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

[Strangle]

I love when other teams fans try to tell Leafs fans about their players.

Benoit played a somewhat respectable bottom pairing game in the 2024-2025 season but this past year he was straight up unplayable for the majority of the year.

Next year we will not have to play Benoit or meyers on the back end

That is a huge improvement.

I also hope we keep Reilly and play him down in the lineup

 

[HockeyVirus]

If @HockeyVirus doesn’t take this because he has one on the line already, I certainly will

Go for it username is too much for me.

 

[HockeyVirus]

“If” is doing a lot of work in this sentence

And a lot of you are ignoring they still have a ton of quality pieces in their prime years and have been a strong 5v5 team forever until Berube showed up (even with Marner the stats tanked).

But we will see. This will be a good thread to bring up next Christmas

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Hiller will do great in Toronto. He doesn't need to reinvent the wheel just implement and actual NHL system that allows star talent to actually handle the puck instead of dumping it first chance

I haven’t seen you this excited since they hired Keefe and Berube!

 

[TommyDangles]

TBL could've afford him at this. Interesting that they passed on it. Must not think he's too important.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Cap not as bad as most expected but wow will they regret this in his age 38 season. Buyout candidate 4 years in.

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

what? you dont think playing on the PP with the league MVP might boost a guys numbers?

You don’t think having Matthews, Nylander, Knies and McKenna might be ok too??

 

[thekernel]

Y'know, if they hadn't won the lottery, I would have been worried that they were missing an elite-level playmaker to set him up for those massive slappers. I see the vision from Chayka and I can't bring myself to hate it. There wasn't gonna be another opportunity like this from the free agency to potentially acquire a QB for PP1; even if he comes crashing down to earth it's probably worth the risk. Can't be much worse than their previous approach of Rielly/5th forward

 

[HockeyVirus]

I haven’t seen you this excited since they hired Keefe and Berube!

What can I say. 1st OA pick, top RD available for basically free, A smart front office that has a plan and is executing it.

I like whats happening. I expect we see at least 1 more piece changed on D and something at forward before the offseason is done.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

And a lot of you are ignoring they still have a ton of quality pieces in their prime years and have been a strong 5v5 team forever until Berube showed up (even with Marner the stats tanked).

But we will see. This will be a good thread to bring up next Christmas

Is this a good time to bring up your ‘losing Marner will be ‘addition by subtraction’ opinion?

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

TBL could've afford him at this. Interesting that they passed on it. Must not think he's too important.

No they could not have. They have several holes on the roster to fill. Not a chance they could have done this

 

[HockeyVirus]

Is this a good time to bring up your ‘losing Marner will be ‘addition by subtraction’ opinion?

Marner is old news. You already know the point was who cares if Marner is good if you can't count on him in the biggest games and nothing has changed. You are better off planning around not having him and using the cap space which Treliving did a terrible job of.

Chayka is getting there.

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

Is this a good time to bring up your ‘losing Marner will be ‘addition by subtraction’ opinion?

Well, we got Mckenna, a 1st, a ton of cap room for a guy that didn’t want to be here and is a mental midget. Not looking too bad from where I’m sitting

 

[WetcoastOrca]

What can I say. 1st OA pick, top RD available for basically free, A smart front office that has a plan and is executing it.

I like whats happening. I expect we see at least 1 more piece changed on D and something at forward before the offseason is done.

I give it til Christmas until your crapping on the coach and ‘smart front office’ just like you did on every other hire.

 

[TommyDangles]

No they could not have. They have several holes on the roster to fill. Not a chance they could have done this

Uhh yeah they easily could've. Especially if they considered him to a be a top pair guy.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Well, we got Mckenna, a 1st, a ton of cap room for a guy that didn’t want to be here and is a mental midget. Not looking too bad from where I’m sitting

‘a ton of cap room for a guy that didn’t want to be here and is a mental midget.’

My bad. I missed the thread where Matthews was traded.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I give it til Christmas until your crapping on the coach and ‘smart front office’ just like you did on every other hire.

I give it until Christmas when you are no where to be found as the Leafs sit comfortably in a playoff spot.

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

‘a ton of cap room for a guy that didn’t want to be here and is a mental midget.’

My bad. I missed the thread where Matthews was traded.

Matthews wants to be here. And just captained a team to an Olympic gold medal. Which is more than any Canuck has done in your lifetime.

 

[TheBeard]

How does this not make them a better team?

What makes them a better team is Matthews staying healthy and getting competent goaltending. Without either this acquisition means nothing.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Matthews wants to be here. And just captained a team to an Olympic gold medal. Which is more than any Canuck has done in your lifetime.

My bad. I thought the Leafs finished fifth last with Matthews after losing Marner.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

stupid leafs, guys going to revert to what he was prior to this past season with TB. I hate to be a downer but I can't see this working out. 8 years..... guys a bum and he will be public enemy #1 by December/January

this is worse than the David Clarkson deal

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

What makes them a better team is Matthews staying healthy and getting competent goaltending. Without either this acquisition means nothing.

Well obviously things need to be better in some areas. But you need to fill the roster with some quality to get that done. Raddysh helps with that.

 

[KniesMadeBradyCry]

stupid leafs, guys going to revert to what he was prior to this past season with TB. I hate to be a downer but I can't see this working out. 8 years..... guys a bum and he will be public enemy #1 by December/January

this is worse than the David Clarkson deal

I was waiting for your take because I knew it would be bad, just didn’t think it would be this bad

 

[Donnie D]

TBL could've afford him at this. Interesting that they passed on it. Must not think he's too important.

Tampa will miss him, but their top 4 are Hedman/Moser McDonagh/ Cernak. Raddysh would have been on the 3rd pair. Thats a lot of money for a 3rd pair guy.

Long term, they would have Moser on the left side with McDonagh on the 3rd pair. They are hoping D’Astous will play with Hedman.

 

[PatLaFontaineASMR]

Feels like the Walman deal. Doesn't become full time NHLer to mid 20s. Gets paid off a breakout year in his late 20s. Reverts back to what he used to be the following season. Expect this one to be similar.