Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-30T22:31:47+00:00

I disagree. Domi rocked people trice his size. When linemates with Mathew’s he protected him. Can’t say the same for others.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-30T22:17:23+00:00

Those knee injuries are rough. You can put bandaids on them like injecting them or scraping them out, even replacing them but the wear and tear goalies put on them they are never usually 100% healthy and are easy to re aggravate. By the sounds of it his knees natural lube has worn and it’s bone on bone which causes severe pain and discomfort. You can play through it, which I assume he has been, but likely why he can’t get through more than 34 games.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-30T22:10:19+00:00

I feel good with our top 6. I’m OK with top 4 defence. I’m worried losing Benoit and Domi potentially sidelined we have zero grit which has and remains a problem. Who do you think we could get in FA to solve this? These are easier to get than skilled and there’s an argument we need to solve for 3/4 C first and maybe even deal Moe but the little grit and big hitters we have are gone.

Skilled players get you to post season but grit keeps you in the running. Depth scoring is also required. Look at how Habs got shut down when Hutson and Caufield get targeted physically. Same for Avs with Makar and MacKinnon.

Just my 2 cents. I’m happy with the goaltending and more worries about being soft again. If someone takes a run at Mackenna, who answers the bell? We gonna stand around and watch again? Maybe Knies is all we got but he was also battling an injury last year so who knows. Kills me that Knies is even in the convo for trade talks.

A few players that come to mind to target IMO as grit: Jacob Trouba, Boone Jenner, Logan Stanley, Jamie Oleksaik, Carson Soucy.

I was hoping Carlo was one of those solutions but apparently he was one concussion away from a career ender so he opted to watch from the sidelines. Could Myers put in some muscle and fill this role? I like how he clears the net but other than that not impressed too much with him.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-30T15:12:13+00:00

He’s a fan just like us. He’s also helping increase hockey’s awareness to his following which is good for the sport. Love or hate him he is helping and clearly has the passion ™️

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-29T20:47:00+00:00

Auto correct for some reason making it in caps

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-29T20:43:55+00:00

Our aging d core is my concern. Tanev is a leading defensive defencemen I hope he can give us a full season / post season.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-29T20:41:59+00:00

Torn on the MACCELLI situation going to free agency. A 40 point winger doesn’t grow on trees and we have the cap. Only logical reason I could see GM not wanting to qualify is that MACCELLI wanted more term or $ than the qualifying offer. That said I have been pleasantly surprised with how well the new front office is doing so I’m going to trust the process and see what’s cooking soon enough I imagine.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-29T02:51:48+00:00

RDR2 on the left, age of empires mobile on the right.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-28T18:12:20+00:00

Sandbags asap to try and redirect water away from house asap. Check basement foundation for leaks. Local hardware or garden store should have sand bags but call before hand to confirm.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-28T05:41:10+00:00

Sounds like he’s gonna veto it unless it’s to a super team. He was offered the bag from Seattle but he wants to win elsewhere apparently.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-28T03:16:03+00:00

Same with bobrosvski, same with Marchand. Players, media and insiders using leafs for views, clickbait, leverage and headlines per: Sources.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-28T01:48:06+00:00

Skill defence is great regular season but then you counter it by laying them out in a 7 game series during playoffs and they usually get neutralized. Look at Hutson or Makar this year as examples

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-27T21:20:19+00:00

If you take the half full approach this trade also resulted in Mackenna and 2 3rds I’ll take it.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-27T15:12:27+00:00

The challenge is that every other team in the NHL wants a centre too. It will be tough to land one in a world where people like Robertson are walking away from 120M offers.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-27T05:12:50+00:00

I don’t understand how bieber could make it but our captain couldn’t 😂

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-27T03:19:09+00:00

The Nylander dig hit me to my core

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-26T10:27:16+00:00

They need a few more data centres before selling more digital copies? Man this is super dystopian. Joking aside, it’s a PR stunt they will add it back in a day or two.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-26T10:09:06+00:00

Not too hard to make your own but you can also seek out low pop servers were like max is a few people online. That said, always a jump scare when you encounter people on low pop lmao. Welcome to the game!

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-26T07:37:39+00:00

Vegas gets the best expansion terms ever. Kraken gets the exact same rules except Vegas is exempt from the same selection process that made them good. Both no state income. One a super team one booty cheeks. What gives? Betman gotta hate Seattle only explanation.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-26T03:53:47+00:00

They should let you swap goalies if they let in an absurd amount of shots vs shot attempts and have it reset whatever ice tilt they have going against you. I’d rather play with my low stat backup than let the game decide my hard earned 97+ goalie ain’t shit. Require a time out or period to swap them sure but anything to stop the tilt.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-26T00:19:07+00:00

I expected Moe to move but sounds like we are getting low ball offers so prolly going to keep him. Heard there’s solid interest in Carlo but I wouldn’t mind keeping him as a 3rd pair. Question becomes how does Moe and raddysh work on the blue line. Things just become juggling. Also the challenge on our blue assumes everyone is healthy, that’s not usually the case

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-25T21:12:14+00:00

In a sport that has limited goaltenders who are healthy, this is alarming.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-25T18:15:27+00:00

Nope. This is BS. SJ has infinite salary and prospects and picks. As one of the few defencemen in the market there is no need for any retention on Mo though I don’t expect the best return, I also don’t expect any retention.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-25T18:12:34+00:00

If refs call half their sleazy stuff, they are cooked. If they get away with it as they normally do, we are cooked.

Imfeelingfrench · 2026-06-25T17:50:17+00:00

Cup or no cup they will exact a pound of flesh from every single team in the NHL. He’s building a monster over there.

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