GDT: Trade and Free agent Rumours thread | Chayka off-season edition

[Warden of the North]

Dreger really pushed out a clickbait tweet, peaced out without any follow up or anything happening. I can't stand that guy.

Was just going to come here and say some version of this.

 

[Cleetus]

 

[Action Jackson]

I wouldn’t mind taking a flyer on Pettersson as 2c to push Tavares to the wing

But that contract seems like a backbreaker.

I'd prefer Larkin in if we're gonna trade assets

But I agree we need depth down the middle to look like a serious team. I'd be willing to deal Knies for a serious center

 

[SprDaVE]

I wouldn’t mind taking a flyer on Pettersson as 2c to push Tavares to the wing

But that contract seems like a backbreaker.

Pagnotta seemed adamant they wouldn't retain on him and wouldn't give him up for nothing in return, so those are 2 strikes that remove the Leafs. It's far too much of a risk for his red flags.

 

[IrishInOntario]

Holt shit idk what amazes me more you thought this made any sense to trade the 1st overall for and all that

OR that you took time to type out this ludicrous trade and the lines that follow....

Some of y'all are smoke crack when it comes to trade proposals. For god sakes chayka get on with it, we can only take stupid trade proposals for so long!

Lol obviously the 1OA is not being moved, but Mateychuk + Marchenko + Johnston would definitely be enough to consider moving it in a year Gavin McKenna is 1OA. We're not talking a Connor McDavid / Sidney Crosby type center at 1OA.

Mateychuk is 21 years old and on his ELC. He just put up 31 points in his first full season. He's going to be a #1 caliber defenseman for the next 12-15 years. Absolute stud, the likes of which Toronto has lacked.

Marchenko is 25 years old and will be an RFA. He's put up 74 and 67 points in back-to-back seasons. He's a surefire top 6 RW just entering his prime.

Kent Johnston is 23 years old and will be an RFA. He's coming off a down season, but at 22 (one year ago) he put up 57 points. Tons of upside left in him and could eventually knock Tavares down into the 3C role as he continues to develop.

Mateychuk was drafted #12OA. Johnston was drafted #5OA. Marchenko was a 2nd rounder, that like Knies, has far outplayed where he was drafted.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Dreger really pushed out a clickbait tweet, peaced out without any follow up or anything happening. I can't stand that guy.

He's become irrelevant at this point. I don't put any stock in anything he reports anymore.

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

Lol obviously the 1OA is not being moved, but Mateychuk + Marchenko + Johnston would definitely be enough to consider moving it in a year Gavin McKenna is 1OA. We're not talking a Connor McDavid / Sidney Crosby type center at 1OA.

Mateychuk is 21 years old and on his ELC. He just put up 31 points in his first season. He's going to be a #1 caliber defenseman for the next 12-15 years. Absolute stud, the likes of which Toronto has lacked.

Marchenko is 25 years old and will be an RFA. He's put up 74 and 67 points in back-to-back seasons. He's a surefire top 6 RW just entering his prime.

Kent Johnston is 23 years old and will be an RFA. He's coming off a down season, but at 22 (one year ago) he put up 57 points. Tons of upside left in him and could eventually knock Tavares down into the 3C role as he continues to develop.

Mateychuk was drafted #12OA. Johnston was drafted #5OA. Marchenko was a 2nd rounder, that like Knies, has far outplayed where he was drafted.

What a win that would be getting these 3 players.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Dreger really pushed out a clickbait tweet, peaced out without any follow up or anything happening. I can't stand that guy.

Dreger has always been a hater of the leafs.

 

[LeafEgo]

Trade rumours come and go. It's the business, I'm sure he gets it. No idea what will happen but I'm sure it will be behind them once things cool down after the draft.

Touche. All good, unless someone digs up direct Chayka quotes I thought were posted recently.

 

[Stephen]

Benson contract reaffirms why we shouldn't be dealing Knies with the exception of a colossal overpayment

That could be Easton Cowan in short order.

 

[Stephen]

To Columbus
2026 1st Round Pick (1 OA)
2026 2nd Round Pick (65 OA)
Brandon Carlo
Nick Robertson

To Toronto
Denton Mateychuk
Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnston

Major roster problems solved in a single trade.

Cowan-Matthews-Nylander
Knies-Tavares-Marchenko
Johnston

Mateychuk / Raddysh
McCabe / Tanev
OEL / Addition
Andrae / Danford

Yeah, for Columbus...

 

[Duffman955]

That could be Easton Cowan in short order.

Im expecting Cowan next year to be what Benson was this year.

 

[Stephen]

Im expecting Cowan next year to be what Benson was this year.

Yeah I think so too. Their rookie numbers were similar.

 

[TMLeafer]

Knies is a valuable asset and a type of player our team would need. As exciting as the potential trades are, I'm not seeing why he needs to be moved, unless it's for a #1 dman

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Sounds like it could be Buffalo pushing for a Tuch replacement. Some combination of the following assets could get it done imo:

Power
Samuelson
McLeod
Norris
Pick 4
Pick 20
Mrtka
Helenius
Ostlund
Kulich
Ziemer
Strbak