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

[Preston]

Fake news or fake nerd?

Just a dreger joke!

 

[MindzEye]

Contract isn't bad either for what he is. 5.625 with 3 more seasons left, 33-35.

Concerned about acquisition cost though. Drury was apparently looking for a 1st + good prospect last year at the deadline. Allegedly the Wild offered a 2027 1st + Stramel and were turned down. Which probably puts the price somewhere in a 1st + Cowan territory.

 

[MindzEye]

I think we're going to hear a lot of these rumours coming in though. Chayka is going to be checking in with every team in the league right now who has a centre or a top 4 D they're willing to move off of.

 

[zeke]

Col 1st + Danford do it

 

[zeke]

Try to pry back some picks for carlo domi joshua like a genius.

 

[MindzEye]

Col 1st + Danford do it

I wish a single GM in the league not named Brad felt the same about about Dernferd that you do.

 

[zeke]

Defensive dman of the year.

WJC team canada.

Trust in the old boys.

 

[MindzEye]

Try to pry back some picks for carlo domi joshua like a genius.

Carlo is our best trade market chip for a defender. I wouldn't be flipping him for a pick, we can probably turn him and stuff into a pretty good defender.

 

[zeke]

Carlo for picks from a buyer so we can trade picks for players from a seller works just as well. Maybe better.

 

[CH1]

These trade ideas are retreads

Get original ideas!!

 

[zeke]

These trade ideas are retreads

View: https://x.com/FAN590/status/2055032010914013313?s=20


View: https://x.com/LockedOnLAKings/status/2055011050429235451?s=20

 

[CH1]

LOL

 

[MindzEye]

Vegas cockblocking the Oilers into hiring Berube would be amazing.

 

[leafman101]

I’m not paying a premium for a 32 year old 2/3rd line center.

Gotta save those assets for higher end players.

 

[leafman101]

Berube is great. He holds players accountable and plays playoff hockey.

If they want to beat Florida that’s what they need.

 

[MindzEye]

I’m not paying a premium for a 32 year old 2/3rd line center.

Gotta save those assets for higher end players.

If we're spending that much I want Pinto.

 

[zeke]

We don't need a premium C but we absolutely need a very good one. And Trocheck had been that for most years, and was still decent this year even in a year like the leafs where every rangers nerdies tanked.

 

[zeke]

I think we'd have a better shot at getting stutzle than pinto tbh.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Carlo for picks from a buyer so we can trade picks for players from a seller works just as well. Maybe better.

Carlo's value in terms of picks will be like Laughton's.

Need to use him as part of a package.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

View: https://x.com/FAN590/status/2055032010914013313?s=20


View: https://x.com/LockedOnLAKings/status/2055011050429235451?s=20

Imagine witnessing a security guard actually burn down two separate buildings he was paid to protect, and then paying him to make sure nothing happens to yours.

What the fuck is going on in sports where you can demonstrate complete incompetence on a repeated basis and still have teams clamoring to pay you millions to do it again??