NHL trade rumors: What could the Maple Leafs get from the Oilers in a Bobby McMann trade?
There’s an easy comparison here that’s so direct it almost hurts. The Vancouver Canucks recently traded Kiefer Sherwood to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a pair of second-round picks and AHL defenseman Cole Clayton. Sherwood is 30 years old, has the same number of goals as McMann with fewer assists, but he has played fewer games. His contract also expires at the end of the season, and he is making $1.5 million this season, slightly more than McMann, who is making $1.35 million this season. Sherwood has the physical advantage, but McMann is faster and is not afraid of contact, even though he has significantly fewer hits. If the Maple Leafs decide to dangle McMann in front of the Oilers, they should use that trade as a reference point.
The other route the Maple Leafs could take here is the classic “bad contract with a better draft pick.” The Oilers signed Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year contract worth $3.6 million per year before the start of the season, and so far that hasn’t worked out. Mangiapane, who also happens to be from Toronto, was held to six goals and 12 points in 47 games this season, and the Oilers put him on the trade block this season. He is not a total lost cause and has shown in the past that he can be a prolific goalscorer, with a career high of 35 goals in 2021-22 and 14 goals in each of his last two seasons. But for a contending team looking to make a deep run, it’s hard to justify paying someone nearly $4 million for the output of a fourth lineup.
There could be a world where the Leafs offer to acquire Mangiapane’s contract in exchange for a first-round pick. They don’t have their first-round pick in 2026, but they have one in both 2027 and 2028, while the Leafs don’t have a first-round pick until 2028. As bleak as their 2026 draft situation looks now, with the Boston Bruins currently owning Toronto’s first-round pick (barring a total collapse that leaves the Leafs in the bottom five) after last season’s Brandon Carlo trade. trade deadline, this could be an opportunity for the Maple Leafs to recoup some draft capital in what is increasingly looking like a lost season as each day passes.
With these scenarios in mind, here are two potential mock trades that represent both routes here.
Scenario 1: No cap dump
Edmonton acquires:
F Bobby McMann (1 x $1.35 million)
Toronto acquires:
2026 second round pick, 2027 second round pick, D Beau Akey (prospect)
Scenario 2: Cap dump
Edmonton acquires:
F Bobby McMann (1 x $1.35 million)
Toronto acquires:
F Andrew Mangiapane (2 x $3.6 million), 2027 first-round pick, 2026 second-round pick
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