2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion | Official: Sundin & Chayka to lead front office

[cw]

Perhaps trying to come to a different arrangement than the $4m.

Either that or see if someone will give them a pick to take their chances
That too is unlikely: His chances in arbitration don't look so hot as he can't be paid less than he made this year (unless he agrees to it).
I wouldn't mess with it much. Cut their losses.
They can use his money to overpay a UFA

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2071657413929816252

Not very surprised. If corroborated, that settles it

 

[CarltonTheBear]

His high(ish) qualifying offer made this a tough choice but I would have liked to see Maccelli back under a different coach next season. He played at a 45-point pace last season, and a 50-point pace once he escaped from Berube's bizarre month long benching. His 5-on-5 points per 60 minutes rate was 2nd on the team to only Nylander. He was also 3rd among all Leafs forwards in CF% and led all Leafs forwards in xGF%. I think he had a better season than most gave him credit for.

 

[L K]

Stretcher supposedly coming back? Not sure I get this one. His play really tailed off as the season went on

2 years 1.35M

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Stretcher supposedly coming back? Not sure I get this one. His play really tailed off as the season went on

2 years 1.35M

Cheap contract for a serviceable NHL D man. His play did tail off, but so did 17 other guys on the bench.

 

[Zee]

Supposedly looking for a very large dollar amount. For cheap, like maybe a couple million at most, sure.

If he was looking for cheap I think Florida would re-sign him

 

[Bender]

His high(ish) qualifying offer made this a tough choice but I would have liked to see Maccelli back under a different coach next season. He played at a 45-point pace last season, and a 50-point pace once he escaped from Berube's bizarre month long benching. His 5-on-5 points per 60 minutes rate was 2nd on the team to only Nylander. He was also 3rd among all Leafs forwards in CF% and led all Leafs forwards in xGF%. I think he had a better season than most gave him credit for.

Maybe, but I mainly remember flashes of intelligent playmaking followed by inept and outrageous passing decisions over and over.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2071704014438252826

Final list is the expected one

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2071704014438252826

Final list is the expected one

So Thrun wasn't qualified.
He and Benning formed the top pairing in the Calder Cup playoffs.
I guess he sees little to no clear path for him to get back to the NHL in Toronto ...

 

[herman]

Paul Cotter did not get qualified by the Devils, so I'd be taking a flyer on him for a bottom six checking role, maybe even as a space maker on a Tavares-led 3rd line with one of our zippy LW playmakers. Younger, bigger Kasperi Kapanen/Steve Lorentz, with some C experience.