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Another sign the Maple Leafs clearly won the Kirill Marchenko trade

In first meeting since major trade, Maple Leafs star winger extends red hot start to season.

By Jacob Tye · Editor in Leaf

Published: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 7:07 PM

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The writer argues Toronto's 6-2 victory over Columbus showed the Maple Leafs won the Kirill Marchenko trade.
Toronto defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday in their first clash since the multiplayer trade.
Kirill Marchenko scored for Toronto, giving him 11 points across 11 games this season.

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Editor In Leaf argues that the Toronto Maple Leafs won their blockbuster trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, highlighting Kirill Marchenko's strong start. Toronto defeated Columbus 6-2 on Tuesday in the first meeting between the clubs since the multiplayer deal, with Marchenko scoring the tying goal off an Auston Matthews pass.

Writer Jacob Tye notes that Marchenko has tallied 11 points in 11 games, while former Leaf Matthew Knies extended his point drought to six games. The trade previously sent Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae, and a 2027 second-round pick to Columbus for Marchenko, Elvis Merzlikins, and Miles Wood.

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