2025-26 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013285069905866764

Thankfully not a high ankle sprain. And I’m sure there will be plenty of volunteers from the fanbase to donate their groins to him.

I mean groin isn't that great either...

 

[L K]

Not really. I guess if it takes him out through the Olympics its good if he gets healthy but I don't think Nylander is going to miss the Olympics unless his legs fall off.

 

[herman]

Nick & Jason Robertson have both changed agents to Andy Scott at Octagon (who also reps Leon Draisaitl, Mikko Rantanen), per Friedman. Both brothers are RFA at the end of this season.

 

[mr grieves]

So they should try to get Hamilton, right? Reports are Devils are selling cheap to get out from under the cap hit.

 

[Kaberle15]

So they should try to get Hamilton, right? Reports are Devils are selling cheap to get out from under the cap hit.

cheap would be: a 5th rounder, Mayers and future considerations... Hamilton has a 9mi cap hit for the next 3 years...

 

[bustaheims]

So they should try to get Hamilton, right? Reports are Devils are selling cheap to get out from under the cap hit.

There's going to be competition for him, so, cheap is a relative term here. Leafs don't have the assets to get into any kind of bidding war.

 

[Bender]

We need a good two way D with an eye for defense and breakouts because my god Rielly can't be in the defensive zone anymore.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013630034108441039

from:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013604160294264921

 

[herman]

Everyone (and I mean every possible Leaf fan, including me, a hater) would have been way more happy if Mitch Marner just converted to full time RD here.

1. Everyone would think he's a hero for filling a hard-to-fill niche
2. His skillset and aptitudes fit: Cale Makar style
3. No one would gripe about him scoring 14 G 68 A on the season for 11M; it would be celebrated

Attach him to a cheap crease-clearing father figure and he's set.

 

[rdowdall]

Why do the Leafs need the Devils to retain salary? If the ask isn't that much, then couldn't the Leafs offer:

Joshua or Maccelli (Maccelli is an RFA so they could walk away from him, Joshua is long term, but possibly tradeable)
Jarnkrok (UFA at years end)
Simon Benoit (Contract that can be buried)

The Leafs currently have 2 million in space, and I think that is without putting Tanev on LTIR. The math on the three players above puts them at 8.7 million which is close to what Hamilton makes.

If you figure the power play is going to get a boost by having a real quaterback running it, then I am not sure why they are worried about the $9 million price tag.