Friedman: Leafs willing to move 1st round pick.

[Stephen]

It’s not my first preference to trade the first rounder but there’s also a wide range of possibilities and you can’t react to the trade until you see where on the spectrum it lands.

In terms of rentals, don’t do it. If you can get an asset with control, youth, and some years left on the contract. I don’t see a problem. Fixes one hole while we go into the summer to fix more. But if it’s just for 2024. That wouldn’t be great.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Why? What has trading their first in the past done? Let the core prove that they can carry the team. So far, that has not happened. They got plenty of help at the deadline before in previous years. Why should the Leafs waste anymore of their precious assets? They will because they are a dumb organization.

No goaltending and defense will do that to even the most elite offensive team. That 1st can partially improve those gaps.

 

[Advanced stats]

It should only be for a top 4 Dman with term or one that comes with a new contract.

 

[TheScandal89]

Seems like every other player wants to play for the Maple Leafs, and I'm not surprised. Now that we know the 1st round pick is in play, here's a trade I'd be willing to make:

TOR: Sidney Crosby
PIT: Matty Knies, 1st

Pens are shite this year. Everyone knows this. GM Corsi King should do the right thing and set Sidney free. He would instantly demote Johnny to the 3rd line, where he belongs. This is a trade forged in the depths of HELL. With this one simple move, Toronto ensures the Cup win.

Although I know this won't happen, a friend of mine who's hated the Leafs since they lost in the ECF versus Carolina, said the only way he'd be a Leafs fan again is if we get Sid the Kid. So get er done lol

 

[Fatass]

Hearing this draft is apparently weak in the lower half of round one, especially when compared to 2025. Maybe the Leaf’s 2025 first would have more pull than 2024?

 

[vokiel]

To Leafs: Armia
To Habs: 1st rounder

thx.

 

[Amadeus]

Hearing this draft is apparently weak in the lower half of round one, especially when compared to 2025. Maybe the Leaf’s 2025 first would have more pull than 2024?

There's good players in every draft. Last year's draft was supposed to be weak as well and I think we got a good player in Cowan out of it.

 

[Djp]

Was that ever in question?

In other news…

water is wet and world is round.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Hearing this draft is apparently weak in the lower half of round one, especially when compared to 2025. Maybe the Leaf’s 2025 first would have more pull than 2024?

You would need to talk to Chicago about that pick.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Leaf fans that are against trading a 1st are weird

Is the team a 1st round rated player away from winning it all?
I’m not trying to be a pessimist, but this team has too many “playoff holes”. And the league is getting younger…. A well picked 1st rounder (heck even 2nd rounders) can make impacts at a faster rate.

 

[Rubi]

to tronna: Saros, Carrier,

to nash: Jarnkrok, Samsonov, Lilejgren 2024 1st, 2025 1st, 2024 2nd Knies,

All that to Nashville for a goalie who's having a .903 sv% season and a depth dman?

 

[Stealth1616]

What a truly shocking revelation

 

[All Mod Cons]

First for Zadorov? Why would the Leafs give up a first for a guy that was just traded for a third?

I don't think that is what was said.

 

[Namikaze Minato]

All that to Nashville for a goalie who's having a .903 sv% season and a depth dman?

5'11" 175 lbs defender is exactly what the leafs need . Clearly too much size on our back end

 

[EdJovanovski]

Only with the capital of the world would this even be a headline or worthy of 5 pages lmao, playoff team who’s been a playoff team for years with an expensive core is willing to trade their 1st.

 

[thusk]

Is the team a 1st round rated player away from winning it all?
I’m not trying to be a pessimist, but this team has too many “playoff holes”. And the league is getting younger…. A well picked 1st rounder (heck even 2nd rounders) can make impacts at a faster rate.

exemple rumor of leafs trying to get both hanifin and tanev and find a way to extend them...

they fix #2 and 3 issues in D

that would help to fix goaltending issu because leafs goLie would not have to do as much

that would help secondary scoring gor the only reason than leafs will defend less and attacking more...

fixing 1 hole can help to fix a lot of holes at the same time

 

[thefutures]

Seems like every other player wants to play for the Maple Leafs, and I'm not surprised. Now that we know the 1st round pick is in play, here's a trade I'd be willing to make:

TOR: Sidney Crosby
PIT: Matty Knies, 1st

Pens are shite this year. Everyone knows this. GM Corsi King should do the right thing and set Sidney free. He would instantly demote Johnny to the 3rd line, where he belongs. This is a trade forged in the depths of HELL. With this one simple move, Toronto ensures the Cup win.

Yea like ryan oreilly

 

[Namikaze Minato]

Yea like ryan oreilly

I do recall a lot of Blues fans telling us it was a certain guarantee, as long as we got O'Rielly. 1 round win, 1 cup win... basically the same thing, yah?

 

[Fatass]

I don't think that is what was said.

From the OP: “he [Friedman] said that when they were trying to acquire both Tanev and Zadorov their 1st round pick was in play.”

 

[Clark4Ever]

I think Treliving should hold on to the first round pick and the top prospects in the organization. The current roster is not on the cusp of contending for a Stanley Cup.

 

[The don godfather]

As a Bruins fan hope trievling trades it for nic Dowd. From his past disastrous trades in calgary I think he will.

 

[ole ole]

Wait until you hear about Monahan.

You think the Jets might have interest in trading him already?

 

[Double Dion]

As a Bruins fan hope trievling trades it for nic Dowd. From his past disastrous trades in calgary I think he will.

That Jarnkrok one stunk up the joint. I was a fan of Treliving in general, I think he had a tough job managing up with our owner. But how do you give up so much for a 3rd line winger?

 

[TheGroceryStick]

exemple rumor of leafs trying to get both hanifin and tanev and find a way to extend them...

they fix #2 and 3 issues in D

that would help to fix goaltending issu because leafs goLie would not have to do as much

that would help secondary scoring gor the only reason than leafs will defend less and attacking more...

fixing 1 hole can help to fix a lot of holes at the same time

That would be incredible. If the Leafs can fix both 2D and 3D into the future , yes. Would take savvy GM work and confidence that the bottom 6 find their game.

Rielly-Tanev
Hanifin-Benoit
McCabe-Liljgren

Is a sturdy backend. But takes ALOT to accomplish it.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

What’s the biggest cap dump the leafs have and how long is he signed for?