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

mbow30 said:
This place was already anti semitic but in the past tha was like white family from suburban Connecticut under the table anti semite and now presto has ushered in Hitler era style hate. Hes chased away wayward and lof.

It makes me very uncomfortable
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Holy fuck
 
Raddysh and Andersson won't get contracts zeke likes but they would bolster the shit out of this defence and that's what is needed to be a credible playoff squad next year.

if you are on the retool now instead of rebuild train and you want to keep Matthews, that is how it's going to be done. we're going to need some impact free agent help to improve for the near term.
 
Chayka had it right. Treat it like a partnership with Matthews. Let his urgency or demands dictate how aggressive you'll be. Give him some LeGM action.
 
trujaysfan said:
Only way I move the #1OA is if McDavid asks out of Edmonton.
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If McDavid decides he wants out of Edmonton, and he's interested in coming here...let him wait until that dumb two-year contract extension he signed runs out and then he can sign here as a free agent.

Not interested in coughing up an 18 year-old potential star just to get him out of jail of his own making a year or two early.
 
fergy57 said:
To be clear, I'm all in on the McKenna train.

But what kind of offer would make you think twice about moving the #1OA?

A team I keep circling back to is the Rangers. High pick, in a rebuild/retool but with definite assets we could use.

#1OA
Joshua
Macelli

To the Rangers for:

Fox
Miller (maybe Trochek?)
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Fuck no. I mean Miller might be a net negative once you factor in all the baggage, and as much as I like Fox, he is coming off a questionable year, with questionable off-ice issues, where his performance at Four Nations led to him being left off Team USA.

I'm not saying I wouldn't want him, and I know the price will be steep, but #1 overall future superstar steep? HELL to the NO. Plus he douchebagged his way out of Canada before, so we have to keep that in mind.

I'm also all-in on keeping McKenna, but the one that did make me pause for a moment was Misa and #2. That's back to back #2 overall picks... in the end I don't think either GM agrees to that one, though.
 
MindzEye said:
Serious question though....if not Andersson, who? Are you seriously expecting 37 yr old Tanev to 1) Be not dead 2) be good 3) To not die in the pursuit of being good? Not filling the top 4 with good defenders in the summer is how you end up overpaying for Brandon Carlo's at the deadline and even if you don't think he's necessarily worth the contract he's going to get, he's still a very good #2 defender.
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Last year was an injury write-off for Tanev, and yes he's old as fuck. Ultimately I think I agree with your idea of trying to get out of the contract. But - he was fucking great the year before last, and he does all the things you want a guy like that to do, puts his life on the line every game... you cannot say with 100% certainly he doesn't have a year or two left where he can be a really productive NHL'er. Don't write him off completely. (not dead yet gif, etc.)
 
axlsalinger said:
Last year was an injury write-off for Tanev, and yes he's old as fuck. Ultimately I think I agree with your idea of trying to get out of the contract. But - he was fucking great the year before last, and he does all the things you want a guy like that to do, puts his life on the line every game... you cannot say with 100% certainly he doesn't have a year or two left where he can be a really productive NHL'er. Don't write him off completely. (not dead yet gif, etc.)
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I intermittently pencil him into the 3rd pairings on some lineups and I think that's the safe play if you can't or don't want to move off of the contract. Letting him play 16-17 minutes a night with OEL of defensively oriented minutes and PK time is fine. If he breaks or loses to father time mid season, that's not something that you panic trying to replace when you already have a top 4 that can chew minutes. When that guy is on your primary matchup pair and you need him taking 20 minutes of heavies....well, you kind of don't replace that mid season if he dies or sucks.

Coming off of the season we just did, I would have close to zero risk tolerance for key roles.
 
MindzEye said:
I intermittently pencil him into the 3rd pairings on some lineups and I think that's the safe play if you can't or don't want to move off of the contract. Letting him play 16-17 minutes a night with OEL of defensively oriented minutes and PK time is fine. If he breaks or loses to father time mid season, that's not something that you panic trying to replace when you already have a top 4 that can chew minutes. When that guy is on your primary matchup pair and you need him taking 20 minutes of heavies....well, you kind of don't replace that mid season if he dies or sucks.

Coming off of the season we just did, I would have close to zero risk tolerance for key roles.
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Thing is, even if you are a believer in Tanev bouncing back and even if he did miraculously manage to stay healthy for all of next season...do we really want to be beating the shit out of him for 82 games as our main shut-down D?

If you keep him for next season, the priority should be having him in the best possible game shape once the playoffs roll around. And that means making the necessary additions to push him down the depth chart and not having to heavily lean on him for the entirety of the regular season.
 
MindzEye said:
Serious question though....if not Andersson, who? Are you seriously expecting 37 yr old Tanev to 1) Be not dead 2) be good 3) To not die in the pursuit of being good? Not filling the top 4 with good defenders in the summer is how you end up overpaying for Brandon Carlo's at the deadline and even if you don't think he's necessarily worth the contract he's going to get, he's still a very good #2 defender.
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I mean you want to sign a 36yr old Coyle i am pretty confident Tanev will still be very good.

He might even be healthier and more rested than he's been in years.
 
There is scuttle that Edmonton might fire Knoblauch to hire Cassidy.

Also I get why you meet with Matthews to see about firing Berube but the notion that this is the lone factor is nuts. He’s a terrible modern day coach
 
Yea but if Matthews says he wants Berube I think you probably keep him. I doubt it. Go into the meeting with Matthews and see what’s up.
 
Tbh brooby shoulda resigned.

But him getting one meeting is just being decent.

I'm sure Cassidy isn't going to run at the first option without seeing what's what first.
 
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