Defence

On July 1, Maple Leafs trade protection shifts: Stolarz's no-trade list grows to 16 teams and Raddysh's no-movement clause activates, tightening Chayka's hand.

Troy Stecher is back in Toronto on a two-year, $2.7M deal. Why the Maple Leafs' $1.35M depth signing fits Chayka's cap-conscious offseason.

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.

An opinion on John Chayka's Maple Leafs offseason — a disciplined reshaping of the roster's edges that keeps the core and trims everything around it.

The Maple Leafs offseason to-do list now that the draft is over: qualifying offers, the Rielly trade, goaltending depth, centre help and the McKenna signing.

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.

The Maple Leafs defence is overstocked after the Raddysh and Andrae adds — why Brandon Carlo's $3.4M deal makes him the cleanest piece to move.

Maple Leafs draft night arrives June 26 in Buffalo with the No. 1 pick and Gavin McKenna the likely choice — plus the trades Chayka could spring.

The Maple Leafs draft-floor trade scenarios — a Rielly deal, a cap dump, moving the 60th pick — are the real story in Buffalo even with McKenna locked in.

We grade John Chayka's Maple Leafs offseason before the draft: the Woll trade, the Raddysh overpay, the Hiller hire, the Knies stance and McKenna at No. 1.

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.

Maple Leafs cap space is about $18.8M after Raddysh. Enough for one addition, but the centre need and a looming Knies raise tighten the math.

The Maple Leafs agreed to a sign-and-trade for Darren Raddysh: eight years, north of $8M — Chayka's boldest blue-line bet yet.

A closer look at Sam Ersson and Emil Andrae, the goaltender and puck-moving defenceman the Maple Leafs acquired from Philadelphia in the Joseph Woll trade.

The Maple Leafs trade Joseph Woll to Philadelphia for Sam Ersson and Emil Andrae — John Chayka's first major move as GM and a statement of intent.

A Dougie Hamilton Maple Leafs trade is back in the rumour mill. He fits the blueline rebuild, but cap math and Rielly's no-move clause loom.

A Morgan Rielly trade is heating up: the Sharks are the front-runner as the Oilers fit fades, with his West Coast preference pointing at San Jose.

Darren Raddysh just set a Lightning scoring record, and the Maple Leafs are linked. But a six-year deal for a 30-year-old is a classic Toronto trap.

Edmonton reportedly offered Darnell Nurse to the Maple Leafs twice and was rejected. Now Nurse wants a trade — and the case for Toronto revisiting it is real.

A Morgan Rielly trade is down to five approved teams, with the Sharks atop the list — the fit, his no-move clause, and Toronto's likely return.

The Leafs blueline rebuild comes down to mobility. With Matthews and Nylander asking for puck-movers and $22M to spend, here's how Chayka reshapes the defence.

A Morgan Rielly trade is now a real possibility after Chayka reportedly asked for a list of teams. His no-move clause controls how — and whether — it happens.