The 2026 NHL Off-Season Thread: More Fools And Their Cap Space, Soon Parted

[Beerz]

 

[Beerz]

 

[Der Jaeger]

Welp.....

 

[Jetskiis]

Welp.....

that's a pretty solid return for drury

 

[Der Jaeger]

delete please

 

[Beerz]

Updated puckpedia:

If Buffalo signs Benson, Malenstyn, and Krebs to their AFP projections, and start Danforth in Rochester, they're at 15-6-3 and $9.36M in cap space available. Using these lines for accounting purposes only, based off last season:

Krebs - Norris - Thompson
Benson - Ostlund - Doan
Zucker - Helenius - Quinn
Malenstyn - McLeod - Carrick
x Kulich, Kozak

Samuelsson - Dahlin
Power - Timmins
Metsa - Crevier

UPL, Lyon, Ellis

A forward-for-defense swap fixes it (Quinn for Spence+?). Loads of room to add free agents as well.

Wrong thread.

And find a different dman than Spence

 

[Der Jaeger]

Wrong thread.

And find a different dman than Spence

Why?

His metrics last season in 21 minutes of playing time indicate he's a top 4 defender. He had the best possession metrics of any non-Hurricanes player in the playoffs. He's got potential to develop into Spurgeon.

We just traded for a NBA sized defenseman to go along with and already large defense. Spence is worth a try.

 

[Beerz]

Why?

His metrics last season in 21 minutes of playing time indicate he's a top 4 defender. He had the best possession metrics of any non-Hurricanes player in the playoffs. He's got potential to develop into Spurgeon.

We just traded for a NBA sized defenseman to go along with and already large defense. Spence is worth a try.

Why is Ottawa moving him?

Because he isn't a top 4 guy.

He is too small

 

[Der Jaeger]

Why is Ottawa moving him?

Because he isn't a top 4 guy.

He is too small

Read their off-season thread. Ottawa fans have no issues with his height.

Ottawa is after goal scorers. They'd go for Quinn in exchange for Spence because they don't have a single winger who is a goal scorer. They can sign a RHD (they are talking about options) to augment Zub on the right side, assuming Yakemchuk is up next season as well.

 

[Beerz]

Read their off-season thread. Ottawa fans have no issues with his height.

Ottawa is after goal scorers. They'd go for Quinn in exchange for Spence because they don't have a single winger who is a goal scorer. They can sign a RHD (they are talking about options) to augment Zub on the right side, assuming Yakemchuk is up next season as well.

They have Batherson and now Eklund

 

[Der Jaeger]

They have Batherson and now Eklund

That’s like saying the Sabres are good on the wing scoring with Tuch and a 23 year old wing billed as a playmaker (which has proven true) and who never topped 15 goals.

That’s why they want a scorer.

 

[Beerz]

That’s like saying the Sabres are good on the wing scoring with Tuch and a 23 year old wing billed as a playmaker (which has proven true) and who never topped 15 goals.

That’s why they want a scorer.

You're forgetting we just lost Tuch and you want to trade Quinn.

 

[Der Jaeger]

You're forgetting we just lost Tuch and you want to trade Quinn.

He scored 20 goals and was a favorite whipping boy of a lot of fans. Now we suddenly can do without him?

 

[Beerz]

He scored 20 goals and was a favorite whipping boy of a lot of fans. Now we suddenly can do without him?

Certainly not for Spence who was just traded for a 3rd.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Certainly not for Spence who was just traded for a 3rd.

LA fans think they got robbed in that deal based on how he played. I wouldn’t use that as a marker of his value.

 

[Beerz]

LA fans think they got robbed in that deal based on how he played. I wouldn’t use that as a marker of his value.

Im just not sold on the guy for top 4... and especially for Quinn

 

[toddkaz]

Gees now we got Rangers fans asking for a 1st AND Helenius for Trocheck.

Between Winnipeg fans and NYR fans I had my fill of the main board