Thee Official 2026-2027 NHL Season Thread: Bwady’s a Big Boy Who Wants His Bwanket

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Standing O for Lars Eller was the pièce de résistance

[neuartillery]

Former Ranger Ron Duguay died and I didn’t anticipate the name in the middle of this paragraph

The news was announced in a post on X from his girlfriend, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who wrote that Duguay “passed away peacefully after a hard fought battle with cancer.” Duguay was reportedly diagnosed with colon cancer in late 2024.

[captain]

I watched a bit of the Sens/Panthers last night, what a delicious game

[Alexei Ca$hin]

SNES on TSN referring to Celebrini as a "top prospect" during the intermission panel

[neuartillery]

Just a little guy

[sutterfamily]

Pretty sure the SNES are getting pumped tonight by the sharks haha

Scoreboard does seem to indicate this but was actually a close game, 2 EN goals, SNES were fine minus nobody on the team can hit the fucking net.

[Alexei Ca$hin]

I thought it was the best the SNES have looked all season, minus a 3 minute stretch of mistakes in the 2nd. They totally dominated zone and possession time (eye test only).

[Alexei Ca$hin]

Do the SNES start Jonas Johansson on Saturday?

[nick]

Hellebuyck likely being traded today... needless to say that this is instantly the most important decision Chevy will ever make

[sutterfamily]

Do the SNES start Jonas Johansson on Saturday?

I mean... Ersson was fine? It was his least bad game so far. This guy needs to get a win (or even a point) to start gaining some momentum. Not like Johansson doesn't also suck.

Leevi still riding a .917 save pct over on the very very bad Canucks

[sutterfamily]

Hellebuyck likely being traded today... needless to say that this is instantly the most important decision Chevy will ever make

This better be good. And fucking hell not to any atlantic team - feels like might be Sabres tho based on prev rumours?

[nick]

NJD apparently

[nick]

I assume that means Dawson Mercer's coming back which... meh

[neuartillery]

Surprised Buffalo couldn’t get it done. Someone actually wanted to go there!

[neuartillery]

Mercer, Command, Silayev were the pieces I was looking at in a NJD Larkin trade, which seems a whole lot less likely now.

[nick]

Surprised Buffalo couldn’t get it done. Someone actually wanted to go there!

The JERTS likely wanted Benson, and Buffalo wouldn't do it.

[nick]

I could probably be fine with Mercer, Command and a first or two

[neuartillery]

If memory serves the Devils would have to move out more cap than that

I assumed Jack Quinn would be the Sabre going back if that trade had happened, but he’s leading them in scoring so far.

[nick]

Yeah, they only have $1.1M in cap space, and Mercer's only making $4 so maybe a dump comes back as well. Anthony Mantha's $4.75? lololol

[neuartillery]

I’m always wary of guys who were just signed being included in a trade.

Does Timo Meier have trade protection?