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2025-2026 Off Season Thread - The Rehappening

It’s funny, I’ve been streaming by exclusively legal means for years now.

But the absolute fuckery by all of these companies when it comes to price gouging, ads and the enshittification of their available content is going to end up driving me to sail the seas once again.
 
https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-te...addition-could-become-offseason-biggest-steal


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While he only signed a one-year deal, he has 125 AHL games under his belt, and has been a solid contributor for both the Anaheim Ducks and Winnipeg Jets AHL affiliates.

Stand by him: Why Ben King can make an impact for the Maple Leafs​

But looking a bit more into King shows that what he brings to the table, it shows that he might have an easier chance of making it over his fellow signees, and perhaps some of the other Marlies players as well.
Drafted 107th overall by the Ducks in 2022, King was a standout forward during his time in the WHL, scoring 106 goals and 240 points over 236 games including a 52-goal outburst with Red Deer in 2021-22.
He hasn't hit that level of goal-scoring prowess but he's still managed 56 points in 125 games (27 goals, 29 assists) and has been a solid power play contributor as well.

King's potential is music to Brad Treliving's ears​

With the Maple Leafs losing out on Alex Steeves and Nick Abruzzese, King should be given a lot of attention, and if the Maple Leafs wanted to call up someone like Jacob Quillan; King can step in to replace him.
But he could earn the call-up himself given his abilities, and we've seen the Maple Leafs play some younger prospects before with Fraser Minten and Nikita Grebenkin both earning call-ups, as well as Quillan and Steeves briefly.
It never hurts to add as much insurance as possible at both the NHL and AHL level, and the fact that King flew a bit under the radar is surprising, given his track record and age.
But while 31 other teams seemed to miss out on King's potential, the Leafs and Brad Treliving may have found a pretty regal addition to his organization.
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I mean, Thrun's nerdy stats look like dogshit, but I don't know really, and presumably being on a dogshit SJ team would have an impact?

But young, 6"2, and fully able to be buried on the Marlies if needed is a massive victory.
 
leafman101 said:

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How?
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You know, San Jose might actually be shitty enough to dress Reaves regularly.

Anyway, great move. Don't know anything about this Thrun guy except this stat line:

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...and the fact that he's under contract for $1M this season before becoming an RFA.

But dumping Reaves saves us the $200K in dead cap space it would've cost us to bury him in the AHL this season. And saves us from ever having to see him play for our team again. So a really nice move, regardless if Thrun's a player or not.
 
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