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

Chayka/Hiller are clearly of the mind that your stars don't kill penalties. Blueger/Sissons/Duhaime will do a lot of heavy lifting there.

On the powerplay Roslovic and Paul will both get minutes on PP2.
 
I've done 30 seconds of research but Cole Mcward, even if he's likely a marlies guy, might be my favorite acquisition since Raddysh! Wonder if he can skate.
 
It’s so funny cause I was listening to Mike Johnson and he was saying Blueger was fast, which I don’t think is true.


20-22 Bursts 18 - 20 Bursts
Duhaime76th 59th
Blueger*58th61st
Paul*68th72nd
Sissons*67th73rd
Roslovic91st80th


*2024-25 for fullish schedule because injured last year and stats not per game

They are all plus skaters, and Roslovic is fast.
 
i assume we're not totally done on july 2 but as currently constituted which eastern conference playoff teams do you think may not be playoff teams next year? who's at risk/who could we bump out?
 
It’s so funny cause I was listening to Mike Johnson and he was saying Blueger was fast, which I don’t think is true.


20-22 Bursts18 - 20 Bursts
Duhaime76th59th
Blueger*58th61st
Paul*68th72nd
Sissons*67th73rd
Roslovic91st80th


*2024-25 for fullish schedule because injured last year and stats not per game

They are all plus skaters, and Roslovic is fast.

And the guys we moved out?
 
Yesterday was like getting a bucket of cold water dumped on me. All the excitement and optimism and trust that I had is gone. I believe we are a better team today, but only marginally and potentially not at all. Several unnecessary risks which all skew towards losses not gains, like banking on Bob, trading away the Hildeby potential, ditching Robertson for nothing, paying all this money to fourth liners and giving zero opportunity to any kids. All are more likely to blow up in our faces than to pay off.

Maybe Raddysh and McKenna, and Hiller, are enough to make us significantly better on their own regardless of what’s going on in the bottom of the lineup, but we could have really bolstered the group with a couple of key signings and left a bunch of cap space for UFAs that don’t end up getting the deals they wanted.

And all the talk of “he’s not done, he’s working on big things” is now completely terrifying. It’s not worth it being too invested in any sports team.
 
i assume we're not totally done on july 2 but as currently constituted which eastern conference playoff teams do you think may not be playoff teams next year? who's at risk/who could we bump out?

Almost everyone is at risk tbh. Carolina and Tampa are the only 2 that I don't see a pretty obvious path towards being on the bubble or below it.
 
20+ MPH Bursts/G
1. McMann 3.98
2. Roslovic 2.39
3. Robertson 1.78
6. Laughton 1.77
5. Sissons 1.38
6. Duhaime 1.32
7. Paul 1.25
8. Blueger 1.14
9. Krok 0.86
10. Maccelli 0.77
11. Roy 0.51

18+ MPH Bursts/G
1. McMann 8.19
2. Roslovic 7.35
3. Robertson 6.95
4. Blueger 6.2
5. Maccelli - 5.94
6. Laughton 5.84
7. Sissons 5.67
8. Paul 5.55
9. Roy 4.91
10. Duhaime 4.61
11. Krok 4.58


Bobby is elite, Roslovic is fast, Maccelli/Roy/Krok were SLOW. Everyone else is average +/-

 
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