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07 Jul 2026 22:42:48
Daniel Alfredsson a Toronto Maple Leaf!!

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This will give me soooo much ammo to my extended family that lives in Ottawa

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Let the 💩 talking begin

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07 Jul 2026 22:40:19
Over there they are not as upset that Alfie left but Chayka Promoted/signed Gruden so Ottawa would not grab him when Aflfredsson was Signed. It sounds like even Gruden was not aware of this move.

Ottawa would have hired him in a heartbeat to replace Alfie. He and Staios and Andlauer have history together when they had the Hamilton Bulldogs and won the OHL and went to the Memorial Cup in 2028.

07 Jul 2026 23:53:30
Did Steve Sullivan get let go as well?

08 Jul 2026 01:20:29
It’s weird they didn’t say he was part of the staff but also never said he was let go.

08 Jul 2026 09:24:50
The bench now is Sullivan, Alfredsson, Hiller and Gruden. Personally I think it’s a mistake to let go of Lalonde. Our PK was the only thing that was good last year.

08 Jul 2026 10:29:07
The bench doesn't include Sullivan. Maybe he coaches the Marlies, who knows what his future is with the Leafs.

@Goat
A couple years ago the Leafs finished 1st in the Atlantic, but underlining stats were not good. They rode the coattails of elite goaltending.
I think it's the same sort of thing with the PK. They ranked high, but their underlining stats were not good. They punched above their weight class.

08 Jul 2026 10:32:12
Whether you like Dangle or not, this put a smile to my face.

02 Jul 2026 02:22:04
Saw that Porter Martone went to the Flyers Development camp. He was not required at all to go. He wanted to. That is the future Captain of the Flyers right there. Showing Leadership right away in the organization. Cole Beaudoin Utah said had those same kind of qualities in his Combine interviews. He is going to be a good addition to the Rangers in the future and could possibly end up as a captain there someday himself.

Those are the kind of players you want to draft and identify those qualities early. Coaches and players that have been around Ben Danford say the same thing regarding him. That is why I hope they don't trade him away. I really think he could be the new Leader of this team in a few years.

01 Jul 2026 21:51:17
Long post following as a semi analysis. Curious on others thoughts at the end of it.

So.... I am seeing I am not the only person underwhelmed with out returns today. We now have a Wealth of 3rd (Mostly 4th) liners. Sissons, Blueger are not exactly speed demons, Duhaime can fly, Roslovic in a straight line is fast but he is not exactly agile and won't make anyone lose a jockstrap.

Roslovic can be a 20 maybe 25 goal scorer with the right line, but is a total defensive liability so may need protecting on the right line. Sissons,Blueger and Duhaime between them last year got 19 goals in 193 games.

Nick Paul had a down year as he rebounded from off season Wrist Surgery so we will see how he bounces back and if he can get 40 points again he will be a positive add to the 3rd line. My son in law says when he was in Ottawa you could see he would eventually be a player that could put meaningful points up, but he said "When Nick Paul is on the Ice, everyone knows and they keep their head up. He can hit hard and hits clean and doesn't take bad penalties."

Bobrovsky might have 1 or 1 and a half years left in him, so the Term was good on that. And I think he will be comfortable with Stolarz there, but also we know with his age and Stolarz problems A.A will get probably 20 games in this year and Bob won't be a bad tutor to have. Just wish we could have got him at $5m but that would not have happened.

So out of all of those Paul might be the one hidden gem for us in that Trade for Hildeby and the picks. I don't like that he still has a 16 team no trade list but... his contract is not a huge one if he produces. The others.... well I think most of the signings today will either not be at training camp or could be waived or traded as the season starts. Not one has any movement or trade protection and none have contracts longer than 2 years other than Duhaime at 3 years.

My feeling is that we acquired all these players to have some spare parts tp trade some of them in package deals?

If trading some in packages is not the plan.....then looking at the players and looking at the length of contracts and the fact we are now maxed out on Cap.... are Matthews and Nylander looking and saying "You lied to us.... this team is not serious about contending, time to move me out" Is this the start of a rebuild and are these are just rental players while the rebuild begins?

01 Jul 2026 23:34:50
In my opinion the Leafs got better all round, but was it enough to make the playoffs?

02 Jul 2026 00:06:53
I respect your opinion but I don’t see how stocking up our 4 line to ridiculous extremes makes us stronger all around. To me the only very serviceable skater we got was Nick Paul. Roslovic is very unreliable. Bobby McMann could be streaky and go in spurts. Roslovic has a reputation of literally almost gone missing for months not games.

My point is one thing we have needed since last September and we still have not addressed is a high or soon to be e high calibre centreman.

We kept throwing out Knies name in trades for Werenski when we should have been concentrating on a bigger need and that is is get that Centre so we can have JT move to 3rd line to ease his minutes and to give us a stronger 3rd line. Right now we are a team that has a 1st line and a 2nd line and a 4a and a 4b line we are lacking a true productive 3rd line.

02 Jul 2026 00:15:09
Love your passion 👊

02 Jul 2026 00:56:09
I like that they got role players. Not like previous years where they put Maccelli on the 3rd line. I wanted Anders Lee real bad but they were happy getting these mid players, we didn’t really get much tougher either. McEwen probably won’t see any games with the big club so what’s the point of that? Guys will at least have a role next year.

02 Jul 2026 11:57:03
@clarky The league isn’t about toughness. It’s about building a 4 line team. Carolina just won the cup with literally no fighters; he was in the press box. You need guys that can play physical but also not be a total liability. I think the Leafs did ok here.

02 Jul 2026 14:41:17
I wish we offer sheeted Hayton.

02 Jul 2026 16:19:56
You don't see many offer sheets anymore but Sunny Mehta did it out of spite. Apparently Utah had a trade done with New Jersey for someone or some draft capital and backed out at the last minute. So Mehta decided to offer sheet and screw Utah over. If they don't match he gets Hayton, if Utah does match it hurts their cap but because Hayton would be entering his last year before becoming a UFA they can't trade him during that year after resigning him from an offer sheet match.

So if they match they have him for another year and he can walk at the end of it. It will be interesting to watch what happens.

01 Jul 2026 19:43:41
Chayka is still making it hard for me to like him after the Bobrovsky deal.
He hopefully knows something we don’t!
Got some scoring with Roslovic and two blue-collar PK experts with grit and compete skill sets but limited offence.
Too much money for Sissons especially when you see Mikheyev’s deal with TBL.

01 Jul 2026 20:18:27
Agree. Bob is about to be 38, and had a poor season, not a fan.

Sissons is fine, but too much money for sure.

Roslovic is also fine.

Hildeby trade looks like one that haunts us for years.

01 Jul 2026 00:19:31
Just ran into a guy I haven't seen in a couple of years that lives in Owen Sound. We got talking hockey (Of course lol). He said one prospect we have that flys uner the radar is Harry Nansi. He has watched him for the last 3 years in Owen Sound. He said when he first got there he was like 6' and 160 lbs and now he is 6' 3" almost 190. His development this year he said was insane.

He was dominant on his shifts. I didn't realie until he told me that Nansi was drafted 5th last year but he was pretty much the youngest player drafted. If he had been born 5 dsys later he would not have even been in last years draft, he would be in this years. Just nice to know again that we may have a hidden nugget in the system.

01 Jul 2026 00:08:39
Nice Suffering. He has looked good the times I seen him, plays more mature then his age. Problem with Toronto at least up until now, the players on the brink never really get a fair shake.

01 Jul 2026 20:37:31
I love feel good stories. Hope the kid pans out 🤞.

29 Jun 2026 21:06:29
For the record, and I do know others disagree, I’m not a fan of resigning Troy Stecher.

He’s a 32yo 5.10 184 RD who is playing on his 8th team!

He’s played on 8 teams for a reason, teams used him as fill-ins and then sought better adds to their blueline.

I’m sure there are several better ways to spend $1.35m.

It possibly takes a D spot from William Villeneuve.

It makes signing Emil Andrae at 5.9 194 redundant!

Adding $1.35 to Reilly’s $7.5 probably gets you Rasmus Andersson but for sure Mario Ferraro.

Heck it gets you a younger and much larger Nick Desimone who skates as well and handles the puck equally well. It would pay for half of Andrew Peeke’s next contract.

Said my piece and I know others liked his play for the Leafs last year.

But let’s not forget our team missed the playoffs.

29 Jun 2026 22:25:56
Randy, they signed him as insurance depending on what other trades they may do and who they may throw in on those trades as pieces. On the other hand, he is not trade protected or movement protected so he can be sent to the minors if he clears waivers. So it is a minor amount of money to worry about if he is sent down.

Only $200,000 of that would be on the salary cap books. He is not an ideal player but he is serviceable if there were injuries and they needed him, and if he was on the minors he would be a good team leader.

29 Jun 2026 22:51:04
He might be considered insurance, and yes it’s a small amount, but it definitely complicates giving Villeneuve his chance and signing Andrae, who I have interest in seeing.

I may be wrong, but I don’t see other teams having an interest in Stecher, so why not just put him on a 1-year deal at league minimum.



I want to like Chayka, but he’s making it difficult for me with this deal, especially if he doesn’t sign Andrae.

Bringing Stecher back isn’t consistent with his goal to overhaul the D corps.

29 Jun 2026 23:20:47
Because under the collective bargaining agreement you can't do a RFA. At qualifying offer to a player to sign him for less than he is already making. At no point does this contract affect Villeneuve or Andrae or Danford or Chadwicks chances. Money of this level won't make a difference in training camp and exhibition games.

They all have as good a shot as the next at being on bottom 6 and being the 7th man on the roster. You have to remember we still need to ice a team for the Marlies and a lot of that team who were not real prospects will be moving on.

30 Jun 2026 08:18:34
Stretcher won’t be an everyday player. I think there’s more going out still, plus I’d rather have Stetcher as my 6/7 over Myers. The Marlies players will have to prove their game can translate to the NHL. Truthfully, I think Danford makes the jump before Villenuve does.

30 Jun 2026 10:54:24
I for one think Villeneuve is overrated on here. Guy is scared, see how fast he throws the puck away when he has pressure on him. That’s the A, imagine how nervous/scared he would be playing Tb, MTL or Fla. No thanks on Villeneuve. He would be my last option to call up.

30 Jun 2026 11:11:22
Okay, then let’s add Villeneuve to our trade list while he has value.
He had a great playoff!