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

[leafman101]

I want a Brody PeePoo jereey

 

[Pwner]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2070948434979287544

 

[Preston]

Matthews
Nylander
Mckenna
Werenski

Would be one fucking hell of a core 4. Instant contenders. John's gotta push this one hard.

 

[leafman101]

So last year the Leafs picked 3 6’4 wingers and a 6’5 dmen that all suck and won’t be signed.

This year with the same scouting staff they select like 14 analytics and twitter scout darlings.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

I want a Brody PeePoo jereey

Peeboy.

 

[mbow30]

Matthews
Nylander
Mckenna
Werenski

Would be one fucking hell of a core 4. Instant contenders. John's gotta push this one hard.

Not as good as misa, a bunch of draft picks, Benoit and Carlo

 

[LeafOfFaith]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2070948434979287544

10 this year.

 

[Preston]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2070945418788106343

Dom is horny

 

[Cal Gal]

I almost missed Carlo's departure.

Carlo traded to Blues by Maple Leafs for draft picks​

Carlo traded to Blues by Maple Leafs for draft picks | NHL.com

Toronto receives 2 3rd-round selections for defenseman

www.nhl.com

 

[zeke]

So last year the Leafs picked 3 6’4 wingers and a 6’5 dmen that all suck and won’t be signed.

This year with the same scouting staff they select like 14 analytics and twitter scout darlings.

It's fucking disgusting and hilarious.

Goddamn we were so fucking screwed.

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/KPapetti/status/2070967430986231872?s=20

 

[leafman101]

Just a couple of big, lottery ticket dmen that have a real good chance of actually being something. mark hunter/Treliving wish.

Nerds >

 

[Volcanologist]

would have been nice to draft at least 1 centre..

 

[MindzEye]

@MindzEye what are some nerdie-friendly, potentially not horrible value ufa options?

AFP Projection (2025-26 Doms)

Viktor Arvidsson 2 x 4.9 (+10.5)
Anders Lee: 3 x 6.6 (+3.4)
Anthony Mantha: 4 x 6.35 (+6.2)
Mason Marchment: 3 x 5.7 (+5.8)
Boone Jenner: 3 x 5.2 (+2.3)
Ryan Shea: 4 x 4.13 (+6.9)
Patrick Kane: 1 x 3.2 (+6.2)
Claude Giroux: 1 x 2.5 (+8.2)

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

would have been nice to draft at least 1 centre..

Meh always go BPA

Glasses 2.0 was going on about how when he was a scout for Dale Tallon he would have his board, and all of a sudden Dale would be like, give me a right shot winger with size, or a steady eddie LHD and they would shuffle through their papers to accomodate the requst.

Never build a fucking team like this

 

[zeke]

Only SJS and TOR get A+ here.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

AFP Projection (2025-26 Doms)

Viktor Arvidsson 2 x 4.9 (+10.5)
Anders Lee: 3 x 6.6 (+3.4)
Anthony Mantha: 4 x 6.35 (+6.2)
Mason Marchment: 3 x 5.7 (+5.8)
Boone Jenner: 3 x 5.2 (+2.3)
Ryan Shea: 4 x 4.13 (+6.9)
Patrick Kane: 1 x 3.2 (+6.2)
Claude Giroux: 1 x 2.5 (+8.2)

I gotta think the term is longer on Mantha/Marchment/Jenner but i think any of these would be okay

wait, 6.6 AAV for Lee?

 

[MindzEye]

I gotta think the term is longer on Mantha/Marchment/Jenner but i think any of these would be okay

wait, 6.6 AAV for Lee?

I would go full nerd here and do Arvidsson and Giroux tbh

Kane would be good for vibes, but he kind of needs sheltering and PP1 reps to be that useful to us. Ironically, he's more or less what I expect Gavin to be in year 1.

 

[CH1]

according to this brainiac, teams left 6 of the top 105 guys undrafted


View: https://x.com/TopDownHockey/status/2070965982689182149?s=20

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I would go full nerd here and do Arvidsson and Giroux tbh

Kane would be good for vibes, but he kind of needs sheltering and PP1 reps to be that useful to us. Ironically, he's more or less what I expect Gavin to be in year 1.

Im not sure Kane has ever been accused o being good for vibes.

I kinda like Arvidsson as a cromulent Bedard winger