Rumor: 2026 Trade Rumors and Free Agency: Offseason Edition

[Ararana]

Only can if you're a sponsor.

That explains it

 

[CobraAcesS]

I’ll admit I still have no idea how the hell we delete posts now…

I don't even know how you read this site without paying the extortion fee mandated by the militant level of ads they've chosen lol.

 

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Half ya'll losing your mind on CMac were slobbering all over him in the Byram for Mitts thread... myself included. Turned out horribly with hindsight with how terrible of a fit Casey ended up being but Byram catching fire this year and The Hawks going all in on that high does not mean the Avs were going to turn Bo into a top 5 pick+. It turned out like shit and CMac was partially to blame, but only a few of ya'll actually saw this coming.

It's just easy to play the hindsight hero and ignore any and all context. It's not worth it to discuss any of this anymore. People are mad and want to yell at someone. Might as well let them yell at Cmac if it makes them feel better.

 

[BaconNater]

The Avs being laughed at on a night they didnt even participate is hurting me

Preview of how this summer will go ?

 

[CobraAcesS]

The Avs being laughed at on a night they didnt even participate is hurting me

Preview of how this summer will go ?

They made a lot of people look bad by being the odds favorite to win it all, and getting swept by the SCF loser.

They deserve to be laughed at, pretty much at every level.

 

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Nabokov, Gully, Behrens, Ivan, Prishchepov, Curran, Miner, probably more were ahead of him. Most people laughed that he was the main prospect included at the time

#8 in our 2024 polls, behind Foudy and Olausson.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

They made a lot of people look bad by being the odds favorite to win it all, and getting swept by the SCF loser.

They deserve to be laughed at, pretty much at every level.

Ottawa 100 points and makes it to at least the second round. Avs to lose in first round.

Good early bets.

 

[DRL]

Cmac will go down as one of the worst Avs GM in history when its all said in done.

No way. Yall forget the Shermanator? Or giggy

Cmac and Sakic have had the Avs as contenders for the past 6 years.

 

[AvsWraith]

It's just easy to play the hindsight hero and ignore any and all context. It's not worth it to discuss any of this anymore. People are mad and want to yell at someone. Might as well let them yell at Cmac if it makes them feel better.

Yep, all hindsight. No evidence to support CMac being a horrible GM.

It's not like we're paying a cap hit this season for a 41 year old defensive liability that isn't even on the team anymore.

Or, trading a proven young D, that had won a cup, and was a top 4 pick, for a disappointing 2C, that never made it, on an absolute dumpster fire team that some AHL teams could've beat. That's where I'd go for my 2C. For sure...

Or having to use assets to move off of a six year deal for Miles Wood. Why not seven? lol.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[Foppa2118]

It's just easy to play the hindsight hero and ignore any and all context. It's not worth it to discuss any of this anymore. People are mad and want to yell at someone. Might as well let them yell at Cmac if it makes them feel better.

Not everyone needed hindsight to see this result.

 

[BaconNater]

Should've hired Jarmo!

 

[Foppa2118]

This is like reverse tampering.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

 

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Apparently Chicago was betting it all on getting Stenberg and pivoted hard when they realized SJ was a lock to draft him. I kinda get it because Stenberg is a level above those others, but it seems like their GM hit the panic button and sent that pick to the first team to ask.

 

[BaconNater]

Feels like Chicago will never be good

 

[Balthazar]

Feels like Chicago will never be good

Sometimes teams have to make moves. Bedard has been there for 3 years and needs better players around him. They can't rely on draft picks who won't make the team competitive for another 2 or 3 years at best.

 

[hockeyfish]

Sometimes teams have to make moves. Bedard has been there for 3 years and needs better players around him. They can't rely on draft picks who won't make the team competitive for another 2 or 3 years at best.

I don't hate the idea of them trying to get better now. I'm not sure Byram is the guy to go all in on though.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Apparently Chicago was betting it all on getting Stenberg and pivoted hard when they realized SJ was a lock to draft him. I kinda get it because Stenberg is a level above those others, but it seems like their GM hit the panic button and sent that pick to the first team to ask.

I feel like Chicago was going hard for Knies with their pick and couldn't come to a deal and then panicked and moved for Byram for some reason.

 

[LOFIN]

What kind of compromising material does Jarmo have on Kyle Davidson what the f*** is that trade

 

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Byram could probably ask for Kaprizov money if he wanted to. What are they gonna do, not sign him? He'll probably be fine with 10-12M a year though. Still a lot for a guy who hasn't been able to rise to 1st pair in good teams.

 

[The Abusement Park]

 

[Balthazar]

I don't hate the idea of them trying to get better now. I'm not sure Byram is the guy to go all in on though.

Byram is young enough to help them for a long time and old enough to help them right now. He won a cup, can play top pair. These players aren't always available.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Byram is young enough to help them for a long time and old enough to help them right now. He won a cup, can play top pair. These players aren't always available.

They're still making a big gamble that Byram can be a 1D. Byram has to shore up some pretty integral parts of his game to be a 1D and Chicago just basically sent their 2026 draft and a potential 2nd pairing dman for him.

 

[Freaky Styley]

I don't hate the idea of them trying to get better now. I'm not sure Byram is the guy to go all in on though.

Exactly this.

Sometimes teams have to make moves. Bedard has been there for 3 years and needs better players around him. They can't rely on draft picks who won't make the team competitive for another 2 or 3 years at best.

I really don't understand the narrative that Chicago needs to speed things up for Bedard. Bedard is the oldest part of their rebuild and the team was going to start to turn the corner this year anyway. Sure he needs an extension and that might be adding some pressure, but just be patient and trust the process. What they need is to give him forwards to play with, not a guy like Byram.

Hell, draft Smits and he can step in and play top 4 next year anyway. Just makes no sense.