2026 Pre-TDL Thread

[Carl Yagro]

Seems like Canucks players are like stuff that I put out with a FREE sign in the back alley... every time I check, the shit's still there.

[Madcombinepilot]

Happy for a guy that never took the foot off the gas while he was here. Happy for us that he's off to greener pastures and we removed a piece that would have stalled this tank.

We are 10 points ahead of the next nearest. We could play 500 hockey here out and still be last.

It’s time to stall the tank before losing and lack of habit becomes the norm

[Madcombinepilot]

Interesting article about 1st round picks.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/are- ... -prospects

Good read. Thanks for the link. Helps people get some perspective.

[Megaterio Llamas]

What do you mean, you're not interested? He's a 100-point center! Okay, I'll retain 7.5 million. NO?

[Meds]

Weegar is going to go to Utah.

Parayko (Cuz's buddy) to the Sabres.

Both pending player approval.

I’d say easy choice for Weegar. A young team on the rise and not really leaving the hottest destination behind….although SLC isn’t exactly the top destination for many either.

Harder decision for Parayko I’d think. Sabers have been a tire fire for over a decade and Buffalo is sorta meh as a place to live.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Weegar is going to go to Utah.

Parayko (Cuz's buddy) to the Sabres.

Both pending player approval.

I’d say easy choice for Weegar. A young team on the rise and not really leaving the hottest destination behind….although SLC isn’t exactly the top destination for many either.

Harder decision for Parayko I’d think. Sabers have been a tire fire for over a decade and Buffalo is sorta meh as a place to live.

Sounds like a first and blue-chip defensive prospect, Radim Mrtka (9th overall in 2025), going back the other way. Nice.

[Aaronp18]

Seems like Canucks players are like stuff that I put out with a FREE sign in the back alley... every time I check, the shit's still there.

Take the FREE sign off and put $20, it'll be gone in 30 minutes.

Perceived value.

The problem is the players we want to move have shit stats because we suck this year, didn't even get a chance to establish a perceived value. So we're banking on potential increase in value on a new team, which is generally less desirable.

[Picker of Cherries]

If no one wants the Canucks’ shit this week, hang on to them for next season’s necessary tank.
Play the long game.
Shit floats.
It’ll be more valued next season…maybe.
I’ll be happy if there are no buy-outs or multi-year retentions.

[Lancer]

Interesting article about 1st round picks.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/are- ... -prospects

Good read. Thanks for the link. Helps people get some perspective.

Good point made in the article. The big take-away for me from the article is the importance of scouting beyond the top-ten prospects.

Being able to grab those Boesers and Demkos at the back end of the first round to the middle of the 2nd is key to building contending teams. You can still find gems in the later rounds, but getting those higher-percentage picks and hitting on them is crucial.

[donlever]

Weegar

3 2nd's
Maata
An as yet unnamed prospect.

Done deal.

Conroy is not bad at this shit tbh.

Cred.

[donlever]

Another one.

Ex Canuck Dickinson plus to Oil for Mangiapane and a conditional pick (which looks to be a 2027 1st).

50% retention by Hawks.

Nice work Kyle Davidson.

Yo Baldies.

See wot...

[theman]

Weegar

3 2nd's
Maata
An as yet unnamed prospect.

Done deal.

Conroy is not bad at this shit tbh.

Cred.

3 second round picks coming back is crazy. Suddenly feeling jealous.

[donlever]

Jonathan Castagna is the prospect Calgary picked up.

6 2 200 lb left shooting centre. .

20.

Plays out of Cornell.

Canadian.

[Nuckertuzzi]

3 second round picks coming back is crazy. Suddenly feeling jealous.

Jealous now, wait till they win the lottery and knock us down to 3rd.

Bank it.

[donlever]

3 second round picks coming back is crazy. Suddenly feeling jealous.

All of them in the 2026 draft as well.