Maple Leafs Acquire Kirill Marchenko From Blue Jackets in Preseason Trade
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired winger Kirill Marchenko from the Columbus Blue Jackets, sending Matthew Knies to Ohio and signing Marchenko to a six-year contract extension.
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First reported by feeds.bleacherreport.com, 4h 30m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 05:40 UTC | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 04:44 UTC | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 03:55 UTC | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 03:27 UTC | 4% |
| 1 Oct, 02:36 UTC | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 02:21 UTC | 3% |
| 1 Oct, 01:20 UTC | 4% |
| 1 Oct, 00:15 UTC | 4% |
| 30 Sept, 01:01 UTC | 3% |
| 30 Sept, 00:25 UTC | 3% |
| 29 Sept, 23:46 UTC | 3% |
| 29 Sept, 05:53 UTC | 3% |
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 28 Sept 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 28 September at 18:05 UTC; www.espn.com followed 4h 31m later. The most recent article, from feeds.bleacherreport.com, appeared on 29 September at 11:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com, Latest articles.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Will the Toronto Maple Leafs be named the 2026-27 NHL Stanley Cup Champion? — the market puts it at 3%, with $911 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. The market resolves to "Yes" if the Toronto Maple Leafs are officially named the 2026-27 NHL Stanley Cup Champion. It resolves to "No" if they are eliminated before winning or if another team is declared champion. Readers often mistake the deadline for resolution, which is June 30, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET, not the end of the regular season.
- Will Columbus Blue Jackets be the 2027 NHL Eastern Conference Champion? — the market puts it at 3%, with $536 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. For the outcome "Yes" to occur, the Columbus Blue Jackets must win the 2027 Eastern Conference Finals. For the outcome "No," either another team wins the Eastern Conference Finals or the Blue Jackets are eliminated before reaching that stage. Readers often mistakenly believe that merely making the playoffs is sufficient for a "Yes" resolution, but only winning the Eastern Conference Finals counts.
- Toronto Maple Leafs — the market puts it at 3%, closing 1 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Connor McDavid joins the Toronto Maple Leafs before November 1, 2026. It resolves to No if he does not join by that date. Readers often mistake the linked story about Kirill Marchenko as relevant, but only McDavid's team matters.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will the Toronto Maple Leafs be named the 2026-27 NHL Stanley Cup Champion? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- feeds.bleacherreport.comNew NHL Trade Rumors Reveal Maple Leafs' Pursuit of Kirill Marchenko amid Blue Jackets Contract Buzz—
- feeds.bleacherreport.comKirill Marchenko Traded to Maple Leafs, New Contract Details and Blue Jackets' Return Revealed—
- feeds.bleacherreport.comNHL Trade Grades: Blue Jackets Send Kirill Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies—
- www.espn.comSource: Leafs get Jackets top scorer Marchenko on eve of season—
- www.espn.comWho comes out ahead in Marchenko-Knies trade? Grading the Leafs, Blue Jackets—
- Latest articlesMaple Leafs acquire Kirill Marchenko in blockbuster with Blue Jackets—
- feeds.bleacherreport.com6 NHL Players Likely to Be Traded After the Kirill Marchenko-Matthew Knies Deal3%
- Current odds3%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Who comes out ahead in Marchenko-Knies trade? Grading the Leafs, Blue Jackets www.espn.com ·
- Source: Leafs get Jackets top scorer Marchenko on eve of season www.espn.com ·
- 6 NHL Players Likely to Be Traded After the Kirill Marchenko-Matthew Knies Deal feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Maple Leafs acquire Kirill Marchenko in blockbuster with Blue Jackets Latest articles
- NHL Trade Grades: Blue Jackets Send Kirill Marchenko to Maple Leafs for Matthew Knies feeds.bleacherreport.com
- New NHL Trade Rumors Reveal Maple Leafs' Pursuit of Kirill Marchenko amid Blue Jackets Contract Buzz feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Kirill Marchenko Traded to Maple Leafs, New Contract Details and Blue Jackets' Return Revealed feeds.bleacherreport.com
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- Polymarket Will the Toronto Maple Leafs be named the 2026-27 NHL Stanley Cup Champion? 3%
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- Polymarket Will Columbus Blue Jackets be the 2027 NHL Eastern Conference Champion? 3%
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- Kalshi Toronto Maple Leafs 3%
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In this story
- Kirill Marchenko
- Maple Leafs
- Blue Jackets
- Matthew Knies