2025-2026 Off Season Thread - The Rehappening

[zeke]

so fucked

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

it will probably end up being a lot closer to running it back than people like.

our GM is average, and he has very little he's willing to part with that we're aware of.

the best thing he can do is NOT sign a bunch of middling players for too long. It's throwing good money after bad at this point. I doubt they have the courage to even walk away from Tavares, but we'll see next week.

For the Leafs' sake one hopes that Treleving has more courage than LOF and Preston.

 

[leafman101]

The assumption that his production can be replaced, even in the playoffs, is errant.

He is 35 though. We can't assume he'll maintain his production.

Look at what happened to Stamkos last year.

 

[MindzEye]

He is 35 though. We can't assume he'll maintain his production.

Look at what happened to Stamkos last year.

and he shot 19%

Had a great year, full marks. The odds of him doing that again are slim.

 

[LeafGm]

Run it back

 

[Cal Gal]

 

[MindzEye]

Damn, Ron Maclean used to be spicy back in the day eh?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Why?

He's a 50 point player in the playoffs. How can we not replace that with 11 million dollars? Everyone else seems to be able to manage to find guys chipping in a those rates for way cheaper than 11 million dollars.

Why mention $11m when talking about next year? You could replace his production by bringing in himself at a fraction of last year's price.

 

[MindzEye]

Why mention $11m when talking about next year?

Because that's what replacing is.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

You're getting the same guy at $5m or whatever instead of $11m, when he probably gets $8m on the open market, so why do you want to go outside the organization to either take a flier on a guy who hasn't done what he's done but nerdies say might or pay much more to get a guy who has done it. If he's coming off a super successful year and willing to sign at well below his own market value, it's peak idiocy to walk away from that opportunity.

 

[MindzEye]

I'm guessing that you skipped your red light recovery session today bud. I didn't say anything about not signing Tavares at a reduced rate. Read what I said again, then do it again out loud, then go do your red light therapy and come back.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Copium. Now available without a prescription.

 

[GEEMAN]

Nah, Mitch will take his bag now.

Always get your fucken bag

 

[GEEMAN]

not much out there past the Florida guys. going to be some bad contracts handed out as usual on the 1st, maybe even more than usual with the cap set to rise sharply

Absolutely fucken 100% stupidity that day , biggest mistakes of the year

 

[GEEMAN]

Why?

He's a 50 point player in the playoffs. How can we not replace that with 11 million dollars? Everyone else seems to be able to manage to find guys chipping in a those rates for way cheaper than 11 million dollars.

I get your point but Pizza boy better nail this offseason

Rest of the league knows its the Leafs summer of desperation, need a culture and new DNA

You have to get to the playoffs and you just cant replace 175 points ( 16 and 91 ) with consolation prizes and fillers hoping they produce

Dynamics have changed this summer , more teams in need to win now or make playoffs mode and moving to the cap exploding stage

Regime fucked up waiting too long for change before the no move clauses kicked in

I hope it works out but desperation usually leads to irrational decisions

 

[leafman101]

With all the teams “looking to get better” IMO the move is trading guys like McMann, OEL, Carlo for young players the nerds identify as undervalued/miscast.

That’s obviously not what they will do.

 

[blkngldbabe]

I kind of liked what OEL brought post season in comparison the regular.

 

[GEEMAN]

I kind of liked what OEL brought post season in comparison the regular.

True but Trev didnt have to go 4 years

1 year cheap third pair with the Panthers but 4 years with the Leafs

 

[leafman101]

I like OEL too, but they have to find a way to get a couple good forwards. Ideally centers.

Trading any of our non Mcacbe/Tanev D makes a lot of sense because we are deep in 4/5 dmen and there are no good dmen in UFA outside of Ekblad.

 

[manny]

I would not be surprised if that 14.5/yr Columbus offer was made up by Marner’s camp to drive up the price for a place he wants to go. Much like the “Mitch is on a plane to go sign an offer sheet” rumours from 2019. Guess we’ll see if anyone gets played like Dubas did last time.

It also helps Marner look like less of a mercenary if he signs with a contender for around Rantanen money.