Cal Gal
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Nah, just get better at making guys like Sim look like the idiots they are. Sorta good start; needed better follow through.
The Official 2026 Off-Season Thread: Revenge of the Nerds
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zeke
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Chayka draft history as GM:
Top-10 (2): B.Hayton #5, C.Keller #7
1sts (3): J.Chychrun #16, P.Joseph #23, V.Soderstrom #11,
2nds (2): K.Bahl #55, F.Westerlund #44,
3rds (7): T.Emberson #73, M.Entwistle #69, C.Dineen #68, J.Jenik #65, C.Crotty #82, J.Farinacci #76, N.Schnarr #75
4ths (4): M.Maccelli #98, I.Prosvetov #114, A.Darin #107, N.Hoefenmyer #108
5ths (5): M.Callahan #142, A.Raty #151, D.Busby #145, M.Karow #126, T.Steenbergen #128
6ths (4): D.Savunov #174, A.Romano #176, D.Tendeck #158, P.Kudla #158
7ths (5): D.Stewart #188, L.Kirk #189, E.Walterholm #190, A.Bergqvist #200, V.Nussbaumer #207
as AGM
Top-10 (1): D.Strome #3
1sts (1): N.Merkley #30
2nds (1): C.Fischer #32
3rds (4): A.Hill #76, K.Capobianco #63
4ths (0):
5ths (1): C.Garland #123
6ths (0):
7ths (1): E.Kallgren #183
Top-10 (2): B.Hayton #5, C.Keller #7
1sts (3): J.Chychrun #16, P.Joseph #23, V.Soderstrom #11,
2nds (2): K.Bahl #55, F.Westerlund #44,
3rds (7): T.Emberson #73, M.Entwistle #69, C.Dineen #68, J.Jenik #65, C.Crotty #82, J.Farinacci #76, N.Schnarr #75
4ths (4): M.Maccelli #98, I.Prosvetov #114, A.Darin #107, N.Hoefenmyer #108
5ths (5): M.Callahan #142, A.Raty #151, D.Busby #145, M.Karow #126, T.Steenbergen #128
6ths (4): D.Savunov #174, A.Romano #176, D.Tendeck #158, P.Kudla #158
7ths (5): D.Stewart #188, L.Kirk #189, E.Walterholm #190, A.Bergqvist #200, V.Nussbaumer #207
as AGM
Top-10 (1): D.Strome #3
1sts (1): N.Merkley #30
2nds (1): C.Fischer #32
3rds (4): A.Hill #76, K.Capobianco #63
4ths (0):
5ths (1): C.Garland #123
6ths (0):
7ths (1): E.Kallgren #183
zeke
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MindzEye
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I have heard all of the wrong noises coming from people in this organization for the last 5-6 years. The constant drum beat of "must be harder to play against, moar leadership, long defencemen, playoff hockey!!!" etc, etc, etc. I'm struggling to find a reason to be upset when I've heard all of the right noises, first from Pelley at his season ender and then today from Chayka.
Chayka's "it's like jumping on a moving train" line from today is absolutely correct though. There's a wide gap between sounding competent and being competent. We need someone competent to get a lot done over the next 10-12 weeks. I'll judge him on that, but the organization making the right noises out of their mouths after so many years making the wrong noises is encouraging.
Chayka's "it's like jumping on a moving train" line from today is absolutely correct though. There's a wide gap between sounding competent and being competent. We need someone competent to get a lot done over the next 10-12 weeks. I'll judge him on that, but the organization making the right noises out of their mouths after so many years making the wrong noises is encouraging.
zeke
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hockeylover
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Liking the things I heard about style/speed etc today. Now it’s just on how they execute but seem to be prioritizing the right attributes.
Now just fire Berube.
Now just fire Berube.
trujaysfan
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Of that list: E Petterson, A Fox, D Hamilton, T Chabot should all be available.
thehabhater
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If you get #8, I predict that he will be the all time Leaf points leader in 3 years
trujaysfan
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Our last smart guy would have gotten us E Karlsson for less than we paid for Carlo... let hope the new "smart guy" can take advantage of another team looking to dump an asset (hamilton) or needing to change of scenery a player (E Pettersson)
In an ideal scenario where we get the 1st overall pick and McDavid wants out of Edmonton you make that deal happen even if you have to add real assets to the 1st overall. Then consider flipping Knies for Fox and take hamilton for free.
In an ideal scenario where we get the 1st overall pick and McDavid wants out of Edmonton you make that deal happen even if you have to add real assets to the 1st overall. Then consider flipping Knies for Fox and take hamilton for free.
leafman101
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Beyond Raddysh, who is probably the only legit top 2-3 UFA D, there are a number of nerdy depth dmen that would dramatically improve what we have been rolling out for relatively cheap like Reilly, Blankenburg, Burns.
Could also make some sense to pay Carlson a lot on a really short term deal.
Could also make some sense to pay Carlson a lot on a really short term deal.
MindzEye
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Fwiw, here's AFP's projections on the top of the UFA market for defenders:
| Andersson, Rasmus | VGK | RD | R | 29 | UFA | 7 | $9,021,527.27 | 8.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trouba, Jacob | ANA | RD | R | 32 | UFA | 4 | $6,505,672.73 | 6.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlson, John | ANA | RD | R | 36 | UFA | 3 | $6,154,200.00 | 5.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Raddysh, Darren | TBL | RD | R | 30 | UFA | 4 | $5,327,771.43 | 5.12% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ferraro, Mario | SJS | LD | L | 27 | UFA | 4 | $5,015,920.00 | 4.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Blankenburg, Nick | NSH | RD | R | 28 | UFA | 3 | $4,405,142.86 | 4.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Klingberg, John | SJS | RD | R | 33 | UFA | 2 | $4,391,400.00 | 4.22% |
MindzEye
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So, a good but not great defender carrying too much of the load on a bad team for 7 million dollars?
If that's our downside, okay.