Roster/Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2025-26: Welcome to the Darche Side

[GOLFWANG]

we are just setting up to get Mcdavid when he becomes a UFA, everyone be patient

 

[Throttle]

Look at Suzuki's supporting cast. Caufield can score goals and they backed into Slafkovsky as a complimentary piece. Barzal had high level talent such as Oliver Wahlstrom, Jonathan Drouin and Anthony Duclair to work with. The problem comes down to him not being given capable linemates outside of Horvat but they went and split that up so Barzy can go play center again.

We’ve heard this story over and over.

Maybe we should trade him and see how he does somewhere else? (Sadly, no one wants him).

Or maybe trade for Robertson, he can center him and Horvat? My guess is in that fantasyland Horvat doesn’t break 40 and Robertson doesn’t break 50. And the line is broken up in less than 10 games.

 

[miscs75]

We’ve heard this story over and over.

Maybe we should trade him and see how he does somewhere else?

Or maybe trade for Robertson, he can center him and Horvat? My guess is in that fantasyland Horvat doesn’t break 40 and Robertson doesn’t break 50. And the line is broken up in less than 10 games.

They don’t give this team a supporting cast because the current team is clogged up with bottom 6 forwards. No interest in offloading everything for lottery picks and garbage prospects that won’t pan out just to play the rebuild game that’ll backfire for a decade. Darche is stuck working with the Lou leftovers until they start to fall off the cap next summer. Until then, it’s a stand pat type of roster until he can make the changes he wants.

 

[Glorydays22]

Uhh yea since 1990, doesn't mean I bring it up and revert back to it every f***ing post. Different era, different team, different ownership, apples and oranges

blah blah blah....same story for the past 40 years. Sorry I have a right to bitch. Don't like it, can't help you.

 

[duster19]

View attachment 1258831

Hopefully under new management. Isles feel like we have no direction. This 2 year roster stuff is nonsense. It’s the GMa job to get out from these contracts. Not spend it on more older players. We need to be scouring the market to find a new GM now so we are ready to go when we bomb out again next year.

 

[xECK29x]

blah blah blah....same story for the past 40 years. Sorry I have a right to bitch. Don't like it, can't help you.

Sure, but maybe refresh your memory on the sites spam rules while you do.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

It's very possible that Darche has been working the phones for weeks now and is finding out that nary a soul is interested in doing anything but fleece him.

One thing we've never mentioned about his Soucy, Palat, and Schenn moves are that all the other GMs got to see what his thresholds are.

He played his hand.

Now they all know that he'll bend over.

We'll know more by Sunday, and then likely a little more by a week after that.

 

[periferal]

View attachment 1258837

Majority of the league has plenty of room to operate with almost full rosters under contract

The most maddening thing about that chart is that of the 8 teams in the NHL with the least cap space, 6 of them are pretty much the 6 best teams in the league, the next team has McDavid and Draisaitl...And then there's us.

I cannot full describe how much of a shitshow Lou left this team in, but that chart does a pretty perfect job showing it.

 

[periferal]

Honestly, I wouldn't tack any form of draft capital in order to drop back in this draft.

If the staff really loves a kid who they think they can take a few picks later, then dropping back solely from spot 13 to a later spot to gain more picks is an option. Stick with that.

But otherwise, there seems to be a clear group of 13 players that top this draft and then pick 14 already brings us into the next category.

Who are your top 13 (in order)? And would you really want #12 or 13 on that list vs dropping back into the mid/late 20's and picking up a few extra picks (maybe even for 2027)?

Darche could deal his UFA rights. That is permitted right on up until July 1st.

I'd bet a lot Lee stays. You don't hear his name out there anywhere as a consideration to go somewhere else. Even if we traded his rights I can't see anything higher than a 5th.

 

[periferal]

we are just setting up to get Mcdavid when he becomes a UFA, everyone be patient

If Darche landed McDavid I'd change my tune on him post haste.

 

[crashthenet]

So what? They are nowhere close to a cup even after these moves. The smart thing is to manage the cap and spend the next year sucking and acquiring assets. If done right the Isles can benefit in the years to come.

Pretty interesting collection of players. About 12 million left with Ovie to be signed. Goaltending better than a lot of teams. They have assets left to trade. Maybe not that far out of the picture.

 

[periferal]

It's very possible that Darche has been working the phones for weeks now and is finding out that nary a soul is interested in doing anything but fleece him.

This is a very good point, but how come he can't look down the line and take advantage of Staios or Davidson like we just saw yesterday...?

One thing we've never mentioned about his Soucy, Palat, and Schenn moves are that all the other GMs got to see what his thresholds are.

He played his hand.

Now they all know that he'll bend over.

We'll know more by Sunday, and then likely a little more by a week after that.

Honestly, is there anything worse than having a poor reputation at something, and then having to try and change that reputation while outbidding several other teams for a player you really want?

This is yet another reason why Darche should sell. Let the bidding war come to you.

 

[MarsTBOW]

It's very possible that Darche has been working the phones for weeks now and is finding out that nary a soul is interested in doing anything but fleece him.

One thing we've never mentioned about his Soucy, Palat, and Schenn moves are that all the other GMs got to see what his thresholds are.

He played his hand.

Now they all know that he'll bend over.

We'll know more by Sunday, and then likely a little more by a week after that.

Or maybe nobody wants our loser players that were given gift contracts too by Lou....
It takes two.
Lou killed us running it back for 5 years in a row