Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Darren Raddysh for 2026 5th | Raddysh signs, 8 years, $8.5M AAV

[Peasy]

 

[crump]

I like it. Long but will be smaller percentage of cap in 6 years. It's even a fair deal in the first couple of years. Love that he is a Leaf fan, will l love it more if he can score from setups from Nylander and McKenna. Need to get a solid 3rd line now awith some added grit in the lineup.

 

[Twine Tickler]

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So, it appears what I suggested is correct then. 2024-25 he looks to be averaging PP2 minutes. Almost identical amount of PP TOI as OEL this past season, and then a sharp increase in 2025-26 where he would have been PP1.

So with him getting 37Pts in 73GP in 2024-25 while being on PP2, I would imagine that would be closer to what we should expect Darren's floor production to be in 2026-27 given he will undoubtingly man our PP1

 

[Stephen]

It’s also much appreciated that a GTA area guy left a Southern US, tax free state to come home. Biggest free agent this year too.

 

[ER89]

I think you trade Knies even more if you want to sign Tuch

I would shake down Chicago who wants him

i think harley for knies would set this defense up for 4-5 years.

Imagine:

Harley - Raddysh
Mccabe-Tanev
Oel-Andre

Danford coming in, villenuave coming in. Rifai as a 6-7.

So goood.

 

[kb]

I think you trade Knies even more if you want to sign Tuch

I would shake down Chicago who wants him

I don't get this line of thinking. Look at the timing. The Leafs would have to trade Knies before the draft, and then wait to bid against a dozen other teams on July 1st.

Makes zero sense.

And who said that Tuch has any interest in coming to Toronto - especially as an American?

 

[1specter]

It’s also much appreciated that a GTA area guy left a Southern US, tax free state to come home. Biggest free agent this year too.

From what it sounds like, he's really tight with his family and I imagine the recent passing of his father was quite tough on him and probably heightened his desire to come home even further.

 

[Twine Tickler]

The other thing is Tampa has a bunch of big elite netfront forwards on that PP, like uh.. Point and Guentzel? We only have Matthews Knies and Tavares, it’s going to be a lot tougher to clean up the rebounds a 100mph point shot generates.

Lol

fair point, how foolish of me to forget the lack of talent we have

 

[willmma]

The leafs got screwed by the pandemic. They spent a ton on the top three, but the cap was supposed to keep going up. Making room for more moves. Instead the cap froze and they were hemmed tor the last six years.

I hope the cap keeps going up and they can flex their financial muscle

 

[Stephen]

From what it sounds like, he's really tight with his family and I imagine the recent passing of his father was quite tough on him and probably heightened his desire to come home even further.

I had heard that storyline somewhere about the passing of his father.

 

[SprDaVE]

Come on dude...

 

[Twine Tickler]

I get way too much pleasure in Darren Dreger stepping on rake after rake after rake

This guy has been getting dunked on almost daily since Chayka/Sundin have taken over. I am actually shocked that TSN even lets him talk about the Leafs at this point. He is as credible as Eklund

 

[Fogelhund]

I don't get this line of thinking. Look at the timing. The Leafs would have to trade Knies before the draft, and then wait to bid against a dozen other teams on July 1st.

Makes zero sense.

And who said that Tuch has any interest in coming to Toronto - especially as an American?

Look, I'm with you... Knies stays.

But... on Tuch, easy way around that is sign and trade...

 

[1specter]

Come on dude...

Damn, this got me a little emotional. I imagine that's his dad (R.I.P.) who was recording.

 

[SprDaVE]

Damn, this got me a little emotional. I imagine that's his dad (R.I.P.) who was recording.

That's it. Bring Taylor in too.

 

[rumman]

it's a lock. heard this too he always training in aurora

a prediction @Buckley would be proud of.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I think with Sundin moving forward, you're going to have guys that want to be here.

If guys feel like it's a burden to be a Leaf whether it's through body language or their own words etc, I don't think they will be on our team going forward.

Raddysh wanted to be a Leaf.

 

[The Iceman]

Leafs have a top 5 PP again?

Knies
McKenna Matthews
Raddysh Nylander

I don't think Knies will be PP1

Mathews Tavares Willy McKenna
Raddysh

 

[Buckley]

Come on dude...

It's the new Instagram jammies post.

 

[Budz]

I think you trade Knies even more if you want to sign Tuch

I would shake down Chicago who wants him

I’m 100% with you. I’m moving Knies

Hearing a Chicago beat writer said he did digging and they are out. They wont even do 4OA even.

 

[The Masters]

I don't get this line of thinking. Look at the timing. The Leafs would have to trade Knies before the draft, and then wait to bid against a dozen other teams on July 1st.

Makes zero sense.

And who said that Tuch has any interest in coming to Toronto - especially as an American?

If Chicago is willing to overpay, that's something you gotta consider. 4th, Rinsel etc

 

[kb]

Look, I'm with you... Knies stays.

But... on Tuch, easy way around that is sign and trade...

The main issue being....he would have to forego UFA like Raddysh did, which I doubt he will - unless he has his heart set on Toronto and nowhere else.

There has been zero evidence of that being the case.

I would love Tuch to round off the top 6, but I just can't see it.

 

[3blizzard4]

I’ll be having Wendy’s for dinner tonight baby!

 

[The Masters]

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Oh get over it for f**k sakes. The cap is going up and the last years of the contract can be buried. Nobody cares about years 5-8 of this deal, well except for the likes of you.

You're the type of fan who, if the Leafs were to win the Cup in a seven game series wouldn't be out celebrating with the rest of us, but would be sitting at home calling in to sports talk radio complaining that they hadn't won it in five games. And of course, you would have the perfect plan as to how they should have done it.

Forgive me if I don't see the sunshine and rainbows at all times. I've been on this ride long enough to be wary of these types of contracts. Can you remember the last time one of them went well in Toronto?