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

[Joe S.]

Is it a reach for me to say the leafs signed the 2 biggest UFAs that were available in this year's (albeit shallow) pool?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Is it a reach for me to say the leafs signed the 2 biggest UFAs that were available in this year's (albeit shallow) pool?

Not really. Raddysh was def up there and TSN had Bob @#1

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Is it a reach for me to say the leafs signed the 2 biggest UFAs that were available in this year's (albeit shallow) pool?

Raddysh, Bob, and Tuch were generally considered the top-3 UFAs a week ago. Like you said though, a pretty shallow pool.

 

[Arn]

Well, whatever you think, they’re certainly being much more pro active than Treliving was…

 

[Joe S.]

Well, whatever you think, they’re certainly being much more pro active than Treliving was…

I mean I know it's early, and I don't want to be that naive leafs fan, but at the very least on paper, this team feels far superior to last season's iteration.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Well, whatever you think, they’re certainly being much more pro active than Treliving was…

And they've targeted what they really need and moved on from what they feel they don't. I don't think he's done yet.

 

[Arn]

I mean I know it's early, and I don't want to be that naive leafs fan, but at the very least on paper, this team feels far superior to last season's iteration.

I was scared to say that

 

[Guilt Trip]

Leafs had a great draft and so far a very good off season.

 

[Joe S.]

I was scared to say that

Embrace the fear!

 

[Arn]

If they can swing something for Werenski that would be… confusingly excellent.

 

[ZBBM]

Well, whatever you think, they’re certainly being much more pro active than Treliving was…

I was just going to post, I have my doubts about Chayka's judgment but the guy is an Excitement Generator. Combined with Mats' magic pingpongball powers, we've had more fun here in the last week than in all the time Tre was here.

 

[cabber24]

In Pelley we trust…

 

[bustaheims]

Well, the Leafs are certainly going to be different this season. Better? I don’t know, but definitely different. Harder to play against, for sure.

 

[cabber24]

Well, the Leafs are certainly going to be different this season. Better? I don’t know, but definitely different. Harder to play against, for sure.

How could they not be better? lol, 29th next year?

 

[rdowdall]

The Leafs are now over the cap. Not by a significant amount, but they are over the cap. When they send MacEwen down, and if/when Domi goes on LTIR that can be cleared up.

 

[Arn]

Still think the D needs a bit of work.

 

[cabber24]

The Leafs are now over the cap. Not by a significant amount, but they are over the cap. When they send MacEwen down, and if/when Domi goes on LTIR that can be cleared up.

It feels like a lot of moving parts still. You still
jam in a Norris trophy winner if you can get him.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Plugging Andrae in at $2mil and McKenna at $1.025miil (not including bonuses which he'll hit some of) this is our current roster and cap situation (lines are mostly just for show):

Knies-Matthews-Roslovic
McKenna-Tavares-Nylander
Cowan-Paul-Sissons
Joshua-Blueger-Duhaime
Lorentz

McCabe-Raddysh
Rielly-Tanev
Andrae-OEL
Stecher

Bobrovsky
Stolarz

That's a cap hit of $102.5mil (not counting Domi) so $1.5mil under the cap. So at this point we're essentially capped out other than being able to add a 23rd roster player.

Obviously there's still a potential Rielly trade that could completely change our cap situation.

 

[herman]

A lot of “optionality and flexibility” within each role group. And many of the bottom six don’t have to be everyday players, and can be rotated for matchup options (fast vs heavy). Kind of want to rotate Knies and Cowan into the third line for some interesting looks.

I think we have the season’s Chaykaism!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2072431133518680559

It is also very funny that we have imported some enemy combatants between the TBL/FLA wars to brawl for us
FLA: OEL, Bobrovsky, Lorentz (lol), Stolarz
TBL: Raddysh, Paul

 

[Joe S.]

It is also very funny that we have imported some enemy combatants between the TBL/FLA wars to brawl for us
FLA: OEL, Bobrovsky, Lorentz (lol), Stolarz
TBL: Raddysh, Paul

Yeah so the narrative is going to be 'why didn't Florida or TB want them?'