2026 NHL UFA/Trade Thread

[CH1]

Tampa mostly stopped the diving later in the series eh?

One theory is that they took the wrong lesson from being bounced by the Panthers the past two post seasons -- they thought not being nasty enough was their problem. It turns out it was simple non analytics -- you need to score goals to win

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

One theory is that they took the wrong lesson from being bounced by the Panthers the past two post seasons -- they thought not being nasty enough was their problem. It turns out it was simple non analytics -- you need to score goals to win

they tried to be rough us up, we didn't back down, so they stopped

 

[AH$$$]

That’s one way of looking at it.

The other is that they’re older and they just couldn’t keep that gas pedal on and decided that just playing hockey will get them better mileage

 

[Sal_Butera]

they tried to be rough us up, we didn't back down, so they stopped

Habs outhit them by almost 2:1 for the series

 

[Habsy]

Any interest?


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[lecoqsportif]

2C more important

 

[Habsy]

Why not both?

 

[Habsy]

Mercer/Nemec?

 

[CH1]

Any interest?


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Useless for us. He’s done very little to get paid and he’d slot as our #4.

We have Rhino and Engstrom coming up as cheap plug and play types

 

[wiseguy1]

Supposedly the Nemec rumour has holes. It really doesnt make any sense, he was getting a lot of playing ttime.

 

[GEEMAN]

Supposedly the Nemec rumour has holes. It really doesnt make any sense, he was getting a lot of playing ttime.

Mehta will figure it out

 

[worm]

Mehta will figure it out

Including trading him if he's junk

 

[GEEMAN]

Including trading him if he's junk

He is not junk , same path as Slaf slow and steady

 

[worm]

Mehta will figure it out

 

[lecoqsportif]

It’ll be Mehta analysis.

 

[Habsy]

Apparently Matthew Barzal is available.

5 more years at 9.1m.

 

[GEEMAN]

Apparently Matthew Barzal is available.

5 more years at 9.1m.

Habs have to clear up the Hage situation

If he stays and resigns do you want a long term Barzal or anyone else at 2C when Hage is 1-2 years away

 

[Rolex]

Apparently Matthew Barzal is available.

5 more years at 9.1m.

29 years old....has good stats, 9.1 cap hit

Thomas is 26, and have 8.1M cap hit


Obviously Thomas will cost more to acquire.....

 

[Habsy]

Oh Thomas is still my #1 target. He’ll cost Hage and First plus other fillers though.

 

[Habsy]

I don’t know who I’d give up first, Hage or Zharovsky. I think I’d trade Zharovsky over Hage.