Latest Toronto Maple Leafs trade rumors, analysis, and lineup news
Tuesday, May 5 decides the 2026 NHL Draft order. Vancouver carries a 25.5% pre-lottery ceiling and a guaranteed top-three floor; Chicago sit...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Elliotte Friedman named John Chayka (36) and Scott White (58) as the Toronto Maple Leafs GM finalists for 2026 - the 22-year age gap hides a...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
San Jose has three defensemen signed for next season. Toronto has a $7.5M franchise D with a full no-move clause and a 24-year-old RFA whose...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Canucks trade candidates 2026: Patrik Allvin's The Peak-Valley Pivot. Hoglander ($3M, 2 goals, valley) and O'Connor ($2.5M, 17 goals, peakin...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Darren Raddysh's 70-point breakout hides 2026's biggest UFA risk. The Sample-Size Tax explains why Maple Leafs should pause before signing L...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Friedman says Vancouver may pause the GM search until May 5. The math is brutal: 18.5% McKenna, guaranteed top-3, five candidates, three lis...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Bobrovsky wants 6 years at $5.25M AAV. Panthers will go three, max. The $19M gap between those offers is the moment Florida's offseason spli...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Canucks added Shane Doan to their 2026 GM search — but not as the next GM. Per Elliotte Friedman, Doan is being auditioned as part of a grou...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
Five contenders are lining up for Vincent Trocheck this offseason, but his 10-team NTL quietly prices the trade. Why the Rangers' ask won't...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Elliotte Friedman confirms five teams are circling Vincent Trocheck after the March deadline walked away empty. Washington, Toronto, Carolin...
By Mike Johnson · 20 min read
Seattle Kraken offseason 2026 reality check: $29M cap space, three named targets already extended, and why Bobby McMann and Eeli Tolvanen re...
By Mike Johnson · 20 min read
Morgan Rielly trade 2026 decision: $30M commitment + full NMC through 2029-30 = The NMC Anchor. Why the new Leafs GM has to call Rielly firs...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
The Maple Leafs Andersson trade offer 2026 is finally public: Treliving offered Ben Danford plus a pick. Conroy countered with two firsts pl...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
The Nick Robertson trade 2026 picture: career-high 32 points in 78 games on just 12:39 of ice time per night. RFA status, prior trade reques...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Calgary opened at two first-round picks plus Easton Cowan for Rasmus Andersson. The final Vegas price was structurally different. The gap be...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Seven candidates have interviewed for the Maple Leafs GM job in 2026 — but the search was shaped by one name that isn't in the room. Here's...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies just told Toronto they\'re staying. Full breakdown of the NMC math, the 6-year extension gamble, and why the...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Patrick Kane is set to re-sign with Detroit despite a 10-year playoff drought — my projection: 1 × $4M + $3M bonuses, announced by mid-June...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Elliotte Friedman reports the Maple Leafs are meeting with Mats Sundin for a hockey operations role just 24 hours after losing Sunny Mehta t...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
The 2025-26 NHL salary cap is $95.5 million, rising to $104 million in 2026-27. This complete guide explains the 50-50 Engine formula, LTIR...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read