let him walk for nothing. That would be the stupidest move, so it’s perfectly Leafy.
I wish they would make that trade for #2 AND #9. The problem I have is the Knies roomors. I would prefer they keep knies. He is young enough to be part of a rebuild. Now that Byram is gone, maybe those roomers go away.
San Jose getting real “interesting” offers for #2 overall. Leafs could do something huge if they played their cards correctly. Here’s just an example.
Matthews with 50% retained for #2, #9, Misa and an unprotected 1st in 2027.
Nylander with 50% retained to the NYR for #5, #26 and Will Cuylle.
Trade down from #1 to VAN for #3 and #24.
Leafs draft Stenberg #2, Reid #3, Carels #5, Verhoeff #9, L. Ruck #24 and M. Ruck #26.
Acquire Gallagher’s bad contract for a 2027 1st from MON
Acquire Hill’s bad contract for a 2028 1st from VGK2026 / 2027 / 2028 Line-up to avoid tanking too hard without a 1st round pick.
Knies | Tavares | Tarasenko
Stenberg | Misa | Arvidsson
Cuylle | Jenner | Cowan
Sissons | Stenlund | Acciari
Lorentz (Domi)OEL | Tanev
McCabe | Raddysh
Andrae | CarloHill
HildebyTrade veteran rentals at the 2028 deadline to a contender for more young players, prospects and draft capital.
2028/2029/2030 Line-up – Tanking is permitted for one/two years to add more elite players.
*Leafs would have a ridiculous amount of cap space to offer McDavid the absolute max contract possible.
Knies | Misa | Cowan
Stenberg | M. Ruck | L. Ruck
Cuylle | (Tavares Trade) | (Arvidsson Trade)
(Tarasenko Trade) |(1st from COL) | Holinka
(1st from MON)Carels | Reid
(OEL Trade) | Verhoeff
(Tanev Trade) | Danford
(McCabe Trade) | (Carlo Trade)Hildeby
Akhtyamov
2027 SJS 1st – Draft a goalie
2028 VGK 1st – Draft a goalieRebuild. Hard.
San Jose getting real “interesting” offers for #2 overall. Leafs could do something huge if they played their cards correctly. Here’s just an example.
Matthews with 50% retained for #2, #9, Misa and an unprotected 1st in 2027.
Nylander with 50% retained to the NYR for #5, #26 and Will Cuylle.
Trade down from #1 to VAN for #3 and #24.
Leafs draft Stenberg #2, Reid #3, Carels #5, Verhoeff #9, L. Ruck #24 and M. Ruck #26.
Acquire Gallagher’s bad contract for a 2027 1st from MON
Acquire Hill’s bad contract for a 2028 1st from VGK2026 / 2027 / 2028 Line-up to avoid tanking too hard without a 1st round pick.
Knies | Tavares | Tarasenko
Stenberg | Misa | Arvidsson
Cuylle | Jenner | Cowan
Sissons | Stenlund | Acciari
Lorentz (Domi)OEL | Tanev
McCabe | Raddysh
Andrae | CarloHill
HildebyTrade veteran rentals at the 2028 deadline to a contender for more young players, prospects and draft capital.
2028/2029/2030 Line-up – Tanking is permitted for one/two years to add more elite players.
*Leafs would have a ridiculous amount of cap space to offer McDavid the absolute max contract possible.
Knies | Misa | Cowan
Stenberg | M. Ruck | L. Ruck
Cuylle | (Tavares Trade) | (Arvidsson Trade)
(Tarasenko Trade) |(1st from COL) | Holinka
(1st from MON)Carels | Reid
(OEL Trade) | Verhoeff
(Tanev Trade) | Danford
(McCabe Trade) | (Carlo Trade)Hildeby
Akhtyamov
2027 SJS 1st – Draft a goalie
2028 VGK 1st – Draft a goalieRebuild. Hard.
Jays are a worse team without Bo as they still suck at bringing in runs. He’s been much closer to his usual self recently, on a bit of a heater the last 20 games. Okamoto and Bo would have benefited greatly from playing together rather than this retarded “replacement” argument. Building a winner means adding pieces not losing pieces and trying to replace them.
Jays aren’t going back to the World Series playing like this without him either.
Flames looking for a 2nd for Zary. Signed for two more years at 3.75 AAV. I’d rather have him than Maccelli or Robertson. If the Leafs could flip one of those two for a 2nd and use that 2nd for Zary, the Leafs would be better off.
Not that big but a very good skater, good passer, could be a decent option on the wing in the top-six or opposite Cowan on the 3rd line. Could play C but sucks at FOs so that would have to improve.
Capitals land Tuch for 8 x 10.5.
Leafs dodged a huge bullet there.
Would much rather land Arvidsson for half the price with the Sundin Swedish discount.
Draft ranking
#1 Stenberg – noted as 1st Line Forward
#2 Mckenna – Elite/Franchise Player
#3 MaholtraBukala has heaped praise on Stenberg saying he does Barkov things as a winger. If the Leafs drafted him, they’d be wise to see if they can make him a center which is a huge mistake they made with Marner despite trying it with Nylander seemingly half a dozen times.
With Barkov being brought up, it’s interesting revisiting his draft year where he was taken 2nd overall behind MacKinnon. Barkov has been the bigger winner in the NHL despite MacKinnon scoring more goals and points. Why? Because the way Barkov plays the game is what wins you more playoff games and wins more Cups despite both teams being absolute stacked. That’s been the missing ingredient with the Leafs for a very, very long time. Scoring points is nice but winning is nicer which is why drafting the guy who can play in more than one zone of the ice is vital to building a winner. Just look at Carolina and how their leading point scorer this year had 80 points and leading goal scorer had 32. It’s the same thing McDavid wants to happen in Edmonton because winning is what matters.
Leafs should be throwing money at Bukala to be on their draft team. He worked with Nashville and Florida and has made some great decisions. He’s from Alliston and works for Sportsnet so it’s not like he’d have to go very far to work for the Leafs. Clearly he’s helped build a winner so it’s not like he’s a failed nobody like Chayka.
