The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the more high profile teams in the National Hockey League with a loyal fan base, not just in Ontario, but throughout Canada. With the Maple Leafs trading leading scorer Mitch Marner already in the offseason to the Vegas Golden Knights, there is an opinion by many who follow the team, that more Maple Leafs forwards could soon be on the move. Here are three players who have been mentioned in trade rumors in the last week.
Calle Jankrok
Jankrok has one more year left on his contract that will see him earn $2.1 million in 2025-26. This past season, he did not see any ice time until March as he recovered from groin and sports hernia surgery.
In 2024-25, the center from Gavle, Sweden had one goal and six assists for seven points in 19 games. He was a +1 with one power-play point, nine shots on goal, two faceoff wins, nine blocked shots, 15 hits, one takeaway, and four giveaways.
The goal came in a 4-3 Maple Leafs shootout win over the Utah Hockey Club on March 10. Jarnkrok put the Maple Leafs up 2-0 on the power-play from Max Domi of Winnipeg, Manitoba and defenseman Morgan Rielly of Vancouver, British Columbia with 22 seconds left in the first period. Jankrok’s takeaway came in a 3-2 Maple Leafs win over the Anaheim Ducks on March 30.
David Kampf
Kampf has two years left on a contract that will see him earn $2.4 million in 2025-26 and 2026-27. He is being considered in a transaction at this time because he only played in one of the Maple Leafs’s 13 postseason games in the spring, as the franchise felt more comfortable with Scott Laughton in the lineup. Now that the Maple Leafs acquired Nicolas Roy from the Golden Knights (in the Marner trade), and acquired Matias Macelli in an offseason trade with Utah, there is a belief that Kampf will move down on the Maple Leafs depth chart even more. According to Jeremy Tingly of Leafs Nation, three teams Kampf could be traded to are the Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets.
In 59 games in 2024-25, Kampf, a center from Chomutov, Czech Republic, had five goals and eight assists for 13 points. He was a -1 with 14 penalty minutes, two shorthanded points, 45 shots on goal, 278 faceoff wins, 26 blocked shots, 50 hits, 17 takeaways and 30 giveaways. The fact he was averaging less than a shot per game is a prime example why Kampf did not have a productive season in Toronto.
Both shorthanded points came in Maple Leafs wins against the Montreal Canadiens. The shorthanded assist came in a 4-1 Toronto win on November 9. Kampf set up Marner of Markham, Ontario at 8:24 of the second period which put the Maple Leafs up 3-0. The shorthanded goal came in a 7-3 Toronto win on January 18. Kampf scored from Matthew Knies of Phoenix, Arizona with one minute and 34 seconds left in the third period to close out the scoring.
Nick Robertson
We have talked about Nick’s brother Jason being traded. Nick Robertson may be traded too. One team interested are the Red Wings, who signed defenseman Travis Hamonic to a one-year deal worth $1 million yesterday. Robertson, a left winger from Pasadena, California, has played the last five seasons for the Maple Leafs. He is to make $1.825 million in 2025-26 before becoming a restricted free agent.
Last season, Robertson had 15 goals and seven assists for 22 points in 69 games. He was a -1 with 16 penalty minutes, two power-play points, three game-winning goals, 112 shots on goal, three faceoff wins, 33 blocked shots, 79 hits, 17 takeaways, and 26 giveaways.
The first power-play point was a power-play goal and came in a 7-3 Maple Leafs win over the Canadiens on January 18. Robertson pulled the Maple Leafs to within one goal (3-2 Montreal) with a goal from defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson of Karlskrona, Sweden and Pontus Holmberg of Vasteras, Sweden. The second power-play point was a power-play goal and came in a 5-2 Maple Leafs win over the Chicago Blackhawks on February 23. Robertson scored from Domi and Bobby McMann of Wainwright, Alberta at 7:09 of the second period and tied the game at one.
