Maple Leafs News & Analysis

John Chayka says he doesn't anticipate a Morgan Rielly trade, calling him 'a big part of this.' Insiders aren't convinced the saga is over.

The Morgan Rielly trade file added a name Friday: Nashville. Why the Predators fit the money but not the depth chart, and why Toronto is still stuck.

A Dakota Joshua trade is Toronto's likeliest cap-clearing move: over the cap and heavy on left-shot wingers, the Maple Leafs can free room without touching the core.

The Morgan Rielly trade market has cooled, and Toronto's refusal to pay a sweetener means the veteran could open the 2026-27 season with the Maple Leafs.

The Maple Leafs second-line centre market vanished as Trocheck, Bourque and Kyrou were traded elsewhere, leaving Tavares and the kids to answer at 2C.

A Morgan Rielly trade now has a market: a four-team Western list, with insiders calling it 'when, not if' — but Chayka won't eat salary to close it.

A Maple Leafs Trocheck trade is live again as John Chayka eyes the Rangers centre, but New York's Knies-level ask is the sticking point Toronto won't meet.

The Flyers have entered the Morgan Rielly trade market, but his no-movement clause and Philadelphia's retention ask stand between Toronto and a deal.

The Zach Werenski Maple Leafs trade is dead: Columbus kept its Norris winner, Toronto's Knies-and-Danford offer fell short, and the top-pairing hole remains.

The Morgan Rielly trade has a timeline. Toronto is targeting Western teams and reportedly lining up Mario Ferraro as a cheaper left-shot replacement to clear cap space.

The Nick Robertson trade sends the RFA forward to Pittsburgh for a 2028 fourth-round pick, ending a two-year Maple Leafs saga and reuniting him with Kyle Dubas.

The Maple Leafs trade for Nick Paul lands a Mississauga-born centre on a $3.15M cap hit for three years, solving Toronto's long-standing third-line centre hole. Hildeby and two picks went to Tampa.

Alex Tuch and the Maple Leafs won't happen: he signed an eight-year, $84M deal and was sign-and-traded to Washington. What it means for Toronto's July 1 plan.

The Brandon Carlo trade is done — Toronto dealt the defenceman to the Blues for two 2026 third-round picks and turned them into prospects the same weekend.

The Maple Leafs trade Samuel Ersson to Ottawa for a 2027 fifth-round pick. Why Chayka moved him, what Toronto got back, and what it means for the goaltending.

Maple Leafs trade rumours are heating up as Chayka 'closes in' on draft-weekend deals, with Rielly, Carlo, Robertson and even Stolarz all in play.

Auston Matthews has told John Chayka he's all in, per Pierre LeBrun, settling the summer's loudest Maple Leafs question: the captain is staying for 2026-27.

The Morgan Rielly trade market is active — he's handed Chayka a West-heavy list with San Jose and Anaheim on it, Vancouver off it, and draft week looming as the deadline.