2026 NHL Offseason Thread: Major trade makes it easier to record podcasts for Tkachuk brothers

[neuartillery]

Easier to give up Beaudoin than Desnoyers. He seems like he’ll top out as a 3C.

I genuinely don’t know what the Rags are doing.

[neuartillery]

Speaking of not knowing what they’re doing

Vancouver Canucks trade Marcus Pettersson to New York Rangers: Sources

No return yet

Meanwhile the BLOT traded Nick Paul to the Leaves for Hildeby and some mid-round picks

[neuartillery]

Capitals sign Boone Jenner, former Blue Jackets captain, to 4-year, $23 million deal

That helps their center depth after moving McMichael and Lapierre

[Cacophony]

Oilers trade Darnell Nurse to Sharks for Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp

Don’t know Muk’s ceiling, also don’t know if Goil retained anything

No retention. Bizarre moves all around

[neuartillery]

Ryan Shea signs with the Goil for 5 years, 4 per

[neuartillery]

Wings got Keegan Kolesar for a 3rd and a 7th, sure, whatever

TSN said he’s “on his way to the Windy City”

[neuartillery]

I don’t know much about Kolesar aside from that he’s a fourth liner who hits, which is probably enough

[neuartillery]

Marcus Pettersson return is a 2030 first, top ten protected

Again, I do not understand the vision

[neuartillery]

Right now (ha ha, deep sigh):

Raymond / Copp / Finnie
DeBrincat / Compher /
Kasper / Danielson / Brandsegg-Nygard
Appleton / Rasmussen /

Raymond / Copp / Finnie
DeBrincat / Compher / Arvidsson
Kasper / Danielson / Brandsegg-Nygard
Appleton / Rasmussen / Kolesar
Mazur

Again you have to think Larkin returns at least one active player. I’d be happy moving out Appleton and/or Rasmussen. Also possible that Danielson isn’t ready to start the year.

[neuartillery]

Barrett Hayton got an offer sheet?

[neuartillery]

The Devils for one year, 4.775, would be a 2nd in compensation. Utah wouldn't be able to trade him in the next year and he'd be a UFA in 2027.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Apparently it's a spite sheet? Utah pulled out of a trade for Hayton at the draft.

[neuartillery]

Utah only has like 3.7 mil of cap space, so they'd have to do a move or two to make it work. But having it go straight to UFA makes up for the fact that it seems pretty matchable,

I looked into Hayton when it seemed like Utah was a possibility for Larkin (sob). Probably a good 3C, feels a little too close to JT Compher for my tastes. But for a 2nd it's probably worth it if you're NJ.

[neuartillery]

Are there proposed lines for the Leaves out there? I can't follow all the moves they made and how they look now.

I do think the Wings are the worst team in the Atlantic now, which is great.

[sutterfamily]

TSN declared the Leafs the winners of Free Agency. Seems like the kind of thing they like to do (glaze Toronto) but legitmately feels like a crazy stretch to call this awesome???

Bobrovsky
Roslovic
Sissons
Duhaime
Blueger
Macewen

[sutterfamily]

Meanwhile, this is NOT how I was intending to manifest the SNES adding Kyrou and Suzuki on July 1st

[sutterfamily]

TSN declared the Leafs the winners of Free Agency. Seems like the kind of thing they like to do (glaze Toronto) but legitmately feels like a crazy stretch to call this awesome???

Bobrovsky
Roslovic
Sissons
Duhaime
Blueger
Macewen

The trade for Nick Paul is pretty good tho

[neuartillery]

I don't really understand the Paul trade from the BLOT's perspective. The Carlson signing (two years, 7.5 per) was great for them, but their other moves (Viel, Mikheyev) are a bit puzzling.

[nick]

Viel seems to have been signed to fight Panthers almost entirely

[Cacophony]

Coleman and Maataa to the Wild for Middleton, 2029 2nd, 2027 3rd, 2028 4th.

Not too bad