Jake McCabe

The Maple Leafs are well positioned up front with the likes of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. The additions of Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari only ...

at the World U17s, the U18s and the World Juniors. McCabe comes to the Maple Leafs as a solid left-shot defenceman who is noted defined as a two-way defender. GM Kyle Dubas has heard the critiques and has made a conscious effort to add physicality to his squad over the past two deadlines. He brings toughness and grit to the Leafs as a guy who isn't afraid to set up and block shots and use his body. He is cousins with former NFL receiver Eric Decker. The Maple Leafs are well positioned up front with the likes of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.

McCabe had 20 points (two goals and 18 assists) through 55 games with the Blackhawks this season.

‘It can happen any day’](https://theathletic.com/4065948/2023/01/07/blackhawks-connor-murphy-jake-mccabe-trade-bait/) [Justin Holl](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/justin-holl-KAE2cLY1OIsPLBnu/) has fallen out of favor, if only slightly, with Keefe as of late. Could a line of, say, Zach Aston-Reese, Acciari and Lafferty, for example, wear down the opposition in the playoffs? It’s hard not to read this trade as an effort to stay on pace with the ongoing arms race in the Eastern Conference. One of the fastest players in the league, Lafferty is always moving, and he hit career highs in goals (10) and assists (11) this season. With those draft picks now added to the count, the Blackhawks have seven first-round picks and eight second-round picks over the next four drafts.

Chicago receives: 2025 first-round pick (Top 10 protected, moves to a 2026 1st); 2026 second-round pick; Forward Joey Anderson; Forward Pavel Gogolev. Toronto ...

13) and Sam Rinzel (No. 7 overall), Frank Nazar (No. He is set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season and carries a cap hit of $750,000.

Chicago is retaining 50% of McCabe's contract, and sending two conditional fifth-round selections to Toronto. If the 2025 first-round selection is in the top ...

If the Maple Leafs are bounced again, some painful years could be ahead. He too, is a physical upgrade for the Maple Leafs, giving them a pretty significant depth chart for the bottom six. In return, the Maple Leafs will send a top-ten protected 2025 first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick, [Joey Anderson](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/a/anderjo08.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-27_hr), and prospect [Pavel Gogolev](https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=195848). Even McCabe, who seems like he would excel in the postseason, has never actually played in a playoff game nearly a decade into his NHL career. The biggest part of this deal for Toronto is the salary retention, as McCabe is not a typical rental. McCabe, 29, has been rather productive for the Blackhawks this season, registering 20 points in 55 games—a pace that has him on track to blow past his previous career-high of 22 points. But there is real risk in moving so many draft picks when your group has zero playoff success to show for it to this point. McCabe instantly becomes the team’s most physical defender, and should help the penalty kill with his long reach, strength in front of the net, and willingness to block shots. With Lafferty and His deal carries a cap hit of $4MM, meaning McCabe will cost Toronto just $2MM per season through 2024-25, the same amount as Chicago is retaining 50% of McCabe’s contract, and sending two conditional fifth-round selections to Toronto. [CapFriendly reports](https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1630309494059048962) that the 2024 fifth-round pick that is going to Toronto will be the lowest pick in that round the Blackhawks own at the time of the draft.

Consider the below plot, which shows how the Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks (by year) played both with and without McCabe on the ice. Let's start with ...

There are ways to improve your team without sacrificing your future until the end of time, and McCabe offers just that for the playoff-contending crowd. But McCabe is seeing real outperformance in the offensive zone this season, perhaps owing to playing with the very few Blackhawks forwards (e.g. He’s generally been stuck on second pairings with middle-six forwards in front, which on a bad team can be the perfect recipe to sink a player’s goal differential. Over this period, the Sabres and Blackhawks were 10 per cent more effective on the attack and 8 per cent more effective at suppressing goals against with McCabe on the ice. If you are a buyer at the deadline, you know you are going to pay a premium to acquire a player. To find these “diamond in the rough” type of players, one bar they must clear is sustained outperformance – that is, the performance of their team is materially better with them on the ice than without.

The Maple Leafs added some solid depth pieces on Monday, acquiring defenceman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty from the Blackhawks.

Heading to Chicago are forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a top 10 protected first round pick in the 2025 NHL draft and a second round pick in the ...

The same goes for Jeannot with Tampa Bay in a trade similar to BriseBois getting Brandon Hagel from Chicago at the deadline a year ago. “The focus has been on this trade the last little while. [Morgan Rielly](https://www.thestar.com/topic.morgan_rielly.html) and T.J. But Fitzgerald also pointed out the Lightning are still the best of the East until someone beats them. “The East, it’s a powerhouse,” Fitzgerald said Sunday night. Lafferty, also under contract beyond this year, gives Toronto more forward depth. “A lot had to go our way for us to accumulate such a critical mass of good players all at once. Tampa Bay on Sunday paid a hefty price for Jeannot, sending young defenceman Cal Foote and five draft picks — including a first in 2025 — to Nashville. This move could set them up for another deep run, no matter the cost. “It’s amazing.” The trade continues a pattern of moving draft picks for immediate help for GM Kyle Dubas. Jeannot is expected to match up with Toronto’s third pair defence, which now consists of Rasmus Sandin and Justin Holl.

The Maple Leafs are well positioned up front with the likes of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. The additions of Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari only ...

at the World U17s, the U18s and the World Juniors. McCabe comes to the Maple Leafs as a solid left-shot defenceman who is noted defined as a two-way defender. GM Kyle Dubas has heard the critiques and has made a conscious effort to add physicality to his squad over the past two deadlines. He brings toughness and grit to the Leafs as a guy who isn't afraid to set up and block shots and use his body. He is cousins with former NFL receiver Eric Decker. The Maple Leafs are well positioned up front with the likes of Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.

The Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday acquired defenceman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty and conditional fifth-round picks in 2024 and 2025 from Chicago, ...

"Combined with how he can defend and move the puck — seems to relish that role." The thing about all three of the forwards we've acquired is they've all proven that they can score and they can score in tight at the net where we're going to have to find a way. Louis and New Jersey win the sweepstakes for former San Jose winger Timo Meier. "Whether you want to call it pressure or not, I don't know. something we feel like in those big moments, that we've needed and maybe we've lacked a little bit. 17 that saw the Leafs snag O'Reilly and fellow centre Noel Acciari for four draft picks, including their first-rounder in June.

The Maple Leafs added some solid depth pieces on Monday, acquiring defenceman Jake McCabe and forward Sam Lafferty from the Blackhawks.

GM Kyle Dubas made a big splash on Monday, acquiring defenseman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty and a pair of draft picks from Chicago Blackhawks in exchange ...

En retour, les Blackhawks ont reçu les attaquants Joey Anderson et Pavel Gogolev, un choix de premier tour conditionnel en 2025 (qui ne pourra pas être une ...

Après avoir vu les Maple Leafs transiger avec les Blues de St. Lafferty, qui est âgé de 27 ans, a marqué 10 buts et ajouté 11 aides en 51 rencontres cette saison. L’arrière de 29 ans a récolté 20 points (2-18) en 55 rencontres avec les Hawks cette saison.

On se doutait bien que Kyle Dubas n'avait pas terminé son magasinage en vue de la date limite et voilà qu'on avait raison d'avoir des doutes.

Ils ont six choix de première ronde en vue des trois prochaines années! Rappelons que la semaine dernière, les Leafs sont allés chercher Noel Acciari et Ryan O’Reilly en provenance de Saint-Louis. Le DG des Leafs a transigé avec les Blackhawks pour les services de Jake McCabe et Sam Lafferty.

En retour, les Leafs ont envoyé Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, un choix conditionnel de premier tour en 2025 et un choix de deuxième tour en 2026.

De son côté, Lafferty a enregistré 10 buts et 11 passes en 51 rencontres jusqu'ici en 2022-23. [Maple Leafs de Toronto](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/toronto-maple-leafs?competitor_id=166) ont acquis le défenseur [Jake McCabe](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur?player_id=64583) et l'attaquant [Sam Lafferty](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/sam-lafferty?player_id=276181) des [Blackhawks de Chicago](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/chicago-blackhawks?competitor_id=183). [Sabres de Buffalo](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/buffalo-sabres?competitor_id=171) lors de la deuxième ronde lors de repêchage de 2012, McCabe totalise 24 buts et 89 points en 471 rencontres dans le circuit Bettman.

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a move to shore up their defense by adding veteran blue liner Jake McCabe. This is how we grade the deal.

Considering that the Leafs didn’t lose any NHL players from their roster and they gain a useful defenseman on a great contract, this amounts to a big win for Dubas. That would be a lot for a rental but that’s not what the Leafs purchased. That means, the true price Dubas paid to get McCabe was a first and second-round draft pick. At 23 years old, he has played primarily for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL this season. However, the 24-year-old has been a serviceable player in the AHL. The Blackhawks are also gaining a pair of forward prospects, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev.