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

[Preston]

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Which one of you cunts wanted futa?

 

[LeafGm]

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Which one of you cunts wanted futa?

I think we’ve discovered why there was a Mark Hunter-esque period where this guy was rumoured as a candidate for every GM job, but no one ever bothered actually hiring him.

 

[CH1]

Congrats, guys!

Happy to see your “dark period” was short lived.

Now get back to the playoffs so the Habs can kick your asses.

 

[worm]

"Keep smiling, Mats"

Oh he will, especially when he's lifting the Cup. LOL get FUKT Bruins

Also I hope the organization learns from this re: protection on #1 picks. I honestly wonder how close Tre was to waiving all protection on the pick.

Don't even go there
Jfc

 

[MindzEye]

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Which one of you cunts wanted futa?

I tried to tell them!

 

[CH1]

Tre is a genius.

Few understand this
(but will eventually)

 

[Cal Gal]

Yeah, at outerspace quad chess.

 

[worm]

Tre is a genius.

Few understand this
(but will eventually)

Yep. Got rid of marner. Locked up Matthews. Got McKenna.

 

[Preston]

Paul Marner: still spiralling


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[CH1]

Yep. Got rid of marner. Locked up Matthews. Got McKenna.

Marner for McKenna is an amazing deal

And if folks don’t think he paid Gudas to “injure” Matthews, then people desperately need to do their own research.

 

[LeafGm]

Here are the beautiful unsung draft lotto heroes of recent Leaf history. The ones that truly did the hard, bumblefucking groundwork that ended with Auston Matthews & Gavin McKenna becoming Leafs;

 

[Preston]

Marner for McKenna is an amazing deal

And if folks don’t think he paid Gudas to “injure” Matthews, then people desperately need to do their own research.

There's also:
Replacing Marner with Maccelli, Joshua and a bunch of never fucking used cap space --> genius

Not firing berube --> genius

Not trying too hard to tank and still playing Nylander well over 20 minutes in the closing games --> genius (would have finished 3rd last otherwise!!)

Treliving ended up being a pretty good thing in the end! Maybe the media was right!

 

[CH1]

Fans are too impatient these days

 

[Preston]

My one annoyance with Treliving is how he handled the Nylander negotiation. Had him easily at 10m in the summer, waited till he had an unsustainably hot start to the year that was never gonna continue. Then signs him at his highest value to a contract that at the time was above market value.

Just an absolute shit show negotiation. As a wise man once said, buy high, sell low!


"One" annoyance. I can go on. I won't but I can.

 

[zeke]

, guys!

Happy to see your “dark period” was short lived.

Now get back to the playoffs so the Habs can kick your asses.

Matthews > Suzuki
McKenna > Demidov
Nylander > Caufield
Knies = Slafkovsky
Tavares < Hutson

 

[Volcanologist]

Matthews > Suzuki
McKenna > Demidov
Nylander > Caufield
Knies = Slafkovsky
Tavares < Hutson

I kinda miss these

 

[zeke]

poor, poor frank.

(do not give him the click btw)


View: https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/2052079053633388809?s=20

 

[axlsalinger]

Tavares and Hutson are such similar players

 

[zeke]

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[hockeylover]

Man, I’ve never seen so many other fanbases spin getting a first overall into something so negative before.

Leafs are fucked, what do you expect this kid to make the difference, have you looked at the D, etc etc.

Riding the bitter bus hard.