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that would send star winger Kirill Marchenko to the Maple Leafs, reports Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The deal involves multiple pieces, but would center around Toronto exchanging its own ascendant star winger, Matthew Knies, for Marchenko, according to Pierre LeBrun […]","published":"2026-09-28T17:56:12Z","seen":"2026-09-28T19:27:51Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-prohockeyrumors-com-e23446","name":"prohockeyrumors.com","domain":"prohockeyrumors.com"},"via":"kite-prohockeyrumors-com-e23446","topics":["nhl","columbus blue jackets","newsstand","toronto maple leafs","kirill marchenko"],"authors":["Ethan Hetu"],"entities":[{"id":"Q203384","name":"Toronto Maple Leafs","type":"org"},{"id":"Q68086281","name":"Blue Jackets","type":"org"},{"id":"Q56651259","name":"Kirill Marchenko","type":"person"}],"story":"st_kbvji2i7mt2t3huanxta","category":"sport","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.11999999731779099,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_kbvji2i7mt2t3huanxta","seq":507045,"kind":"article","title":"Blue Jackets Open To Trading Kirill Marchenko","url":"https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2026/09/blue-jackets-open-to-trading-kirill-marchenko.html","summary":"Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell has “made it known to his fellow general managers across the NHL” that star winger Kirill Marchenko is available to be acquired in a trade, “but only if the Blue Jackets get immediate scoring help in return,” reports Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. 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