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

[leafman101]

Its just a play to get your #1 dman. You have to believe Reid and Carels are going to be Heiskanen/Makar or Hughes/Bouchard.

Otherwise you don't do it. But if you do...

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Then you still shouldn't do it because you could be dead wrong.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I dont think there is a deal to be made that makes sense for both teams tbh

 

[leafman101]

Then you still shouldn't do it because you could be dead wrong.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I think there's a big move coming for us, but I don't think it's going to involve the big players.

If Chaykes is doing what I'd be doing, he's feeling things out for OEL right now. We will never get more for him than right here, and I don't know why people don't like Andersson, but I do and that's a seamless replacement/upgrade.

Carlo and Maccelli are goners. Robertson not being signed yet means something too probably. Stolarz is completely expendable.

I wouldn't be shocked if Cowan is also being dangled as some centerpiece in a bigger deal (such as Thomas if they were moving him) since the hype around him must be high right now coming off the Marlies win.

 

[zeke]

Out of the last twenty 4th overall picks, how many are clearly better than Knies? Looks like less than half with a few still developing. No chance I’m moving Knies for just 4th overall. It’d need to be a significant overpay. Something that would make their GM sick to his stomach.

Half seems generous tbh

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I think there's a big move coming for us, but I don't think it's going to involve the big players.

If Chaykes is doing what I'd be doing, he's feeling things out for OEL right now. We will never get more for him than right here, and I don't know why people don't like Andersson, but I do and that's a seamless replacement/upgrade.

Carlo and Maccelli are goners. Robertson not being signed yet means something too probably. Stolarz is completely expendable.

I wouldn't be shocked if Cowan is also being dangled as some centerpiece in a bigger deal (such as Thomas if they were moving him) since the hype around him must be high right now coming off the Marlies win.

People dont like Anderson cause he was terrible and slow in the playoffs and is right at that age where things can go tits up very soon.

 

[Pwner]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2069543516129173931

 

[Leafin']

That’d be a disappointing, if not predictable, return for Carlo. What a turd of a trade that ended up being. Fucking Bundy

 

[Preston]

I'm not too surprised about that one on account of he's terrible

 

[CH1]

the worst part about Carlo is the hypocrisy

 

[MindzEye]

the worst part about Carlo is the hypocrisy

No, I'm pretty sure it's watching him play hockey.

 

[Kritter]

What does ‘a couple of mid range picks’ mean?

 

[CH1]

No, I'm pretty sure it's watching him play hockey.

that was a primary assist on my end

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I think Carlo is more desirable than Lybushkin

 

[hockeylover]

Papa is in the hospital and the prognosis ain't great. I'm still reading but posting is tough right now. Need you guys to calm your tits and hold it together.

Sorry to hear.

 

[Aberdeen]

the worst part about Carlo is the hypocrisy

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

What does ‘a couple of mid range picks’ mean?

Two of 3456

 

[CH1]

I was picking up on Prestos “on account of”
Can’t read that phrasing without thinking of Norm

 

[Kritter]

Two of 3456

Yikes