Knies gets TRADED for Marchenko | OverDrive: Sept. 28, 2026 - Hour 1
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What does the reported Maple Leafs trade for Kirill Marchenko involve?
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I used to love, love, love the first road trip going into a city the night before the first game of the NHL season. I didn't go crazy, but I extended dinner usually by one or two hours, and you just felt good about it. And by the way, I have to throw this in there. One of the most craziest things I've ever seen. In Pittsburgh, the Houston Astros were starting their season in Pittsburgh for some reason. And they were so gooned, the whole team, in the hotel lobby bar. Before the first night of the season,
I was like,
what are these guys doing? And they're like, oh, they just like to get together the night before the opening game of
the season. That's actually impressive. That's actually impressive, though, because you know they've got 162 ahead of you. To hell with it. We'll blow one out of the water.
Right.
Kind of like the Rams going to Australia.
The skip was
there
the whole night. Everybody
was like, let's get after it. Team bonding. We could not care less about game one. We got 161 more.
But I just used to love the first season starting. It's always kind of a nervous, exciting, anxious time. I love it.
Well, it is a nervous and anxious time for a number of different reasons, I would think. We have some breaking news that John Chyka was supposed to be on at 5. They just had to cancel, possibly reschedule.
Is that a good sign, though?
Well, if you're not familiar with what has been going on online over the last two hours, it appears as if the Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets are on the verge of a trade that would send Kirill Marchenko to the Leafs and Matthew Nyes to Columbus. Now, it sounds as if it's more complicated than that. More players involved, maybe picks, money, compensation, and then Marchenko, who is an RFA after this upcoming season, is obviously looking for an extension, and I think it goes without saying, the deal is not going to be done unless that happens. Of course. So, Chaika... understandably, and we were waiting here. We've been here for 90 minutes, and I don't think he's coming
on. He didn't get up and walk away, which I thought was... We
had a great meeting out there, and we all collectively, I think, agreed there is a very slim chance that John is going to come on now because they're crossing T's and dotting I's.
100%.
So, you know, we'll see if we can get him on. I don't know when we're going to get him on because they play tomorrow, and they play Wednesday, and I don't think he's going to come on during a day game or a game day, but... This would suggest it's going to cross the goal line here. And Marchenko for Nyes is going to be the core of the trade.
It better, because we talked out there. If this doesn't go down and you're Matthew Nyes... Oh, man. Yeah, no, no.
Check, please. That's check, please. I've had enough. I've heard
enough. And you're not going to go back on this
one. I'm not an insider. He's not... You can't unring that bell again. Again. And
go back and say, I don't know where this is coming from. We love
you, man. That bell's been ringing for almost a year, and it's like, what the hell are you guys talking about? And that's a great line. You can't unring this bell again. You can't. So if this somehow falls apart at the last hour. You're trading
him somewhere.
He is getting traded somewhere because if I'm the player, I'd be like, you really think I'm going back in that locker room after reading all this nonsense again after reading it all summer? So I would suspect that Matthew Nyes doesn't play again for the Maple Leafs. He's got to be wondering.
I had to go to Arizona and back.
We couldn't
get this trade done on Thursday before I had to fly down there and do the big back
home. Put the leaf hat on with the cactus on it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the reported Maple Leafs trade for Kirill Marchenko involve?
0:00–6:23
2
How does Kirill Marchenko’s scoring skill fit the Maple Leafs’ top six?
6:23–11:24
3
Is Marchenko a better player and fit for Toronto than Matthew Knies?
11:24–14:38
4
Why are the Maple Leafs willing to trade Matthew Knies?
14:38–25:50
5
How could Marchenko reshape Toronto’s lineup and playoff outlook?
25:50–34:42
6
What contract extension could Kirill Marchenko command in Toronto?
34:42–40:31
7
Why are the Buffalo Bills struggling despite a 3-0 start?
40:31–43:36
8
What mistakes cost the Dallas Cowboys against the Ravens?
43:36–48:38
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