Confirmed Trade: [TOR/TBL] Darren Raddysh (signs 8 years, $8.5M AAV) for 2026 5th round pick (MOD WARNING 253)

[The don godfather]

Not similar at all

Let's see if he gets 70 points doubt it .

 

[Dirty Dog]

He has 140 career points and half them came last year. He turns 31 this season. The risk is obvious

 

[leafsfan5]

I have ZERO idea what the Leafs plan is. It's insane.

Is it not obvious? We underachieved horrifically last year and don't have our next 2 first rounders

We're re-tooling. We just brought in a new coach, a top pair d-man and have a 1OA coming in

 

[MCR74]

Are you saying they shouldn’t have signed the top UFA target, that addresses their #1 need, and costs them 0 assets?

That's exactly what he's saying. Some people are clueless.

 

[Theodore450]

This shows the Leafs are not going to rebuild and go for it ( as they should).
This contract will be bad by year 3 and brutal by year 5-6. But for 2 season you added a great top 4 D. Maybe a #2 for those 2 years. Him and reilly can maybe be a decent pairing.

 

[Divine]

We are gonna go in circles about this until the cows come home so gonna end it here.

I think there’s value in a 25 year old that teams believe are a top pairing guy and having a year to try and sign him.

I don’t think Raddysh and Byram’s situations and therefore value are comparable personally. When Byram is traded we will circle back and I’ll admit I was wrong if they only get a pick.

Depends when they trade him - if it's before the season (likely before Sept. if you want Byram to accept because then he's still eligible for an 8 year contract) - then he'll return some value.

But not every team in the league is going to sign up to pay his contract demands. You got some huge UFA's who are going to raise the price of defenceman - who are eligible for extensions starting July 1st with Makar and Q. Hughes. Some huge defenceman to sign for next offseason in a rising cap and the higher the cap hit he expects, the less teams interested, and consequently, the lower the price

 

[BHFAN92]

It's for a 5th round pick per the Leafs

honestly not a bad deal for both teams.. Tampa gets a pick for a guy they were not retaining and Toronto picks up a very late bloomer on a long but not over priced deal.. The last 2 years of that contract might be an issue, but the cap continues to rise so it might not matter.. win/win

 

[Leaf Fans]

I have ZERO idea what the Leafs plan is. It's insane.

Their plan is a parade. It's just when. It has been almost 60 years.

 

[bardown on ur 5hole]

Term is the worst part. The AAV is fine with me the rising cap. It’s more equivalent to 5.5-6 mil.

One or the other would be fine but both makes me think this is a big gamble.

 

[shaner8989]

Curious what they do with Rielly now. Do they keep him for some puck movement and give him zero PP time because hes terrible there... or do they clear more cap and get some picks or prospects?

 

[wintersej]

This is a great move and Raddysh will be a great player, even if he isn't quite the ~PPG defenseman of last year

Chayka is doing a good job thus far, the d-core's exiting ability was horrific and he brought in two guys who are elite at that

Raddysh isn't a great puck mover or skater?

 

[Sypher04]

We can't rebuild, only option is to retool since Treliving and Dubas traded away all of our first and we have no prospects outside Cowan, the goalies, danford.

We still have 19M in cap space after this move.

We actually have more like $24M and that’s before we trade anyone out.

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

This shows the Leafs are not going to rebuild and go for it ( as they should).
This contract will be bad by year 3 and brutal by year 5-6. But for 2 season you added a great top 4 D. Maybe a #2 for those 2 years. Him and reilly can maybe be a decent pairing.

I’d say he has 4 good years in the tank for sure. At least. The end of the contract will be bad, but that’s almost any long term UFA deal. Good news is the cap will be up 40 million by then

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Toronto needs Raddysh. They're not rebuilding, and were never going to rebuild. It's a good move for them.

I wonder what TB will do now though? They have no offensive D on their team. Sergachev was moved out & now Raddysh. Hedman had a terrible year & turns 36 in December.

They're next best Ds had 29 pts.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Depends when they trade him - if it's before the season (likely before Sept. if you want Byram to accept because then he's still eligible for an 8 year contract) - then he'll return some value.

But not every team in the league is going to sign up to pay his contract demands. You got some huge UFA agents who are going to raise the price of defenceman - who are eligible for extensions starting July 1st with Makar and Q. Hughes. Some huge defenceman to sign for next offseason in a rising cap and the higher the cap hit he expects, the less teams interested, and consequently, the lower the price

Yes ofc not every team is willing to sign up for that. Which is why I think if Sabres are going to move him they’re gonna have to be quick.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

I guess he really likes that uniform color! Because when I watch TB-Tor games, I cannot tell which one's which.

 

[Leaf Fans]

History repeats itself Jeff finger vibes

Jealousy rears it's ugly head.

 

[The don godfather]

Leafs aren't gonna do a proper rebuild good.

 

[JKG33]

What a lesson for some borderline NHL guys battling it out in the AHL.

At 25....this guy probably never thought he would sign a 68 million dollar deal. He was riding the bus in the AHL praying for an opportunity.

No matter what happens for this guy moving forward and for the Leafs.....he has shown that you should never give up on yourself.

Yea, I love this for the player. And at 32 teams (probably 36 soon) theres more hope than ever for the mid-20s guys riding the iron lung

 

[Transplanted Caper]

Curious what they do with Rielly now. Do they keep him for some puck movement and give him zero PP time because hes terrible there... or do they clear more cap and get some picks or prospects?

They're trading Rielly. Sounds like both sides are trying to find a landing spot for him. Feels like they're too far down the road for any other outcome. It's time, but sad nonetheless, of the entire core Morgan always felt most like a Leaf from those past teams where its best players really cared about being one.

 

[atlanticobserver]

I think people are being really black and white about this. Should Leaf fans be excited about Raddysh? 1000%, he’s a good player even if he doesn’t replicate this past year.

But the dunking on Tampa? Weird. You think they couldn’t have signed this deal if they felt so inclined? 13 ish mil of cap to work with and just about to get to work.

 

[Nostradeeznuts]

I just knew what Jim Hillier was missing to run his 1-3-1 trap effectively was a soft, one-way PMD in his 30s with one good year of play. Chayka masterclass.

1-3-1 is something he had to do because he was working with crap rosters. The Leafs have the horses to play the possesion game while not resorting to a 1-3-1

 

[HockeyVirus]

Not similar at all

Haters are reaching hard for a reason to hate on this. Basically free top pair RD. Jeff Finger they signed thinking he was a different player not even close to the same player type nor situation.

 

[Leaf Fans]

He has 140 career points and half them came last year. He turns 31 this season. The risk is obvious

There is always risk. It doesn't stop teams from doing business.

 

[Divine]

Term is the worst part. The AAV is fine with me the rising cap. It’s more equivalent to 5.5-6 mil.

The AAV is actually great, even if we weren't in a rising cap. Forwards with 70 points in 73 games want more 8.5M - let alone defenceman.

The term - I'm betting that when his play starts declining he'll like a nice beach vacation on LTIR to rest his aging body.