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02 Jun 2023 14:12:46
To Chicago Blackhawks :
LW - Alexis Lafreniere ( RFA )
To New York Rangers :
35th Overall Selection in 2023 - CHI
44th Overall Selection in 2023 - CHI
C - Colton Dach ( 825k @ 3 RFA )
Alexis Lafreniere - Connor Bedard - Taylor Raddysh
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02 Jun 2023 17:16:34
Too much for chicago. They can keep dach and keep those picks. Hes almost a bust at this point for his projection. Like poolparty he's a middle 6 guy. Could regain some if new place though.
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02 Jun 2023 18:12:26
Gonna take much better pics to bring in laf. 19th, 35th, and a probably Lucas reichel. A former 1st rd pick that's had a couple of good showings at the nhl level the last 2 seasons.
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02 Jun 2023 14:06:51
To Chicago Blackhawks :
15th Overall Selection in 2023 - NSH
C/RW - Ryan Johansen ( 8.00 @ 2 UFA )
47th Overall Selection in 2023 - NSH
To Nashville Predators :
94th Overall Selection in 2023 - CHI
To Chicago Blackhawks :
28th Overall Selection in 2023 - TOR
G - Matt Murray ( 4.68 @ 1 UFA )
D - Timothy Liljegren ( 1.40 @ 1 RFA )
To Toronto Maple Leafs :
99th Overall Selection in 2023 - CHI
Taylor Raddysh - Connor Bedard - Ryan Johansen
Jason Dickinson - Tyler Johnson - Philipp Kurashev
Boris Katchouk - Mackenzie Entwistle - Anders Bjork
Reese Johnson - Colin Blackwell - Auston Wagner
Caleb Jones - Seth Jones
Nolan Allan - Connor Murphy
Jarred Tinordi - Nikita Zaitsev / Timothy Liljegren
They’re obviously gonna make some free agent signings but holy f**k this Blackhawks team is so bad lmao, also Johansen fell off so hard. But apparently Chicago wants some first round picks and is willing to take on bad contracts that’s why I made these trades.
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02 Jun 2023 17:23:11
If Toronto is giving up on liljgren id be happy with the second trade but think still needs a small tinkering. First one i think would be an overpayment by Nashville unless last option to get out of hiss contract. fun to see chicago have 2 1st round picks from bad goalie signings.
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02 Jun 2023 18:36:44
Lol both trades are awful. The leafs will just buyout Murray and call it a day. Johanson also doesn’t have Negative value.
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02 Jun 2023 19:08:03
Johansen definitely has negative value IMO but Nashville is due for a retool and they’ve already started, keep the 15th pick and a decent veteran. In two seasons he’ll be gone and the 15th pick will be ready, they’d be way farther ahead to do that.
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02 Jun 2023 23:20:05
Wdym he doesn’t have negative value? They’re paying him 8mil to put up 28pts lmao
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02 Jun 2023 12:13:24
Toronto Trades
MMurray
28th Overall Pick 2023
SanJose Trades
196th Overall Pick 2023 (7th Round)
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01 Jun 2023 06:56:26
To Toronto Maple Leafs :
LD/RD - Cam Fowler (4.22 @ 3 UFA)
(35% Retained Salary)
LW - Max Comtois (RFA)
To Anaheim Ducks :
1st Round Pick in 2023 - BOS
RW - Nicholas Moldenhauer (unsigned)
RD - Timothy Liljegren (1.40 @ 1 RFA)
G - Matt Murray (4.68 @ 1 UFA)
To Toronto Maple Leafs :
RD - Brett Pesce (4.02 @ 1 UFA)
RW - Seth Jarvis (894k @ 1 RFA)
To Carolina Hurricanes :
RW - William Nylander (6.96 @ 1 UFA)
Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner
Ryan O'Reilly - John Tavares - Seth Jarvis
Michael Bunting - Calle Jarnkrok - Nic Robertson
Max Comtois - Noel Acciari - Sam Lafferty
Morgan Rielly - Brett Pesce
Cam Fowler - TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano - Jake McCabe
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
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31 May 2023 14:24:18
Sharks Trade
EKarlsson
Hertl
4th Overall Pick 2023
Leafs Trade
Matthews
Liljegren
MMurray
28th Overall Pick 2023
There would have to be a sign and trade contract in place for Matthews to complete this proposal, but I believe it fits both Teams needs imo.
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31 May 2023 15:48:30
I don’t think the leafs could make this work cap wise. Also acquiring Mathews makes no sense for San Jose.
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31 May 2023 16:07:30
SJ is deep in a rebuild, and in the process of stripping it down and trading off what they can.
Consider what other teams realistically need in a trade, and not just your leafs, if you're trying to pitch a realistic trade.
If you're only interested in posting absolute nonsense that serves only your team's needs, then just write it on some Cottonelle, wipe and then flush. Then it will have served some kind of purpose.
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01 Jun 2023 14:43:36
Chickenfoot
How old are Hertl and EKarlsson compared to Matthews and Liljegren?
In a rebuild don't you trade your older players for younger players and or prospects and draft picks?
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01 Jun 2023 17:04:36
I don’t think Mathews signs with SJ.
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31 May 2023 12:47:47
Habs edmunson 50%retain - 4th pick mtl
Wsh- mantha-2nd round pick
Habs- armia-hoffman 50 %retain- 2nd pick wsh- 2nd pick col 2024
Arz- 6th pick
Habs- harris- 2nd pick mtl
Van- 1st pick van -myers
Then at next deadline habs can flip and retain on mantha and myers
Mantha-suzuki-caufield
Slaf-dach-anderson
Rhp-dvorak-gallagher
Belzile-evans-pezetta
Pitlick
Matheson-savard
Guhle-myers
Xhekaj-barron/mailloux/kovacevic
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31 May 2023 16:14:19
The first part of this is a MTL-WAS trade. (I wouldn't do it, but I can follow what you're saying. )
There appears to be a second trade. but it's hard to follow as written. Looks like you're proposing a 3-way trade, but it doesn't seem to make any sense. Maybe you can reply and clarify who is trading what to whom? (The ARI 6th doesn't seem to jibe with the packages MTL & VCR are giving up? )
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31 May 2023 23:32:54
6th rounders.
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02 Jun 2023 03:23:13
I'm sorry but that Vancouver one looks terrible!
🚫 No Homer Trades.
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30 May 2023 22:09:39
EDM - Kulak
WAS - Aube - Kubel, 2024 4th
WAS bring in a veteran LD to play some minutes on their thin backend. Oil shed salary and make room to give Broberg minutes.
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30 May 2023 16:15:03
Arizona Trades
Keller
Crouse
Schmaltz
Cooley (Big-10)
Toronto Trades
Matthews
WNylander
Would Arizona and Toronto have a true blockbuster like my proposal ?
It's the fun time to be an armchair GM and with all these players involved being possibly moved including Cooley staying in College, and not convinced he ever signs with Arizona would this work for both teams in there situations?
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30 May 2023 19:42:58
This does not make Arizona a playoff team so they decline.
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31 May 2023 10:19:36
- the whole league knows Matthews and Nylander aren’t winners, and both have one year left in their current deal.
- why would ARI trade 4 young building blocks and sacrifice their rebuild for salaries they can’t afford to pay?
Think it through Pinball…the rest of the league doesn’t exist to restock your leafs. You have to propose trades that make sense for both sides. This isn’t close to realistic bud.
🚫Homer Deals.
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31 May 2023 18:21:22
Matthews to ARI makes sense in terms of it making the franchise more money as a whole. Does it make them a playoff team. I truly don't know. They went 28-40-14 last season relying heavily on Keller. Could Arizona wait another year and take a run at him, absolutely. But for a team trying to create an argument as to why there should be hockey in the desert and increase revenue, adding a top player in the league would definitely help the case. especially one from the state. Like it's been stated on other things a deal would have to be in place or Toronto wouldn't get an ideal return for him. As for the trade itself don't see Arizona parting with any of those pieces except maybe Cooley and that would only be if they think he's not gonna sign with them at all. I think they have some of those big dead contracts coming off the books this season so they'd have the cap to make some moves. Don't think the Leafs package Matthews and Nylander in one deal, probably be two seperate deals.
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30 May 2023 10:44:28
Arizona:
W. Nylander RW
N. Robertson LW
1st 2023
Toronto:
C. Keller RW
L. Crouse LW
V. Soderstrom D
Philadelphia:
A. Matthews C
M. Murray G
Toronto:
C. Hart G
I. Provorov D
1st 2023
1st 2024
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31 May 2023 00:19:00
Keller >> Nylander (contract)
Soderstrom = Robertson
Crouse > 1st
Whoever trades for Matthews need to have a deal somewhat in place or they’ll treat him like a year long rental, in saying that I don’t think Philly is a fit.
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31 May 2023 16:18:35
Another leaf-friendly trade from a closeted fan who hides behind a MTL nickname. If you're a leaf fan, own it. Don't pretend to be a Hab fan. all you post are lopsided leaf trades.
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29 May 2023 06:26:59
Habs- 5th overall-farell-harris-edmundson and armia, hoffman as dump
Arz- keller-mcbain
Slafkovski-suzuki-caufield
Keller-dach-anderson
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29 May 2023 13:13:10
Habs decline and will make the 5th pick. ARI declines as well.
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28 May 2023 05:42:54
To COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS :
C - Elias Lindholm ( 4.85 @ 1 UFA )
48th Overall Selection in 2023 - CGY
To CALGARY FLAMES :
3rd Overall Selection in 2023 - CGY
I don’t think Columbus does it but this is the huge rumour going around flames/jackets twitter. Columbus apparently wants Lindholm and is willing to trade the 3rd overall pick. Carolina wants Lindholm but I just can’t see them giving up anything of interest to the flames. This would hurt the flames a lot, leaving a huge hole but who says yes?
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28 May 2023 15:47:53
Imo, Calgary says yes, but CBJ say no.
They'd be crazy to give up 3OA for 1 year of a 29 YO center.
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28 May 2023 16:04:41
It's gonna be hard for any team to try and trade into the top 5 this year. I dont see Columbus doing this.
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28 May 2023 16:44:51
I doubt Columbus would move the 3rd overall for Mathews let alone Lindholm. They aren’t ready to contend.
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29 May 2023 13:15:27
Drafting high is the only reward for a painful season.
Teams that go through a season like that are unlikely to trade high picks, especially a team like CLB, who is clearly rebuilding.
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30 May 2023 03:57:23
CLB committed ton’s of money to Gaudreau and Laine. They had much higher expectations for last year. Lindholm and Gaudreau have a solid history and chemistry together. I think they want to start competing now and would very seriously consider this trade.
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30 May 2023 04:10:53
Why would they take Lindholm over Mathews+. I’m sure the leafs would be willing to ad a ton to Mathews for that pick. Lindholm a pending UFA even resigned to a long term contract doesn’t even come close to that pick. A comparible player in Horvat returned a late 1st, 2nd round pick equivalent prospect and a cap dump ( not negative value but needed to be sent back to make cap work )
Lindholm for Celumans, Foudy and LAK 1st would be fair in a vacuum but Calgary will resign there top C considering the money they invested in there current core.
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27 May 2023 14:11:46
Philly: 7th overall, Kevin hayes. Chicago:19th overall,chi 2nd, tb 2nd rd all this year, Dallas 2nd 2025. Thinking is Philly trying to trade hayes for a while and rebuild. Chicago could get michkov because i doubt any teams above will wait a few years for him, but chicago will be right in their upswing and end of hayes contract. Subject to hayes 12 teams but already screwed Chicago once so probably not a fit but an idea.
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29 May 2023 03:36:19
I doubt that’s enough but maybe.
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27 May 2023 14:00:25
Edmonton trades McDavid to Toronto for Matthews and the late 1st this year.
McDavid gets to play for his home team that is full of playoff chokers, while Matthews gets to play for a team that is also full of playoff chokers
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27 May 2023 14:43:37
Haha, I know its a joke post because that would mean Mathews is in the same realm as McDavid.
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27 May 2023 16:18:41
That wouldn't/ shouldn't even get
Drais.
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27 May 2023 17:43:26
McD is a much better player then Matthews so this trade proposal would definitely be a no from the Oilers.
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29 May 2023 13:18:08
"Two minutes for delay of game. "
Next.
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26 May 2023 16:23:49
Anaheim Trades
McTavish
2nd Overall Pick 2023
60th Overall Pick 2023
Toronto Trades
Matthews
28th Overall Pick 2023
Anaheim with a ton of Cap Space can make this happen money wise including signing an extension (a sign and trade would have to be in place) to make it work for The Ducks, Matthews is young enough that he would fit with the rebuild.
Leafs are still in a Cap Space issue, trading Matthews helps huge and restocks the team going forward with Cap Space added, McTavish and probably Fantilli will be the next wave of young forwards coming in, I have heard none of the core 4 will be traded but if a proposal like this is in play you would have to consider it for both teams.
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26 May 2023 17:36:03
Far too much for Matthews. If he wants to sign in Anaheim and Toronto wants that much, just wait the year and keep the assets, or wait until Toronto's ask is at least reasonable.
No point in gutting the prospect depth you've been building up to get him a year early when he won't make you a contender anyways.
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26 May 2023 20:52:57
memarcusjoe
Gutting the prospect pool?
Matthews isn't a 30+ Centre in decline, if anything he is about to hit his prime.
This would be an opportunity for Anaheim to add one of the best Centres in The NHL, don't expect Matthews to be on the market after next season, if it isn't Toronto it will be a team that trades for him before July 1.
Adding him now gives Anaheim 2 extra years as only the team owning his rights can sign him for 8 years, you include next season that's 9 years compared to 7 years as a UFA.
I believe if this proposal is out there both teams would be interested imo.
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26 May 2023 21:58:37
Sorry Pinball it isn't good for Anaheim. You want two top 3 picks for one year of Matthews. Anaheim tells you to pound sand. He's good, but not that good especially when you factor in his current contract and add his next in there as well.
It's unlikely Matthews signs an 8 year deal imo. He'll sign another short to medium one and try to cash in again.
As I said he doesn't help Anaheim much next year, so if he wants to sign there that bad, they can wait and keep the 2 top 3 assets.
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27 May 2023 14:47:25
Seems better than usual but Anaheim would easily refuse. McTavish is really good and fantelli may be better than matthews.
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27 May 2023 16:59:39
If a leafs did something extremely unethical like sign him to a 8 year contract and now he’s off the market teams can no longer sign him he’s a leaf and he wants to be a leaf then they turned around and traded him before his NMC kicks in then this would be fair but that’s not going to happen. He’s worth slightly more then what Erik Karlsson got at the moment. In theory yes you can wait until free agency but then you lose certainty.
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28 May 2023 22:25:02
vbbbvbb
That's why I stated a sign and trade, Calgary did that last off season with Tkachuk and Florida.
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29 May 2023 13:23:45
Memarcus nailed it.
If you're trying to get a great regular season team, Matthews is your guy.
If you're trying to build a winner, get someone with heart.
Last but not least, the other 31 teams do not exist to save the leafs from their own bad asset management. Dubas inherited a sweet hand and played it very poorly. Cue the next rebuild.
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29 May 2023 18:52:41
Thanks chickenfoot 👍🏻.
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30 May 2023 04:13:45
Why would a playoff team rebuild? Teams make money by being competitive and the leafs are. They make more money by getting bounced in round 1 every year then they would not making playoffs. Just a dumb take the leafs wont rebuild just like they won’t move Mathews, Nylander, Marner, Rielly or Tavares.
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25 May 2023 17:54:59
I seen a few Marner for Panarin rumors floating around, if Panarin or Zibanejad are available how about one of these instead.
NYR : Panarin
OTT : DeBrincat, Thompson, and Formenton
Or
NYR : Zibanejad
OTT : DeBrincat, and a 2nd
Ottawa can replace DeBrincat with a star around the same level or use him to bring Zibanejad home where he belongs, assuming DeBrincat don't want to sign with Ottawa.
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26 May 2023 00:45:40
Pass on the Panarin trade. I don't mind the second though. Always liked Zibanejad.
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27 May 2023 17:00:21
I don’t think Paniran holds much value with his contract.
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