NHL rumours 7

13 Jul 2025 17:15:27
VB, been thinking about Toronto adding Karlsson like you said. The only way I take him is if Reilly goes the other way.

Pens - Karlsson (no retention) and Rust

Leafs- Reilly, Cowan, Robertson, Peksa and Jarnkrok.

I read that Jarnkrok actual salary this year is about a million.

14 Jul 2025 00:02:44
Rielly won’t waive his NMC.

15 Jul 2025 17:07:02
Yah I dont see Rielly waving. Maybe to Vancouver to be home or to a top team. But I dont seem him doing so for the Pens and tbh I dont think many teams are in the market for what he brings at the price he is at unfortunately. Can only hope a full year of him and Carlo pays off at this point.

16 Jul 2025 11:49:56
I don't think Reilly is as bad as people are making him out to be. it is just his turn to be the whipping boy. personally, Karlsson may be better offensive but never found him to be a stalwart defenseman that actually defends.

16 Jul 2025 23:31:04
I would do that from a leafs POV.

17 Jul 2025 23:23:23
Reilly tries to play like an offensive man, but lacks the big shot from the point. Only really scores off the rush or coming into the high slot when the Leafs have control of the puck. His passing is meh at best and he lacks the foot speed he use to have to be effectively evasive. It is what it is at this point. He has great games and he has awful ones. He scores some clutch goals and is the cause of some being scored on us as well.

19 Jul 2025 21:40:08
@MG69 in his “awful games” he’s still a very good player compared to someone like Holl.

19 Jul 2025 22:58:14
Oh absolutely. Holl is awful. He's a double edge sword kinda player who has about the same amount of good games as he does bad ones. It is what it is at this point. Hopefully a solid off-season and full year with Carlo will have him playing good more times than not.

22 Jul 2025 10:54:42
EVERYONE is a good player compared to Holl.

22 Jul 2025 16:13:35
I sometimes sit with a drink and wonder what could have been had Dubas not protected Holl and instead protected McCann. We'd have a versatile forward still, capable of playing all three forward positions effectively. *Sigh*.

26 Jul 2025 22:55:19
That McCann move was absolutely bizarre, and ruined whatever credibility Dubas had left in the eyes of many.

He was a terrible GM. A poor judge of talent, overspent in negotiations, and when his job was on the line he traded a ridiculous amount of assets to keep his job. He should never have been allowed to trade away all those assets in his final year.

13 Jul 2025 02:15:46
Mtl: Reinbacher

Win:Perfetti

Straight up hockey deal

13 Jul 2025 17:08:59
Montreal adds.

14 Jul 2025 00:03:25
Agree with CC, MTL adds👍.

14 Jul 2025 01:06:33
As nice as Reinbacher would be the Jets can't lose another top 6 forward.

14 Jul 2025 18:33:19
kYROU FOR hAGE AND REINBACHER.

16 Jul 2025 05:03:59
Habs shouldn't do this... Dont need Perfetti . Dach will be just fine.

16 Jul 2025 17:29:45
Yeah dach will be just fine. crickets chirping.

13 Jul 2025 01:55:38
Montreal: Matheson, Hage

Tampa: Anthony C

Montreal gets a good second line center. Tampa gets a replacement for Sergachev that is cheaper but also not as good and older than Anthony. So Hage acts as a sweetener and could make a good top 6 center in 3 years

13 Jul 2025 17:09:29
Montreal adds.

14 Jul 2025 00:09:09
Cirrelli definitely wouldn’t be let go by TB. He’s too valuable and on too team-friendly of a deal.

TB needs to think about rebuilding soon, but they’re not doing it yet.

12 Jul 2025 22:59:51
Couple proposition for the habs to get a Center:

Dallas vs haha:
Matheson
Hage
1st Pick 2026
Vs
Robertson

Seattle va habs:
McCaan
Vs
Roy or kapanen
2nd Pick 2026
2nd Pick 2026 CBJ

Edmonton vs habs:
Nugent-Hopkins
Vs
Matheson
Roy or kapanen
Struble

13 Jul 2025 00:53:35
none of these hold value. too much going one way.

15 Jul 2025 23:11:06
Can you expend? Which offer is Too Much given from the habs?

20 Jul 2025 12:50:12
really? you don't see it?

12 Jul 2025 17:04:43
DET: Sends A. Copp, J. Breggren, N. Danielson, 1st 2027.

PIT: Sends E. Karlsson (2 million retained) B. Rust.

11 Jul 2025 21:00:21
Sabres: Byram, Tuch

Leafs: Cowan, Carlo, Robertson, Kampf, 2nd round pick 2026

11 Jul 2025 22:07:14
And some Leaf fans wonder why they have such a bad reputation.

11 Jul 2025 23:37:28
Hahahahaha😂.

11 Jul 2025 14:38:24
SJ: Laine

MTL: 5th (2028 - Conditional)


- SJ adds 20-30 Goals to their lineup for a chance to see if Laine is worth re-signing next summer.

- Habs clear 8.7M in cap space to get under the cap and to facilitate their next move.

- the conditions for the pick are set at something unlikely to happen, like a 50G season, so that SJ basically gets the asset for nothing other than the cap hit, which they need to reach the floor regardless.

- MTL can't put Laine & Dach on the same line for defensive reasons, and this opens another top-6 roster slot for an expected 2C that shoots left.

11 Jul 2025 14:20:35
SEA: McCann (C)

MTL: Matheson (D)
2nd (2026 - higher pick of MTL's own 2nd or their CLB 2nd)
4th (2026 - higher pick of MTL's own 4th or their NJ 4th)
Kidney (C prospect, 2021 2nd round)


- this trade solidifies SEA LD by pushing Oleksiak down to the 3rd pairing, and Lindgren to the RD)

- money is similar, but MTL adds the 2nd, 4th & prospect for the extra year of term on McCann's deal, and the fact that Centers currently have a higher acquisition cost.)

- McCann currently plays LW & C, but is a 3C on SEA behind Beniers & Stephenson, and they are currently giving 3C reps to Shane Wright.) SEA turns some of that C-depth into 4 pieces.)

20 Jul 2025 12:50:50
too much going one way.

11 Jul 2025 09:57:44
Sabres: Byram, Tuch

Leafs: Cowan, Carlo, Kampf, Robertson

11 Jul 2025 13:46:18
That's weighted pretty generously in YYZ's favour.

08 Jul 2025 10:08:51
Reilly, Cowan and Robertson for Dunn and Tolvanen.

I think the Leafs biggest need is a PP quarterback.

08 Jul 2025 23:45:02
Dunn is not the answer there. Would sooner pursue Erik Karlsson with retention. To be honest Rielly and Cowan + for Erik Karlsson and Rust or Rakell make a ton of sense for both teams.

10 Jul 2025 02:36:58
Disagree on Karlsson. 10 million for him for two more years is way to much. Dunn is much younger and makes a reasonable amount of money in comparison. Also like the thought of Tolvanen as a 3rd line guy. Solid defensively and can also put the Puck in the net.

Knies Matthews Maccelli
McMann Tavares Nylander
Domi Roy Tolvanen
Lorentz Laughton Jarnkrok (hopefully gets traded)

McCabe tanev
Dunn Carlo
Benoit OEL.

10 Jul 2025 20:39:30
Leafs don’t need a 3rd line guy tho. They have Domi, Roy and Maccelli who are not good enough for top 6 but to good for 4th line.

11 Jul 2025 17:58:51
Disagree again. Maccelli will be given the opportunity on the first line. He is known as a good set up man, just what Matthews and Knies need. His 1st 2 seasons were pretty good on a bad team, and last year he battled injuries according to reports.

08 Jul 2025 02:00:10
Not sure it works out salary cap wise.. but ..


Edmonton recieves.

Matheson
Newhook
Dobes


Habs receive

Nugent Hopkins

09 Jul 2025 17:26:25
If habs retain 50% on mattheson.

12 Jul 2025 16:06:13
I'd rather see that package go to Anaheim for Mac T.