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

Both late yr babies (kane nov mcK dec), so mcK is 13 months younger in this comp:

Kane D: 74gms, 72gls, 176pts (80gl/195pt pace)
McK D1: 72gms, 50gls, 167pts (57gl/190pt pace)

Yeah McKenna's production significantly more impressive than Kane's too.
 
Both late yr babies (kane nov mcK dec), so mcK is 13 months younger in this comp:

Kane D: 74gms, 72gls, 176pts (80gl/195pt pace)
McK D1: 72gms, 50gls, 167pts (57gl/190pt pace)

Yeah McKenna's production significantly more impressive than Kane's too.

And Kane would have murdered in this era of hockey. Goal scoring up a bunch since his prime
 
Tavares also a late baby so 3 months older in their draft years.

McKenna D1: 72gms, 50gls, 167pts (57gl/190pt pace)
Tavares D1: 74gms, 43gls, 134pts (48gl/149pt pace)

Tavares D: 70gms, 68gls, 125pts (80gl/146pt pace)

For completes Tavares had a huge year as a 15yr old.

McKenna D2: 66gms, 36gls, 103pts (45gl/128pt pace)
Tavares D2: 76gms, 79gls, 153pts (85gl/165pt pace)
 
If someone has convinced themselves based on the media fanfics that Auston wants out, and with only two years left on his deal---I can at least somewhat understand the impulse to want to trade Matthews, even if I disagree with it.

But...Nylander? Perennial 30-40 goal, 80-90 point player, only just turned 30 & locked up for six more seasons, consistently the best playoff performer in any version of this team's "core" over the past decade...but the same dummy fans who've wanted him traded all along still want him gone even now, eh?
 
Goddamn, fuck Connor for signing that extension.

Imagine drafting McKenna & signing McDavid within about a one-week period?

You guys are the most manic depressive bunch I've ever had the pleasure to encounter.
25 hrs ago you were burning all your Leafs underwear,
 
Goddamn, fuck Connor for signing that extension.

Imagine drafting McKenna & signing McDavid within about a one-week period?
McDavid annoyed me to the point of almost disliking him for signing that stupid extension. What was the rush?

Right now he'd be perfectly situated to say that the team just wasn't good enough and he's not getting any younger and has earned the right to play somewhere else. Instead he has to play along with that charade over there for two more seasons where there's little doubt they're not winning anything.
 
So over $15m in capspace if we run a full roster without adding anyone.

If you want to add something to this lineup, you have to subtract the caphits of whichever guy you're replacing, so there's actually more capsapce than that.

We would free up an additional $10+m by ditching Domi, Joshua, and Carlo, and beat around $25m in capsapce with 3 spots to fill.

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25 hrs ago you were burning all your Leafs underwear,

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