Confirmed Trade: [TOR/DAL] Chris Tanev for Max Ellis, 2026 7th round pick

[DopeyFish]

next robidas island candidate coming right up

 

[KingsFan7824]

This would have been a great get for Toronto 5 years ago.

But probably not available to do 5 years ago.

 

[ameselare]

Tanev went from being an amazing playoff D on Dallas to being absolutely worthless in Toronto.

Gotta love the leaf haters!

Seriously lol. Yes he's getting older but he's still a great player. It's not like the Leafs are some super young team just trying to make the playoffs, they're supposed to be contenders. Matthews was drafted 8 years ago!

 

[Some Other Flame]

Treliving trades some draft picks aAND gets to sign an aging veteran to a longterm deal. He's gonna sleep real well tonight.

 

[Bond]

Tanev went from being an amazing playoff D on Dallas to being absolutely worthless in Toronto.

Gotta love the leaf haters!

He’s a fine signing at the right price and term but he’ll probably LTIRetire on a long deal anyways

 

[12ozPapa]

3 months ago he was the most sought after Dman at the TDL and now you are laughing?

Yes.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

I just don’t want tanev

He’s too old imo, so I don’t want to give him a long term deal

1-2 years max. I guess we can give him brodies 5

 

[trellaine201]

IDK how many good years he has left but he is what we need

I say maybe two.

 

[super6646]

Why not just wait two days and save a 7th round pick?

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

3 years.$4.5-5.5 M AAV

 

[Michoulicious]

Giordano / Tanev pairing. Make it happen.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Treliving trades some draft picks aAND gets to sign an aging veteran to a longterm deal. He's gonna sleep real well tonight.

What do people want him to do. It's a 7th round pick.

 

[GQS]

This would have been a great get for Toronto 5 years ago.

Perhaps the Leafs should've went after Tanev rather than Brodie back in 2020. Now? Lets just hope he can stay healthy and has a few good years left in him.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Right, sure thing

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807136951318757431

 

[Frozen Failure]

Why not just wait two days and save a 7th round pick?

Because other teams that Tanev would want to play for exist...

 

[Lukin1978]

I wonder how much he has left in the tank

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Congrats to Toronto on adding a soon to be 35 year old defensemen!

Lots of great 35 year old Dman have been in the NHL. Centre is the hardest position to play and look at Crosby

 

[JadedLeaf]

This unironically

Signing 34 year olds to crazy long deals is the new hotness in cap circumvention

I mean wasn't that kind of what the whole cap recapture penalty wasn't supposed to address? My memory is really foggy now.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[leafsfan5]

I just don’t want tanev

He’s too old imo, so I don’t want to give him a long term deal

1-2 years max. I guess we can give him brodies 5

Why not give a longterm deal? It drives down AAV and lets us get other important pieces

Tanev knows why Toronto is giving him 6-7 years, he'll enjoy his ride into the sunset with millions entering his account for nothing

 

[BayStBullies]

Lol. I love Toronto.

You do seem obsessed with them, for sure

 

[LokiDog]

Tanev went from being an amazing playoff D on Dallas to being absolutely worthless in Toronto.

Gotta love the leaf haters!

I actually love the persecution complex from Leafs fans more. 34 year old rental being a great add for a division leading playoff team makes sense; soon to be 35 year old getting an 8 year (or just long term) contract… makes less sense. Really doesn’t have a whole lot to do with the teams unless you have a perpetual victim complex.

 

[Dog]

I wonder how much he has left in the tank

Not much but leafs will ride the tank till it's gone!

 

[trellaine201]

Because other teams that Tanev would want to play for exist...

Yeah there probably scared they could lose him and some team will offer more.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Getting him signed for like 8 years at 3.5AAV or something would be tidy business. Backhalf of the contract he would LTIRetirement