Everything You Need to Know About the Maple Leafs' 2025 Offseason Shake-Up
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There have been a lot of moves made by the Maple Leafs this offseason, so we here at Hockey Patrol would love to break things down to see what's new for 2025-26.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs looking drastically different compared to last season, let's take a look at what's happened so far during their 2025 offseason.
Key Additions and Departures From the Maple Leafs' 2025 Offseason
Additions:
Nicolas Roy, Matias Maccelli, Dakota Joshua, Michael Pezzetta, Travis Boyd, Ben King, Ryan McCleary, Henry Thrun, Ben King, Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Vinni Lettieri
Departures:
Mitch Marner, Ryan Reaves, Pontus Holmberg, Alex Steeves, Matt Murray, Ty Voit, Cedric Pare, Nick Abruzzese, Max Pacioretty
Re-Signings
John Tavares (4-years, $17.56-million)
Matthew Knies (6-years, $46.5-million)
Dakota Mermis (1-year, $812,000)
Steven Lorentz (3-years, $4.05-million)
Surprising Moves That Signal a Shift in Strategy
Well, besides the trade of Mitch Marner for Nicolas Roy, it's clear the team had a goal to get nastier, tougher, and a lot more passionate. Plus, it at least gave Toronto a player who could end up shocking some with his offensive capabilities.
Letting Pontus Holmberg go is a definite surprise given his relative youth and skillset, but the shift in direction made him expendable.
Bringing in Dakota Joshua and Matias Maccelli for low draft picks is a steal, and they certainly bring that DNA change Toronto demanded this season.
A lot of the moves made this offseason could be seen as a surprise given that the team was expected to make a huge splash, but has not yet pulled the trigger.
What These Changes Mean for the Maple Leafs Moving Forward
First and foremost it means that Brad Treliving has accomplished his goals for the most part. Not only did he end up successfully bringing in the right people to change the DNA of the team, but he did so at the cost of less than what Marner made last season.
He filled the team with players who fit into Craig Berube's system and who truly want to be a part of the team in all capacities.
Look at the bottom half of the lineup. What was once a group filled with David Kampf and Ryan Reaves now has names like Pezzetta, Joshua, even Lettieri offer much more overall, and it's the type of lineup that gets you further in the playoffs.
It also means that those who were expected to make the roster may have a bit more of a tougher time, not to mention names like Easton Cowan are expected to make a push too.
This is going to be a transition year for fans, and for the team. They are going to go through growing pains without Mitch Marner, but the changes they've made show they have a game plan in mind.
Trade Rumors and Speculation Heating Up in Toronto
Toronto has been linked to several prominent names over the last few weeks, but also have a few names on their roster who could be in a new home come October.
Toronto's Targets
(C) Nazem Kadri - Calgary Flames
(C) Jared McCann - Seattle Kraken
(RW) Bryan Rust - Pittsburgh Penguins
(F) Rickard Rakell - Pittsburgh Penguins
(D) Erik Karlsson - Pittsburgh Penguins
(D) Dougie Hamilton - New Jersey Devils
(D) Bowen Byram - Buffalo Sabres
(F) Jordan Kyrou - St. Louis Blues
There's a clear need for Toronto here, and it's obvious that the names linked fill two roles; either a top-six offensive presence, or an offensive presence on the back end.
Of the names in that list it seems Kadri, Hamilton, and Rust might be the best trio of options given they can all add different facets to the lineup, and make that splash fans are hoping for.
Toronto's Trade Pieces
(C) David Kampf - 2 years, $2.4M AAV
(F) Calle Jarnkrok - 1 year, $775K AAV
(F) Max Domi - 3 years, $3.75M AAV
(D) Brandon Carlo - 2 years, $3.48M AAV
(D) Morgan Rielly - 5 years, $7.5M AAV
(G) Dennis Hildeby - RFA
(F) Nicholas Robertson - RFA (Arbitration set for August 3rd)
*All salary figures courtesy of PuckPedia*
Among the listed, Kampf and Jarnkrok are the most likely to be shipped out, and if the Maple Leafs are still worried about Robertson's fit with the team, they can ship out his signing rights; same with Hildeby.
It'll be harder to trade Domi and Rielly's deal, and for the latter he has a full no movement clause so it'll really be up to him. Carlo is a potential piece but the team would rather keep him than not.
So this is what the Maple Leafs offseason looks like so far, and there is still a bevy of moves to be made.
Stay tuned, as we update you with the latest information regarding the Maple Leafs' 2025 Offseason.
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JUILLET 26 | 1588 ANSWERS Everything You Need to Know About the Maple Leafs' 2025 Offseason Shake-Up What move are you most happy the Leafs made this offseason? | ||
| Mitch Marner Finally Gone! | 392 | 24.7 % |
| Matias Maccelli's Acquisition | 53 | 3.3 % |
| Re-Signing Knies and Tavares | 809 | 50.9 % |
| Firing Brendan Shanahan | 334 | 21 % |
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