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

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I came up with the dumbest possible result for the draft lottery: Toronto is in line for the fifth pick, but Detroit’s pick moves up, giving St. Louis the 5th pick and Boston the 6th pick. I apologize in advance for this happening.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Lol. Amazing scenario

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Habs-Lightning is going to be great. TB tried to just push them around the last couple times and they were surprising able to stand up to it. Wildly entertaining games.

My kid (who is now 18 and legal in QC, if you weren't already feeling old) and his buds all got tickets to the outdoor viewing parties for round 1.

[sutterfamily]

I like the Habs to win that one - BLOT finished the season 12-10-2 and kinda meh. But they are grizzled, I guess, and could play against montreal's relative inexperience.

[sutterfamily]

I came up with the dumbest possible result for the draft lottery: Toronto is in line for the fifth pick, but Detroit’s pick moves up, giving St. Louis the 5th pick and Boston the 6th pick. I apologize in advance for this happening.

Love to see the Leafs suffer BUT if we it's possible to avoid sending Boston #6 overall pick then I gotta go with that scenario. They don't need more help.

[sutterfamily]

So SNES/Canes. I think I'll take it, hope it's a good series!

[Grand Moff Larkin]

I’m not saying I like it either, Broons falling apart enough to get Hagens last year feels like enough of a gift

[Alexei Ca$hin]

So SNES/Canes. I think I'll take it, hope it's a good series!

I hope I don't regret saying it out loud, but I like this matchup a lot. And I'm one of those guys that picks the Canes to go to the Final every year

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Ha shit, is Goilers vs Kangs about to happen AGAIN?

[sutterfamily]

So SNES/Canes. I think I'll take it, hope it's a good series!

I hope I don't regret saying it out loud, but I like this matchup a lot. And I'm one of those guys that picks the Canes to go to the Final every year

Like, tend to agree JUST so I don't have to suffer the risk of extra pain of potentially losing to the Sabres/Habs. Carolina's not a rivalry in any way so this'll be nice to add something maybe to games against them next year. Losing this series, assuming it's well-played, won't be nearly as hard to deal with AND I think they have a decent shot of winnig.

Like, I think it's at probably about even odds on who wins the series at this point? Moneypuck has it 58/42 that the Canes win, feels fine esp with the home-ice advantage.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Ha shit, is Goilers vs Kangs about to happen AGAIN?

Then the Kangs proceeded to lose to VAN in OT

[sutterfamily]

It could still happen! Though unlikely

[sutterfamily]

Rick Bowness absolutely shitting all over the BEEJ in his post-game yesterday was something eh

[sutterfamily]

Wow, that athletic Leafs article. (I posted it in the secret stash)

[linseman]

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Is that cursed or

[sutterfamily]

Melnyk's burial mask

[Cacophony]

This thread has become……something

[nick]

Feeling like Edm vs LA again is likely

[nick]

Err maybe not?