Around The League Thread - 2026 Offseason

[Emperoreddy]

Good player, hate the contract

Yeah giving Buffalo good assets on top of that contract most likely would not have made sense.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Bcap88]

Washington is definitely acting serious about re-energizing its window. They're barely coming out of the Ovechkin/Backstrom years and are winning again, must be nice.

Winning ? They missed the playoffs 2 out of the last 4 years and have made it out of the first round once

 

[Emperoreddy]

Winning ? They missed the playoffs 2 out of the last 4 years and have made it out of the first round once

That sounds oddly familiar.

 

[Devs3cups]

Yeah, WSH and NJD are pretty similar results wise. But looking at a micro level, they have had more regular season success lately, and have just added 2 impact players. I guess we'll see.

They also have goaltending, which we don't.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Brady didnt want to go to Minnesota

 

[Oneiro]

Don't know what to think of Washington. They're doing the sort of things we all wanted around 2009-14, but I still don't think it's enough.

 

[dgibb10]

Yeah, WSH and NJD are pretty similar results wise. But looking at a micro level, they have had more regular season success lately, and have just added 2 impact players. I guess we'll see.

They also have goaltending, which we don't.

Goaltending is volatile.

WSH could legitimately have a 50 goal drop off from goaltending alone if Logan thompson has a mediocre year

There is nowhere for WSHs goaltending to go but down.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[dgibb10]

Age: 25?

But don't they know he was a rookie? So that basically means he's 19?

 

[My3Sons]

Age: 25?

But don't they know he was a rookie? So that basically means he's 19?

I'm guessing he wants a mint to stay in Carolina long term.

 

[dgibb10]

I'm guessing he wants a mint to stay in Carolina long term.

I think carolina realizes he's just not that good and is also not gonna develop much more because he's like 25.

He rode the "best player outside of the NHL" thing which is cool when you're 18, not so much when you're 23 and getting outplayed by tony deangelo

If any GMs are as dumb as fans thinking that he's got a bunch more development in him just because he was a rookie, they'll make out well

 

[Forge]

 

[Cheddabombs]

Let today's trades commence

 

[Elias2626]

I bet Knies goes to BUF for 4OA+.

It feels like we're going to finish 2nd a bunch again ...

Hard to compete with BUF's 4OA, some of SJ's assets, STL has four 1st rounders this year, and MIN feels like they have the leg up on Quinn.

Plus the Robertson price tag is huge, and just feels to me like there's a deal to be made between DAL/DET around Robertson/Larkin if somehow Robertson agrees to a huge number in DET.

 

[MasterofGrond]

NEED TRADE

 

[MartyOwns]

i know, take the source with a grain of salt. but god dammit that would have been hilarious.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Robertson apparently was offered over $14+.

 

[Triumph]

Don't know what to think of Washington. They're doing the sort of things we all wanted around 2009-14, but I still don't think it's enough.

They're just building on the Canes model, trying to have as good a player as possible at every position, and then hoping that's enough - no superstars but just a team full of 2nd liners and 2nd pairing D. I doubt it is too but where they're at, there's nothing to tear down anymore - Ovechkin's 41, Carlson left, I think those are the only guys who won a Cup with the team still there.

 

[My3Sons]

Robertson apparently was offered over $14+.

And he said no? Woof.

 

[njdevils1982]

They're just building on the Canes model, trying to have as good a player as possible at every position, and then hoping that's enough - no superstars but just a team full of 2nd liners and 2nd pairing D. I doubt it is too but where they're at, there's nothing to tear down anymore - Ovechkin's 41, Carlson left, I think those are the only guys who won a Cup with the team still there.

wilson

 

[forceten]

And he said no? Woof.

He doesn’t want to be there then.

 

[jkrdevil]

Good deal for Buffalo.

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Robertson apparently was offered over $14+.

What's the source? Because I haven't seen any legit source that would say so.

Edit: I found it. It was Pagnotta, so I'd take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Tuch to Washington, 8 years at 10.5 million. The last few years of that contract could be rough. How much has he got left in the tank.

Also on NHL.com Minnesota’s owner reporting they will be signing Quinn for he thinks somewhere like 3 to 5 years. Read it and wept as a Devils fan. Who knows if true.