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

[Preston]

View: https://youtu.be/Xych-pjWnLA?si=XIaFeQPY03AswVCr

 

[worm]

Sportsnet has some guy on saying the leafs should pick Stenberg because of +/-. I'm not making this up.

That's the data I'm talking about

 

[Slinger 48]

He seems nice

I'd always thought he was an asshole. When I found out he was a Leafs fan I thought, well, maybe he's not that bad. So I started watching him when I could.

I was right the first time.

 

[MindzEye]

This guy was always a loser. Never understood the appeal

Hey, he was our loser.

But he chose Shane Doan being politely asked to stop playing hockey at 41 yrs old over us, so heavy on the 'was'.

 

[worm]

That's fucking gross.

Also...for all of the talk about the window being closed. McKenna-Knies-Cowan is a pretty, pretty good group of young forwards. It's not 20 yr old Matthews-Marner-Nylander good, but it's still pretty fucking good.

Trevling knew what he was doing....

 

[LeafGm]

So I know fuck all about any of the players in this draft, so genuine question.

You folks that were drooling over some of the defensemen available in this draft---any of them the least bit tempting to trade down for? Or is McKenna the clear, can't-pass-on stud in this draft?

 

[MindzEye]

Trevling knew what he was doing....

When Calgary's tank wins 1st overall next year he's going to look like such a fucking genius.

 

[worm]

Hey, he was our loser.

But he chose Shane Doan being politely asked to stop playing hockey at 41 yrs old over us, so heavy on the 'was'.

This dates back to his playing days.

 

[Jeremy]

10 years later, history repeats itself. This is cray cray! #McKennaBaby

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/OverDrive1050/status/2051806464751083879?s=20

Welcome back, OverDrive

 

[axlsalinger]

please don't try to galaxy brain this into trading down to take a d-man plus assets.

mckenna or bust.

 

[worm]

When Calgary's tank wins 1st overall next year he's going to look like such a fucking genius.

3D chess

 

[Preston]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2051809415926264219

 

[MindzEye]

So I know fuck all about any of the players in this draft, so genuine question.

You folks that were drooling over some of the defensemen available in this draft---any of them the least bit tempting to trade down for? Or is McKenna the clear, can't-pass-on stud in this draft?

imo Carels and Reid are both studs, and I would have been fucking thrilled with getting Carels at the 5 if he was still there. But yeah, McKenna is a clear #1 in what is a very good draft at the top. He's a better version of Marner (a version that can wire the puck and isn't a bitch), or basically Patrick Kane reincarnated.

 

[hockeylover]

Oh this is a fun night


View: https://x.com/FarhanLaljiTSN/status/2051803903210197141?s=20

 

[Preston]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2051804924179079650

That first goal

@LeafOfFaith please deliver your YouTube scouting report asap

 

[leafman101]

So I know fuck all about any of the players in this draft, so genuine question.

You folks that were drooling over some of the defensemen available in this draft---any of them the least bit tempting to trade down for? Or is McKenna the clear, can't-pass-on stud in this draft?

They are good prospects but McKenna is Kane, Bedard, Hughes good.

 

[hockeylover]

View: https://x.com/KPapetti/status/2051805301234360382?s=20

 

[Slinger 48]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2051809415926264219

If that ain't a shit eating grin right there.

 

[MindzEye]

please don't try to galaxy brain this into trading down to take a d-man plus assets.

mckenna or bust.

- Take McKenna
- Sign Raddysh
- Take your other assets (LA 1st, Carlo, etc, etc) and go get the best RHD on the trade market in a draft day trade.
- Let the nerds fill in the rest of the roster.