Speculation: 2025-2026 Offseason Thread 3 -subtitle traded for a 5th round pick

[Hoek]

It's so joever. Might as well not even watch next season. Heck, just quit being a Lightning fan.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

We definitely need more than Brandon Hagel as an enforcer now.

And as a goal scorer.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Ive been saying it since we got eliminated, JBB has to have a home run of an offseason. Everybody has gotten better on the ice and Florida is already loading up again. The pressure is on for Tampa.

But he already said in his press conference “Aw shucks, worst UFA class ever, razor thin, boys, razor thin.”

 

[DistantThunderRep]

If JBB needs to make an out of left field deal, imagine he grabs Wilson and Olivier somehow.

 

[Stammertime91]

But he already said in his press conference “Aw shucks, worst UFA class ever, razor thin, boys, razor thin.”

Hes got until July 3rd until my stock in him keeping us at the top drops significantly. I have viewed JBB as being a GM that "sees what we see" because he has eyes and is trying to make significant moves that make sense, but if he cant land a top 4 D, a top 6 C/RW this summer, then hes pretty much willing to ice an 82 game team and not a contender.

You cant look at the way this group played and think they are legitimately a serious contender. From Coop to the 13th forward, whatever this was, was not it. Running it back and "giving guys opportunities" is not the play. Im holding out hope between the draft and FA that he does something significant. If not, im going to be disappointed in him. I can look past the Jeannot and Bjork trades cause he actively tried, but if hes laissez Faire this summer while the Atlantic is an absolute blood bath, I dont know. Doesnt sit well with me.

 

[Stammertime91]

If JBB needs to make an out of left field deal, imagine he grabs Wilson and Olivier somehow.

These are two moves I would welcome with open arms.

 

[RussianGuyovich]

GG florida. It would be cool to have a gm that wasn’t addicted to old, slow defenseman.

 

[Stammertime91]

GG florida. It would be cool to have a gm that wasn’t addicted to old, slow defenseman.

Small forwards, big no foot speed defenseman, and retreads.

That trifecta is a turn on for JBB.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Small forwards, big no foot speed defenseman, and retreads.

That trifecta is a turn on for JBB.

A wrangler of dwarves, so to speak.

 

[TheSchmidt]

Even funnier that Florida uses our 1st rd pick to acquire a forward that will torment this team for the next 10 years. What a kick in the balls.

I find it odd that Ottawa wouldn’t prefer Samoskevich. Fits their timeline and is likely better than whatever they get with that pick. Unless they have something lined up with a team that prefers the pick

 

[Stammertime91]

A wrangler of dwarves, so to speak.

Dwarf fetish

 

[Renopucker]

If JBB needs to make an out of left field deal, imagine he grabs Wilson and Olivier somehow.

THAT would make games with the cats VERY entertaining.

 

[Zwui21]

Holy f***ing shit what an add for Florida.
What pisses me off the most is that said move make us instantly less attractive than we were before by comparison to our state rival.
The pressure now truly is on JBB. Time to show he's got some magic left in him or we'll start being on even less players lists.
Wilson would be a godly add at this point, some beef + skill mix is much needed.

 

[PucksInTooDeep]

Really need Geekie to pan out at this point. We needed to add more physicality anyway but now its an imperative. I really doubt Wilson or Olivier will be available but theres a chance some of these players might:

Knies
Voronkov
Tippett
Crouse
Mantha
Kastelic
Brazeau
Marchment
Greer
Cuylle
Lee

Zadorov
Parayko
Oleksiak
Dillon
McCabe
Kovacevic
Trouba
Murphy
Xhekaj

 

[Todd1a]

Really need Geekie to pan out at this point. We needed to add more physicality anyway but now its an imperative. I really doubt Wilson or Olivier will be available but theres a chance some of these players might:

Knies
Voronkov
Tippett
Crouse
Mantha
Kastelic
Brazeau
Marchment
Greer
Cuylle
Lee

Zadorov
Parayko
Oleksiak
Dillon
McCabe
Kovacevic
Trouba
Murphy
Xhekaj

These are the names were cooked Toronto isn’t dumb enough to trade knies to us