Toronto Maple Leafs 2025 free agency live blog

Toronto Maple Leafs 2025 free agency live blog

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Welcome to The Leafs Nation’s free agency live blog, where we’ll keep you posted immediately on all the transactions around the league. It’s been an eventful lead-up for the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of Canada Day, and we’re in the middle of the summer of Brad Treliving.

Matthew Knies reportedly signed a six-year extension worth $7.75 million on Saturday, while John Tavares inked a four-year pact worth $4.38 million on June 27. Knies and Tavares’ team-friendly deals have certainly brightened the Leafs’ short and long-term outlook, while the team will look to allocate roughly $13.5 million in cap space to several forwards, who will augment the team’s core group led by Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

Mitch Marner was widely considered the best available free agent on this year’s market but he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, where he reportedly will sign an eight-year deal worth $12 million annually. Toronto reportedly will receive Nicolas Roy as part of the expected return. Ahead of Canada Day, a potential deal appears to have fallen through and Marner will leave the Maple Leafs with nothing in return. As a result, the Maple Leafs will move on from the Core Four era in earnest and look to re-tool their roster, with an emphasis on changing the team’s DNA.

Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz are also free agents and are among the top 75 players on Daily Faceoff’s board. And while we’re here, make sure to tune into Daily Faceoff’s Free Agency Special, where host Tyler Yaremchuk will be joined by Carter Hutton, Jeff Marek, Matthew Barnaby, Colby Cohen, Jonny Lazarus, PuckPedia’s Hart Levine, along with other insiders and experts from The Nation Network!

The Leafs Nation’s staff previewed key topics ahead of free agency, with some ideas and banter about Knies, Treliving, top targets for the Maple Leafs and more.

Friendly reminder that Leafs Morning Take will be live at 2pm today instead of the regular 11am eastern time slot!

We’ll keep you posted throughout Canada Day, with more than a billion dollars in new contracts expected to be handed out in the first 90 minutes!

**note that all timestamps are in Eastern standard time

11:32am: Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the Montreal Canadiens are trading defenceman Logan Mailloux to the St. Louis Blues. No word on the return yet.

11:10am: ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reports that goaltender Jake Allen has signed a contract extension with the New Jersey Devils. Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman reports that the deal is for five years, worth $1.8 million annually.

11:07am: Irfaan Gaffar reports that the Edmonton Oilers have traded forward Viktor Arvidsson to the Boston Bruins. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli confirms that the Bruins are sending a 2027 fifth-round pick back to Edmonton. No salary retained on Arvidsson’s contract.

11:00am: Per TSN’s Chris Johnston, the Dallas Stars announce an eight-year extension for forward Logan Stankoven worth $6 million annually. An extremely tidy piece of business considering the rising cap situation.

10:32am: The Calgary Flames announce a two-year contract extension for defenceman Joel Hanley, per TSN’s Chris Johnston. The 34-year-old will earn $1.75 million annually during the deal.

10:25am: The New York Islanders announce the re-signing of defenceman Tony DeAngelo on a one-year contract worth $1.75 million.

10:00am: The Vancouver Canucks announce a three-year extension for goaltender Thatcher Demko. The contract is worth $8.5 million annually.

9:23am: The Florida Panthers continue to keep the gang together, re-signing forward Tomas Nosek to a one-year deal worth $775,000. The Czechia-born forward had three assists in 16 playoff games with the Panthers.

9:08am: The Maple Leafs announce a six-year contract extension for forward Matthew Knies worth $7.75 million annually. The deal was originally reported on Sunday afternoon. Knies had 58 points in 78 games in his second NHL season.

9:00 am: The Maple Leafs officially confirm the Mitch Marner-for-Nicolas Roy swap. Marner heads to Vegas with an eight-year contract worth $12 million a year, while Roy comes to Toronto with two years remaining on a contract that pays him $3 million annually.

Get ready for wall-to-wall coverage of one of the biggest days in the calendar — the Daily Faceoff Live Free Agency Special goes live on July 1st at 11 AM EST. Host Tyler Yaremchuk is joined by Carter Hutton, Matthew Barnaby, Jeff Marek, Hart Levine, Colby Cohen, Jonny Lazarus, and insiders from across the Network for three hours of in-depth analysis, live reactions, and real-time updates on every major signing and trade. From blockbuster deals to under-the-radar moves, we’re breaking it all down as it happens. Don’t miss a minute — catch the full special live on DailyFaceoff.com and Daily Faceoff’s YouTube.

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