The Official 2026 Off-Season Thread: Revenge of the Nerds

[zeke]

One thing about McKenna is that even the people who question his on-ice diligence all admit he's a workout demon off the ice.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/MapleLeafs/status/2063297545770573837?s=20

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/frankdoesntweet/status/2063274296542179813?s=20

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/seanshapiro/status/2062988396696310191?s=20

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Veerhoff has about as much chance to go 2 overall as McKenna

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/MapleLeafs/status/2063300981090107481?s=20

 

[LeafOfFaith]

He’s 100% going to wear the C one day.

 

[Feyd]

You can already tell he's going to do well with the media here in TO. Not constantly looking over his shoulder for his dad's approval like someone else.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/2063252218954821716?s=20

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/SEllisHockey/status/2063266474626564507?s=20

 

[thehabhater]

View: https://x.com/SEllisHockey/status/2063266474626564507?s=20

He is going to own Toronto.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/markhmasters/status/2063303679524929982?s=20

 

[zeke]

bok bok bok


View: https://x.com/Sheng_Peng/status/2063238950894870797?s=20

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/2063257419296158131?s=20

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/2063252735932141851?s=20

 

[LeafOfFaith]

bok bok bok


View: https://x.com/Sheng_Peng/status/2063238950894870797?s=20

What? That’s acceptable? Why are they even there then?

 

[thehabhater]

View: https://x.com/mikemorrealeNHL/status/2063252735932141851?s=20

Impressive.

Running fast in the Yukon isn't a sport, it's called "keeping warm"

 

[LeafGm]

View: https://x.com/bymharrington/status/2063268000002666524?s=46&t=slvKDnX1n9ri7D4jpSVVzA



McKenna - Matthews - Kane

 

[Preston]

Last I checked, Kane was a fairly significant net negative at evens. Would help the pp, but the forward group is already pretty iffy defensively between Mckenna, Willy, Tavares , Max, Cowan, Robertson, etc. Though I guess Domi on ltir helps that a bit.

Now that I think about it, it's pretty funny that Treliving built a forward group that can't defend and a dcorps that can't attack or defend. What a beast ass GM.

 

[Preston]

Though Zeke's boy Hayton solves a lot of those concerns. I'd still probably pass on Kane though.

Edit: actually wait it looks like he bounced back and is good again. Cool. Still not the best fit but sure I'd take him.