Maple Leafs’ Chayka not done, says GM’s job is to ‘star-hunt’

Jul 3, 2026, 8:10 AM ET|Comments (0)

from Sportsnet,

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a busy July 1, signing six players and executing a pair of trades.

General manager John Chayka said he's going to continue to explore different moves on Sportsnet's Real Kyper and Bourne on Thursday.

"We think we've got some good stability through our lineup now. If we can add difference makers, I think we should always be trying to do that. And it does feel like there might be more liquidity in the market in these July, August months," Chayka said.

One of those moves could be a trade of Morgan Rielly , who has a no-trade clause but reportedly submitted a list of four teams to whom he'd accept a move earlier this off-season.

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