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The Leafs should have no regrets about the Carlo/Minten trade: Leafs Morning Take
By Nick Alberga
Nov 7, 2025, 13:30 ESTUpdated: Nov 7, 2025, 12:33 EST
Winners of three in a row to start the month of November, if everything goes according to plan, the Leafs could be on a five-game heater by the end of the weekend.
We kicked off the Friday edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting the new Canadian Olympic jerseys. Over and above that, we talked about what the roster could look like. The next generation is off to a great start this season —namely Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard. All in all, it will be fascinating to see what that roster looks like. How different will the crease look?
Meantime, it looks like David Kampf tenure with the Maple Leafs organization will end in the relatively near future. On Thursday, it was revealed that the Leafs suspended the veteran centre without pay back on November 2nd for departing their AHL affiliate while on assignment. Kampf can return, ask to terminate his contract, or be traded. We’ll see what happens.
After that, we preview Hall of Fame weekend. The Leafs will host Boston Saturday and Carolina on Sunday. Clearly, the big story with the B’s game will be Fraser Minten’s return to Toronto. Furthermore, we debated the Minten/Carlo deal from last year’s trade deadline. It’s been a slow start for Carlo, but we both agreed that if we had the opportunity to do so, we would make that trade again if we were Brad Treliving. Carlo’s worth – for better or worse – will be quantified by the way he performs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Speaking of which, the Leafs need to find a way to start on time. They’ve surrendered the first goal in seven straight games and eight of their past nine outings.
The HHOF class of 2025 will officially be enshrined on Monday night. Beforehand, prior to the Hurricanes game, they will be honoured. Naturally, we talked about the two former Leafs of the bunch: Alexander Mogilny and Joe Thornton. Over and above that, Rosey had a lot to say about Zdeno Chara, who simply put, was a freak of nature. He still is.
Leafs Morning Take will return on Monday at 11 AM ET. Join us for a full recap of this weekend’s festivities. Plus, we’ll look ahead to Monday night’s Hockey Hall of Fame enshrinement. Also, we’ll preview Toronto’s three game week.
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