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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MARCH 04: Morgan Rielly #44 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New Jersey Devilsat Prudential Center on March 04, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
There have been multiple offseason changes for the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, who have made significant shifts in both leadership behind the bench and the front office along with multiple changes to player personnel.<\/p>\n However, one of the most talked about players involved in trade rumors on the current Leafs roster is longtime defenseman Morgan Rielly, who is the longest-tenured member of the club.<\/p>\n Rielly has been linked to multiple other clubs, but for now, remains with the Maple Leafs and has yet to be moved by new general manager John Chayka. Whether or not Rielly begins the upcoming season, which isn\u2019t far off, with Toronto remains to be seen.<\/p>\n In the meantime, former Maple Leafs defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo is offering his take on the situation.<\/p>\n Former Toronto Maple Leafs Defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo Weighs In On Morgan Rielly\u2019s Future In Toronto<\/p>\n During a recent episode of TSN\u2019s First Up, former Maple Leafs defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo expressed his belief that Rielly could very well begin the upcoming season in Toronto and that if he was going to be traded by Chayka, a deal would have already materialized by this point in the offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cMorgan Rielly, listen, I don\u2019t know what to believe on that front,\u201d Colaiacovo said.<\/a> \u201cThere are so many different stories of what\u2019s going on behind the scenes. But I\u2019d have to imagine that if Morgan Rielly was going to be moved, he\u2019d have been moved by now.<\/p>\n Co-host Aaron Korolnek chimed in by saying that clubs Rielly has been linked to can no longer fit him under the restrains of their current salary cap situation.<\/p>\n \u201cEspecially to the teams we\u2019d suggested that he would go to,\u201d he said. \u201cThose spots have been taken. Anaheim\u2019s got no cap space anymore, because they messed up the Leo Carlsson conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Morgan Rielly? We just talked about it \u2013 I don\u2019t think there\u2019s\u2026first of all, the Leafs aren\u2019t just going to give him away, they want something in return,\u201d Korolnek continued. \u00a0\u201cI think if they slot Rielly into the second or third pair, you\u2019re going to get better use out of a guy like Morgan Rielly than just getting rid of him for nothing.<\/p>\n Colaiacovo concluded:<\/p>\n \u201cYou kind of need him at this point,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like there\u2019s a litany of quality defenseman on the free agent market that you can just slot in and play.\u201d<\/p>\n Will The Maple Leafs Trade Morgan Rielly?<\/p>\n Rielly has been with the Leafs since they selected him fifth overall in the 2012 NHL Draft; he would eventually make his debut for the club in the 2013-14 season, and has been a fixture on their blue line ever since.<\/p>\n One of the main hangups on a potential trade of Rielly is his current contract situation, as he\u2019s inked through the end of the 2029-30 NHL season with a salary cap hit of $7.5 million.<\/p>\n He\u2019s appeared in 951 career NHL games, and has tallied 98 goals with 451 assists for 549 points along with 279 penalty minutes. He\u2019s also contributed 15 goals and 32 assists in 72 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMichael Whitaker<\/a> Michael Whitaker is a sports journalist based in metro Detroit with nearly a full decade of experience with publications like Clutch Points and The Hockey News. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Eastern Michigan University. 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