Leafs trade Nylander and Rielly to the Red Wings in blockbuster trade proposal
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A fan-made trade proposal between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings is circulating online, and it would reshape both rosters.
The idea, first shared by a fan account and covered by Hockey Patrol, sends William Nylander and Morgan Rielly to Detroit in exchange for Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson.
Why Both Teams Might Like It
On paper, the swap checks a few boxes. Detroit would add a high-end scoring winger in Nylander, who is signed at $11.5 million through 2032-33, along with a veteran puck-moving defenseman in Rielly at $7.5 million through 2029-30.
Toronto would land a top-line center in Larkin, who carries an $8.7 million cap hit through 2030-31, and a big, mobile young defenseman in Edvinsson.
Detroit has also reportedly wanted to move Larkin and Edvinsson at nearly the same time, so a package that sends both out would match that goal.
The Roadblocks Are Significant
The contracts make this very difficult. Nylander and Rielly both carry no-movement protection, so neither can be moved without his approval. Larkin has a full no-trade clause and has submitted a list of 10 acceptable teams, and Toronto is not on it.
Edvinsson, meanwhile, is an unsigned restricted free agent who has reportedly preferred a trade. He must sign by 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 1 or he cannot play this season, so Toronto would need to land him on a new contract before that deadline.
The cap math is worth watching. Toronto would shed $19 million in salary while taking back $8.7 million plus whatever Edvinsson signs for, so Detroit would absorb the larger commitment.
Toronto would also be parting with one of its top scorers and its longest-serving defenseman for a center who has not listed the club as a destination, for a team still searching for consistency.
For now, this remains a fan concept rather than a reported negotiation, and nothing from the insiders links the two teams to this package.
Still, with Larkin and Edvinsson both pushing for exits and Detroit's Dec. 1 clock ticking, expect more creative proposals to surface in the weeks ahead.
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