Chris Johnston

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OverDrive · Johnston on the takeaways from Leafs Media Day, Auston Matthews status in Toronto, and Connor Hellebuyck's trade market · 16 Sep 2026 podcast

you know, isn't quite so odorous I would say, and in fact

You know, you might have a hard time in the current environment envisioning getting an upgrade on him.

you know, making seven and a half million dollars in the cap.

And the reason I bring the cap number up is

You know, it might give a player like Riley more lease on life.

I mean, obviously they brought Darren Radish in, you know, to to quarterback the top power play unit.

So in some ways, of course, that's opportunity that that, you know, Riley's largely filled throughout his career in Toronto, but you know, he's gonna be using a different role and I think that that's

That's the way it's gotta be positioned is you know, he doesn't have to carry the same load he used to in the past and I think they're really focused on trying to accentuate his skills and and you know, I I kinda believe it's a bit of a fresh start for him because

I don't think the cap hit's gonna be brought up as much and and if he can play better and he's and by better I think you're you're probably gonna see him in a in a slightly reduced capacity, assuming they have health among that blue line, which, you know, we don't know today.

Um, you know, maybe there's a chance for him to kinda

stretch this out.

But but certainly it's no mystery.

When it was April and May and June and and you know, Morgan's names out there in the rumor mill, there was a reason for that.

You know, he had given the team, you know, a couple of teams that he would have waived as no move for.

Yeah, I think he was prepared for the possibility that it might end.

Not that he wanted out of Toronto, but I think he understood that change was inevitable after the season they had.

And when the dust settled, he's still here.

I think he's happy to be here and I do think he's got a chance to to actually extend, you know, for the next couple of years and, you know, play out his contract as a leaf.

Yeah, we're in this is different territory.

You you you hit the nail on the head and and it's hard to know where it goes next because

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