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

[leafman101]

Makar, Cale		COL		RD	R	28	UFA	-	8	$15,061,450.00	13.27%	$120,491,600.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Hughes, Quinn		MIN		LD	L	27	UFA	-	8	$15,061,450.00	13.27%	$120,491,600.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Buium, Zeev	Long Term	VAN		LD	L	21	10.2(c)	NO	7	$9,651,283.33	8.50%	$67,558,983.33	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Byram, Bowen		BUF		LD, RD	L	26	UFA	-	7	$9,521,388.90	8.39%	$66,649,722.31	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Dunn, Vince		SEA		LD	L	30	UFA	-	7	$9,039,896.70	7.96%	$63,279,276.93	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Mateychuk, Denton	Long Term	CBJ		LD	L	22	RFA	NO	7	$8,042,024.19	7.09%	$56,294,169.36	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Doughty, Drew		LAK		RD	R	37	UFA	-	2	$7,082,400.00	6.24%	$14,164,800.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Faulk, Justin		DET		RD	R	35	UFA	-	3	$7,033,216.67	6.20%	$21,099,650.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Karlsson, Erik		PIT		RD	R	37	UFA	-	3	$6,628,400.00	5.84%	$19,885,200.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Orlov, Dmitry		SJS		LD	L	35	UFA	-	2	$6,554,625.00	5.78%	$13,109,250.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Marino, John		UTAH		RD	R	30	UFA	-	5	$6,266,618.75	5.52%	$31,333,093.75	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Levshunov, Artyom	Long Term	CHI		RD	R	21	RFA	NO	6	$6,185,750.00	5.45%	$37,114,500.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension
Ristolainen, Rasmus		PHI		RD	R	32	UFA	-	4	$6,083,600.00	5.36%	$24,334,400.00	$113,500,000.00										Offseason 2026	Extension

Minnesota/Colorado would be dumb to pay Makar and Hughes $15 mill. they should let them walk.

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/MapleLeafs/status/2057542225626558966?s=20

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Word is the Hawks are going to be shopping Kevin Korchinski and replace him with a UFA vet.

He hasn't proven a thing at the NHL level yet, but he might be someone the Leafs ought to take a gamble on as a puck moving D.

 

[MindzEye]

Word is the Hawks are going to be shopping Kevin Korchinski and replace him with a UFA vet.

He hasn't proven a thing at the NHL level yet, but he might be someone the Leafs ought to take a gamble on as a puck moving D.

He's basically the same problem as Nemec though. He's about to turn 22 and hasn't even established himself as a NHL regular yet. Shit, his AHL performance doesn't suggest there's a #1 guy in there either, or that he's on his way to becoming something close to one.

 

[CH1]

We might lose GEEMAN to a stroke

Nah. Geeman is jizzing all over himself thinking of Hutson at 8.8M till 2034

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

He's basically the same problem as Nemec though. He's about to turn 22 and hasn't even established himself as a NHL regular yet. Shit, his AHL performance doesn't suggest there's a #1 guy in there either, or that he's on his way to becoming something close to one.

I mean i wouldnt trade for him and do nothing else, but i'd look into it and keep adding giving him a bottom pair slot over one of the fuck muppets they used last season.

 

[MindzEye]

I mean i wouldnt trade for him and do nothing else, but i'd look into it and keep adding giving him a bottom pair slot over one of the fuck muppets they used last season.

The plan is probably to be pushing some of the guys used higher up the lineup (Rielly, OEL, undead Tanev) further down the lineup.

I just don't think we're in the position to be spending good assets (which I assume Chicago would want...1sts, Cowan's, etc) for a 22 yr old guy who might be a bottom pairing defender now, and might not end up any better than that when all is said and done. If he was seal clubbing the AHL I'd see it differently, but if he was seal clubbing the AHL I imagine Chicago would have found a spot for him.