{"id":441162,"date":"2026-02-02T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/441162\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:14:33","slug":"maple-leafs-trade-rumors-dennis-hildeby-linked-to-metropolitan-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/441162\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Trade Rumors: Dennis Hildeby Linked to Metropolitan Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2P1IfYZRiJRsfMSfEsjyp75QNYRik-HIYhZmPJzMhG0J36fGlWxqCMxXiv4-aE4IFGuwPa3Tu4NtJL7jZktl6-l-YlrKqTqirD3NDx3rBwVDFXGh0aIsa5DckHlWdlFsGGa-iJPI-W2Ebblyk91TLxvQp39oIUp3LMRQqR4-ZoaQioqW1as4GpgC4FS7p\/s2164\/Screenshot%202026-01-31%20at%2010.48.13%E2%80%AFPM.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Dennis Hildeby\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1396\" data-original-width=\"2164\" height=\"258\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot 2026-01-31 at 10.48.13\u202fPM.png\" title=\"Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Dennis Hildeby\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><br \/>The Toronto Maple Leafs are toast. They&#8217;re going to start selling, according to at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhltraderumors.me\/2026\/01\/report-maple-leafs-selling-ahead-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">one report<\/a>. And while names like Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton and Morgan Rielly will be getting a lot of buzz, the real (only?) strength of the team at this point is goaltending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And of the threesome of Joseph Woll, Anthony Stolarz and young Dennis Hildeby, it might be the latter that has the most trade value around the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, the Flyers have given up 18 goals in their last four games (in which they&#8217;ve gone winless) for a 4.50 GAA, and it&#8217;s even worse over their last dozen games, with 56 goals surrendered (4.66 GAA). Yes, Dan Vladar has been solid as the starter, but when he&#8217;s not between the pipes, it&#8217;s been a disaster. And GM Daniel Briere would love to do something about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To that end, insider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/news\/which-goalies-philadelphia-flyers-wish-list-trade-replace-sam-ersson-dennis-hildeby-anthony-stolarz-leafs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anthony Di Marco reports for Daily Faceoff<\/a> that the exciting youngster between the pipes for Toronto is of interest to the Flyers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From a long-term perspective, I had wondered about Maple Leafs goaltender Dennis Hildeby&#8230; Hildeby is someone I know the Flyers like, according to sources. Is he available? That much is uncertain, but he may be the Leafs\u2019 best trade chip.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, however, does it make sense for the Leafs, if they&#8217;re ready for a major &#8220;retool&#8221; or whatever &#8220;R&#8221; word you want to use, to part with their young, up-and-coming goalie\u00a0who is signed through 2027-28 at an $841,667 cap hit?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It would behoove the Buds, at this point, to try to unload one of the Woll\/Stolarz tandem, if they can somehow manage to find a taker. Would the Flyers have any interest in one of them?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo: \u00a9 James Carey Lauder-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Maple Leafs are toast. They&#8217;re going to start selling, according to at least one report. 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