Confirmed with Link: Leafs acquire Jake McCabe (@50%), Sam Lafferty, cond. 2024 and 2025 5th round picks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, 2025 1st (top 10 prot), 2026 2nd

[The Masters]

Watch Live: Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas meets media after McCabe trade

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas will chat with reporters on Monday after swinging a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks to land defenceman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Beaumaris]

Well it sounds like if McCabe doesn’t play a certain amount of games next year the 5ths become 3rds, so it does matter.

Free agency far more advantageous than draft picks,in todays game bud.

 

[McSnypsky]

Does the west have any talent left?

 

[MSZ]

Does the west have any talent left?

McJesus

 

[htpwn]

Nice trade guys, jealous you got McCabe at 50%. Here's hoping we meet in the ECF!

 

[supermann_98]

So (arguably) the Leafs paid less for all of ROR, Acciari, McCabe, and Lafferty than Tampa did for Jeannot.

Well done Tampa.

Please let's not make fun of Tampa just yet, not until we knock them out of the playoffs at least. Doesn't matter who paid what if all we get is respect in the handshake line again.

 

[Gabriel426]

McDavid watching another East team make strong moves to bolster their weaknesses:

He might be calling Dubas for a trade

 

[CabanaBoy5]

I'm so glad we're all in. Terrific trade. After having so much of our cap on our core, Dubas' challenge has been surrounding them with the proper players. I believe he's done that now. That 4th line of Acciari, Lafferty, and ZAR are going to be exciting to watch. McCabe on defence is the missing link, that tough dman that can clear the front of the net and is tough to play against, in other words, Muzzin's replacement, only younger and healthier.

Like has been said, Dubas has done his job. If we can't win with this lineup, then it's on Keefe, not Dubas.

 

[The Iceman]

In addition to the retention, we only have McCabe and his $4M salary for a quarter of a season so he's only costing us about $1M (in a non-retention scenario)

Except his salary is still retained for 1/4 season too. So $500K

 

[kb]

Two almost useless assets will need a huge plus to get a retained Garland.

Except that Dhaliwal in Vancouver had mentioned Garland as a potential buyout candidate just last month.

Might want to acquaint yourself with the league happenings going on.

(No to Schenn).

I think Kerfoot + a prospect like Hirvonen gets a Garland retained deal done. They could retain 50% on Kerfoot and flip him for a better pick and a decent prospect for a guy they might have been considering buying out.

He only would need to have $1.9 out of his $4.9 AAV retained to keep the dram of resigning ROR alive, and the Leafs are certainly saving them actual cash while acquiring themselves a younger Bunting replacement.

I see a fit there.

 

[Menzinger]

While not worth a ton, getting the two 5ths back is a nice bonus. Gives the scouts another couple bullets to try and hit some late round magic

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Bruins fan here.

Just stopping by to say I think the Leafs just won the deadline with this trade. I'm angry

 

[TMLegend]

I don't think he'll be unemployed. It will be like JFJ. He'll get other jobs in NHL front offices. But never an NHL gm again.

He was gifted teenage Matthews, Nylander, and Marner and (if we lose again this year) was unable to win even ONE playoff series in six tries. If we lose again, he will go down in history as one of the worst gm's in the leafs very long history. Leaf fans will agree. Remember, on a poll here 80% of leaf fans thought Burke should get a contract extension a few weeks before he was fired. Now every leaf fan on the planet agrees his tenure was a dumpster fire. Same will happen with Dubas.

Yep. This place will do a complete 180 in the coming years if they lose again when it comes to Dubas.

Wasting a large chunk of MNM's primes. Pissing away futures for no results. Leaving the team hamstrung in the years to come. The vitriol will be intense. It'll be Burke on steroids.

 

[Lightsol]

McDavid watching another East team make strong moves to bolster their weaknesses:

Three years, Connor.

 

[AhosDatsyukian]

Good luck. Jealous of your head coach

It's funny how different our teams are, not necessarily good or bad, but both missing pieces the other team has. Canes fans all feel we're missing a true superstar to take us over the top in the playoffs. You guys have the superstars but not the coaching/system/depth of the Canes.

Anyways, with the arms race in the East and the Canes not doing anything I'm losing hope in us winning it all this year, still happy with where we sit in the mid/long term, but if we can't get there this year I'm pulling for you guys to finally break through. Screw the Metro teams and Bruins. Never disliked the Bolts but tired of them too. So Leafs it is

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Yep. This place will do a complete 180 in the coming years if they lose again when it comes to Dubas.

Wasting a large chunk of MNM's primes. Pissing away futures for no results. Leaving the team hamstrung in the years to come. The vitriol will be intense. It'll be Burke on steroids.

Sky is falling brigade still out in full force. You must be fun.

 

[saltming]

 

[Thornbury]

Yep. This place will do a complete 180 in the coming years if they lose again when it comes to Dubas.

Wasting a large chunk of MNM's primes. Pissing away futures for no results. Leaving the team hamstrung in the years to come. The vitriol will be intense. It'll be Burke on steroids.

How are they wasting their primes by making trades to be more competitive for this year's playoffs? This in fact is the exact opposite of what you're suggesting.

 

[Gabriel426]

Bruins fan here.

Just stopping by to say I think the Leafs just won the deadline with this trade. I'm angry

We want the Cup not the deadline Championship

 

[Arzak]

What an insane arms race this deadline has been for the East.

West getting weaker with every trade. ROFL

 

[The Iceman]

While not worth a ton, getting the two 5ths back is a nice bonus. Gives the scouts another couple bullets to try and hit some late round magic

Hand them straight to Thommie Lars Rudolf Bergman

 

[TMLegend]

Sky is falling brigade still out in full force. You must be fun.

Who said the sky is falling? The Leafs are primed for a playoff run, and have a decent chance of winning at least a round. Doesn't take much foresight to see what will happen should they fail, however.

 

[al secord]

Three years, Connor.

He has a relatively easy road to the finals. Whoever makes it from the east will be black and blue.

 

[kb]

You figure it out, doesn't mean you have to deal Kerfoot, Engvall or Holl. 200K is easy to gain.

Not without waiving 2 current players. ZAR, sure, but which of Kerfoot, Engvall, Kampf, Jarnkrok, or Acciari do the Leafs have to waive with ZAR for the extra $200K required to become cap compliant?

There is definitely another trade coming.

 

[Leafidelity]

Wasting a large chunk of MNM's primes. Pissing away futures for no results.

Wasting primes or pissing away futures: pick one