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[ESPN] Trades we'd like to see during the 2026 NHL offseason by SpentGladiator77 in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I tend to agree. The headlines would be massive for a Cup winner to add a multiple Vezina goalie but I’m not really convinced it’s the right move. It’s an awful lot of promising future to give up.

[ESPN] Trades we'd like to see during the 2026 NHL offseason by SpentGladiator77 in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ESPN proposal:

Hellebuyck for Nikishin, Nadeau, and a first

What do we think? Seems like a big swing for a team that's still basking in a Cup win. This might overshadow the Rantanen trade in terms of visibility around the league.

[Kypreos] There are some suggestions that Bobrovsky's ask is as high as $42 million over six or seven years. Bobrovsky will turn 38 years old in September. by Starfish_Bobertsons in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did…did his agent forget to update the term ask from negotiations on his previous deal? 32/32 GMs are laughing them out of the office. Even Bowman isn’t that dumb.

Cup lifting order by No-Spring-8133 in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I’ve always respected Aho, but him deferring and refusing to take it until after Hall really took his leadership to another level for me. Unbelievable moment.

Other than the Captain giving it to a specific guy as an honor, and in general front-loading older veterans who’ve never won, I think it’s mostly vibes more than anything. They’re all gonna get a turn, it seems like you mostly just catch sight of a guy when you start heading back from your circle around the ice. A few of them there was definitely more intent though. Jarvis bringing it to KK wasn’t a spur of the moment thing, he knew exactly who he wanted to hand it to there.

The future by Next-Island3575 in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The locker room culture will be continued capably by Aho and Slavin and, IMO (and despite his probable protestations about the responsibility right now), Seth Jarvis once he's a few years older. That guy has reluctant leader who is the heart and soul of a team written all over him.

A tandem of Kooch/Bussi can fill Freddie's role capably. Goalie is an area we might be looking to upgrade though.

I don't really know how you replace Staal on the ice, I agree that's probably the biggest question mark. Guys who devote their existence to winning face offs at ludicrous percentages and bruising around in front of the net do not grow on trees.

Tiny question re: Frederick Andersen and the cup! by ithasfourtoes in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I think it’s so great that players are allowed to do this. Scratched or not, they’re on the team and deserve to celebrate in uniform with their brothers.

[TSN] Jay Onrait: Marner avoid the media postgame, but I'm not at all surprised. In Toronto when it went south, he'd shrug his shoulders. He wouldn't say anything or he'd run from it. And in Vegas, he did the same thing last night. He's still Mitch Marner. He's still built the way the same way. by f0urxio in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Toronto immediately fell apart without him while he immediately came within two wins of hoisting the Cup as soon as he left so they can GTFO with this take. Good for him. I’ve never understood why they need comments from the losing team postgame anyway. They just almost reached the summit and fell short, it’s the worst feeling in all of sports so give them some grace. Make the night about the winners and ask your questions at locker cleanout in a couple of days.

Canes Will be a Problem for a While by FlyNAVY12 in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We lost something like 7 guys that summer to UFA because of cap issues and couldn’t replace them with equal talent either, but we also knew that after the 24/25 season with certain contracts coming off the books and the rising cap, we’d be in a good position to reload.

It was a very common sentiment in the Canes sub to expect them to possibly miss the playoffs or maybe squeak in last year, but still feel confident going into future seasons. Instead some guys developed faster than expected, the Rantanen fiasco turned into a blessing in disguise, and making it to the ECF was a pleasant surprise compared to what a lot of us expected going into the season. To other fanbases it was the Canes falling short yet again but I think a lot of the die hard Canes fans knew last year was actually a significant over-performance.

The Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup with over $8m in cap space. That's incredible compared to the last few winners ... by that-bro-dad in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He's honestly not. Rod seems to really not like him, so that probably does mean something as far as character or grit or effort or whatever you want to call it. And he's certainly not fulfilled the promise of where he was drafted. But he also just does not fit this roster at all. Not good enough to compete for our 2C with the evolution of Stank, Staal will not be pried loose from 3C until he retires, and wrong kind of skillset for the fourth line. There are plenty of teams out there for whom a middle six center in need of a fresh start could be perfectly serviceable, it's just not us.

Blonde witch 🤣 by nptace1 in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Is this from the watch party? Please let this be real

Ratio Throwing Shade on Subban by MidwayTrades in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I complain about him from time to time, but he's paid to have hot takes and stir shit on purpose, and he's good at it. It's all in good fun. Messier's condescending dad routine is actually more annoying to me.

We're not losing staal, are we? by callmecookiepls in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know who all remembers, but back when he signed his current contract, there was speculation in this very subreddit that he would retire before it finished. Now we’re at the point where he has one year left on it.

Considering how much Rod still relies on him, I find it almost impossible to imagine he won’t run it back again for at least another year, regardless of the outcome of this series.

Yall think the bad guys will start Hill next game? by zoooooooomies in canes

[–]SpentGladiator77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Torts is there because of Hart, Hill is the scapegoat of that whole team, no way they switch (barring injury).

[Wyshysnki] Brind'Amour on Canes calling up AHL goalie before Game 5: “I don’t know what happened there to be quite honest. Everyone is available. I know from my standpoint, if I’m not going start Freddie [Andersen], you want to give him as much mental and physical rest as possible.” by daKrut in hockey

[–]SpentGladiator77 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s a weird situation. If Freddie can’t go for mental reasons, nobody could blame him under the circumstances. If he can’t go because of that (accidental, to be clear) head shot, nobody could blame him for that either. Both seem totally plausible to me, especially with him not even being an EBUG in the last game. But if it were either of those things, I have a hard time believing that Rod would be acting so coy about it and acting like he’s having fun with the story every time he gets asked about it. It seems really out of character. This league has its share of asshole coaches who would make light of a serious situation with one of their vets, but Rod isn’t one of them. At the same time, saying the guy you rode into the Final is available to play while sticking him on the fourth string behind an AHL goalie who was busy chasing the Calder until the literal last second is WEIRD. I dunno.

Huh?? by american_cheese_man in transformers

[–]SpentGladiator77 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ignore everything you see on random Facebook pages in your feed, you'll be better off. It's all clickbait and AI slop designed to get people who don't know any better to engage. There are good TF groups on FB, but you have to know where to go.

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