Das 2025-2026 NHL Regular Season Thread: If Connor McDavid were a real team player, he’d sign for the league minimum

[practice]

I read a few posts on HF Leafs and tell you what, I am convinced the Leafs should trade a cap dump and a depth piece for Dougie Hamilton and a pick.

[practice]

honestly though I would absolutely trade for Detective Dog Doug, he will love it in TO, home to a great reference library, he might have forgotten how great it is. if it is actually possible for a team with no assets to get him I think it needs to be the team I cheer for. I assume everyone here agrees?

[practice]

they can have Stolarz too, Stolarz Domi Jarkrok for Hambone

[practice]

+ 1st + 2nd

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I'm also interested-ish in Dougie Do Right, depending on the cost. He has another two years at 9 per, so the Leafs would need to send back a bunch of money / have NJ retain, and I can't imagine NJ is eager to retain.

The Wings could fit his contract straight-up. ASP has been struggling of late (they sit him in the third period if it's close) and having another top-four D would be a huge help. They don't have another top-four level guy in the system, unless someone pops off, but lots of potential bottom pair dudes. His counting stats are bad but his Corsi %s look fine. The question is whether he'd get PP time in Detroit moving forward -- Seider is the top guy and ASP, if he's on the roster, is on it because he's creative offensively.

My gut is that he'd cost a lot less in return than Rasmus Andersson (supposedly Detroit's offered Danielson + 1st if he has an extension, which I am not eager to do). He's older, though, and not playing as well this season.

The other options on the D market are less appealing: Justin Faulk (could be good, I guess), Connor Murphy (fine, whatever), Logan Stanley (if they sell high), Luke Schenn (currently bad on a bad team).

[practice]

I would take Schenn for not much at the deadline and leave it there too.

[nick]

I would take Schenn for not much at the deadline and leave it there too.

I'd love you to take him off the JERTS for me

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Courtesy of Instagram:

former NHLer Ruslan Fedotenko married his billet mom from his time with the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL

[kit fox]

i wish espn didnt black out wings games for me but watching games from every other team in the league is fun because its just a thrill to turn on carolina/panthers not giving much of a shit about it and see carolina net goals 5 and 6 like ten seconds apart and then ehlers with a hat trick for 7 not two minutes later

[kit fox]

ehlers looks like one of the skinny guys from nes ice hockey

[Grand Moff Larkin]

i wish espn didnt black out wings games for me but watching games from every other team in the league is fun because its just a thrill to turn on carolina/panthers not giving much of a shit about it and see carolina net goals 5 and 6 like ten seconds apart and then ehlers with a hat trick for 7 not two minutes later

I just saw the score of that one

Fuck em up, Canes

[Grand Moff Larkin]

SNES goaltending doing great tonight (three goals allowed on eight shots)

Save some of that for tomorrow!

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HNIC Saturday Headlines (Jan 17):
Andersson talk continuing, nothing expected tonight. CGY called teams asking for their best offer. Elliotte says BOS in driver seat & believes only team given permission to talk to him.
DAL, TOR still around. VGK offer not as strong as BOS.

[nick]

5 goals on 15 shots

[nick]

Woof that fan by Stutzle

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I was briefly excited that the Habs were going to lose in regulation, then they got two goals in the final five minutes to tie it. At the same time, the Broons came back to take the lead over the Blackhawks and the Leaves tied the JERTS. Fuckin' Atlantic division.

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Habs win in OT, 6 goals on 19 shots for Merry Lining, .684%

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The Leaves also won in OT, they're only six points back of Detroit with a game in hand.