Speculation: The 2026-27 Roster Speculation Thread: Summer Edition - Throw in All The Oars, We're Trading for Battleships

[Dahlicious]

#4 , #45, and UPL for Hellebuyck and #8

Feels light. I found a calculator that says the difference between 4 and 8 is equivalent to 31.

I think instead of 45, we’d need to include 20.

 

[Club]

What do you guys think of a Leafs/Sabres deal around Carlo & Knies? I saw it on X

 

[Ace]

Feels light. I found a calculator that says the difference between 4 and 8 is equivalent to 31.

I think instead of 45, we’d need to include 20.

Can we not? Two first rounders plus for an aging goalie when we need a top six forward and top 4 D…not to mention centers.

Just…no?

 

[SundherDome]

Ahhhhh…. That makes more sense. What is the difference BUF would have to make up between 4OA and 8OA and Hellebuyck? And could Viggo still be available at 8?

That sounds about right in the gap department, I'd add one of the 4 goalies and that's about it.

Viggo won't be there. He doesn't make it past Calgary.

 

[Duddy]

I'd hate to not be able to take a shot at getting a real good center, because we trae3d it for a winger or a goalie.

 

[Hasekperreault23]

#4 , #45, and UPL for Hellebuyck and #8

That would mean we don't get our 1C we covet so probably one of the D..If that's the case I trade 4 for a 1C if not keep pick but that's just me

 

[enthusiast]

I don't really want Hellebuyck, that's just me trying to call a shot.

 

[SundherDome]

What do you guys think of a Leafs/Sabres deal around Carlo & Knies? I saw it on X

Knies, yes but not for the proposed ask.

Carlo, I would rather re-sign Stanley.

 

[Beerz]

What are you guys thinking is fair for a Knies deal?

Some of us on the Leafs board were thinking 4th overall + Helenius + McLeod.

Feel free to laugh me off your board but just wondering what you all are thinking.

Good lord.

 

[MeenOlViks]

What do you guys think of a Leafs/Sabres deal around Carlo & Knies? I saw it on X

Maybe for a 3rd

 

[TehDoak]

What do you guys think of a Leafs/Sabres deal around Carlo & Knies? I saw it on X

I think you are looking at just Carlo



Moving Knies only makes sense if Toronto is rebuilding.

They just paid a 29 year old d-man with 1 good season over 8M per. They aren't jettisoning their value forward. They are re-building their defense.

 

[Beerz]

is anyone concerned that Robo doesn't skate well enough to play with this team?

No... because he is either re-signing or getting dealt for Larkin

 

[UrbanAchiever]

If they move down to 8OA in a Helle trade, what’s the excitement level around Tynan Lawrence?

 

[OkimLom]

What are you guys thinking is fair for a Knies deal?

Some of us on the Leafs board were thinking 4th overall + Helenius + McLeod.

Feel free to laugh me off your board but just wondering what you all are thinking.

Depending on who is asking for who, will factor in how much of a gap I think this is an overpayment for.

If Toronto is the one trying to get the 4th overall pick, primarily, that's a massive over payment from Buffalo. If this is Buffalo trying to get Knies, primarily, then I believe that would have an influence in how much Sabres management sees in McLeod and Helenius, which in Buffalo's eyes might view it more equal.

But I'm also of the opinion that Knies is closer to having value of #10-#15 picks 1 for 1.

 

[Beerz]

What do you guys think of a Leafs/Sabres deal around Carlo & Knies? I saw it on X

Comes with the free cement in Carlos skates

 

[Gras]

20...that's it..oh UPL

Not for Robertson

 

[Beerz]

I think you are looking at just Carlo



Moving Knies only makes sense if Toronto is rebuilding.

They just paid a 29 year old d-man with 1 good season over 8M per. They aren't jettisoning their value forward. They are re-building their defense.

That's disappointing

 

[Beerz]

What about Rasmus Andersson in UFA..

I know he had a rough playoffs.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I don't really want Hellebuyck, that's just me trying to call a shot.

Hellebuyck is a great goalie, but he excels in structure. When he's got a predicatable defensive structure in front of him, he's better able to process and anticipate shot locations. The Bruins were like this for years, playing five-on-a-die defense and producing 3 different Vezina winners in that system, and Swayman potentially a fourth.

Buffalo plays a somewhat positionless system where defenders pinch and move freely in the offensive zone and forwards have to play defense. It's very fluid, and from a goalie's point of view, it's harder to predict where shots are coming from. They also tend to come more frequently from high danger areas.

That's not Hellebuyck's strength. If Jarmo is hell-bent on getting a goalie, I'd much rather see a push for Saros and team him with Ellis and Levi.

 

[EmeraldCitySabre]

What are you guys thinking is fair for a Knies deal?

Some of us on the Leafs board were thinking 4th overall + Helenius + McLeod.

Feel free to laugh me off your board but just wondering what you all are thinking.

Yeah sure, I'd do that deal.....................................for Auston Matthews.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Real Kyper's Trade Board 8.0: What to expect during draft week and beyond

As we get to draft week the NHL's trade market has explosive potential for action now, and into the summer. Nick Kypreos updates his trade board with players of all types who could be moved.

www.sportsnet.ca

As Toronto’s new front office puts its mark on this roster, with clear intentions of being a playoff team again in 2027, they are considering almost every option and Knies is caught up in that. A 23-year-old winger with excellent size and upside after a career-best 63-point season, the Maple Leafs are listening to the many calls they’re getting on Knies to weigh the potential returns. While a deadline deal with Montreal nearly came to pass and will be explored again with the Canadiens, there are several other teams with plenty of interest.

Regardless if they trade Knies or not, the Leafs are looking for a buyer in the event John Chayka can hit a home run. That would need to work around a return of two roster players and a draft pick coming back.

 

[Club]

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Lol OK fair enough!

Benson might be the only player harder to get than Helenius

Buffalo fans love players that play like brannigans law, hard and fast.

 

[Jetskiis]

If they move down to 8OA in a Helle trade, what’s the excitement level around Tynan Lawrence?

He could be Macklin Celebrini or he could be a total bust. Nothing in between.

 

[Jetskiis]

I wish carolina or someone would just finalize their Hellebuyck trade so I don't have to worry about us wasting assets on a declining 33 year old goalie with bad knees and bad playoff performances.