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

[Leaf Fans]

This contract will look bad in 2 years tops. No Kuch to raise him up. My Sharks dodged a bullet on this one.

Possibly, or it won't. It signed now so...

 

[Donnie D]

Didn't he get 26 mins a night in the playoffs when everyone other than Hedman was back?

How's that work?

If he was going to be your #5 or 6 next year, which 4 or 5 were going to play ahead of him?

I already gave you that. Hedman, Moser, McDonagh, Cernak.

 

[Habs10Habs]

I expected 10mil plus, not bad Leafs.

 

[stealth1]

No. Trading Nylander and Matthews this offseason, when both have full NMCs, and one just had a horrendous season, when we also don't have our 1sts in either 2027 or 2028 would end up being the worst idea that any professional team in any sport ever had or will have.

I agree with not trading Matthews and Nylander. I also don't believe those two can lead a team to a Cup. It makes more sense to go after guys that will take short term deals. Buy time til McKenna takes over the team and has some younger players to build around.

 

[stealth1]

Hedman is coming back, and they have to pay other players. They just don't have the room.

That's part of it but they also could believe he isn't likely to repeat that career year and wasn't worth the contact he got.

 

[Smif]

I already gave you that. Hedman, Moser, McDonagh, Cernak.

What were their TOI in the playoffs?

 

[David71]

what are the chances he gets broughout if his production dips. i say years 4/5. but who knows. toronto is notorious for giving up stupid money. remember jeff finger at one point??

 

[Crazy Monkey]

what are the chances he gets broughout if his production dips. i say years 4/5. but who knows. toronto is notorious for giving up stupid money. remember jeff finger at one point??

The number of people bringing up a 2008 signing in this thread. Holy.

 

[Leaf Fans]

what are the chances he gets broughout if his production dips. i say years 4/5. but who knows. toronto is notorious for giving up stupid money. remember jeff finger at one point??

Way back in 2008? Some notoriety! You can look at Elias Pettersson for modern day example of a player and team notorious for stupid.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Raddysh will bring over his childhood buddy to the Leafs next year. Can't wait to see this forum explode

 

[34]

I didn’t realize how much of a leaf fan raddysh actually is.

This guy really is one of us!!!

Massive add to the Toronto blue line.

 

[34]

Raddysh will bring over his childhood buddy to the Leafs next year. Can't wait to see this forum explode

You mean McDavid is coming home hahaha

 

[Crazy Monkey]

You mean McDavid is coming home hahaha

I'll just leave it open to interpretation

 

[Schennanigans]

What do we think the number was for Tampa. How far off were they.

 

[Leaf Fans]

What do we think the number was for Tampa. How far off were they.

It doesn't really matter now.

 

[Schennanigans]

It doesn't really matter now.

Yeah I’m just curious how low they valued him. They seem to have a knack for when to bail.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Yeah I’m just curious how low they valued him. They seem to have a knack for when to bail.

Oh, OK I don't know but I sure someone else knows or at least the scuttlebutt.
Technically the Lightning signed him to the 8.5 AVV.

 

[Devonator]

Not a bad deal for Toronto.....if Raddysh can emulate his past season, they I am sure the Leafs could get a few good seasons for sure out of him.....and even if he turns out to be a dud, with the rise in the Cap, this wouldn't even really hurt the leafs down the road.....

 

[Zybalto]

Leafs are hoping Raddysh last season wasnt a massive outlier.

Tampa hoping that it was....and so was Hedman's.

 

[Miles Stock]

What were their TOI in the playoffs?

The 5 of them did all play together in 11 games in 2026 (not counting a game in which one of them left early with an injury). Raddysh averaged the most minutes (about 4 minutes and 20 seconds more than the next player). However, they were not all completely healthy during that time.

 

[Miles Stock]

Yeah I’m just curious how low they valued him. They seem to have a knack for when to bail.

Fans seem to believe that every player will sign for any team at some number.

It's just not true. He's UFA. Sometimes the player wants to stays, sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes he wants to maximize dollars, sometimes he's looking for a better role or opportunity, sometimes he is looking for a specific location, or any number of things. We have no idea.

The Leafs would have paid Marner more than Vegas did. The player wasn't interested.