Armchair GM Thread 2026/27

[dappleganger]

I wonder if the market for Rasmus Andersson is somewhat depressed after his stint in Vegas. I'm resigned to the fact the Leafs will have to overpay to attract free agents, maybe this opens the door to him reaching a deal in Toronto? Something south of $9m/season?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I wonder if the market for Rasmus Andersson is somewhat depressed after his stint in Vegas. I'm resigned to the fact the Leafs will have to overpay to attract free agents, maybe this opens the door to him reaching a deal in Toronto? Something south of $9m/season?

He'll still get paid a dumb amount of money, and I'd rather give Raddysh that.

 

[dappleganger]

He'll still get paid a dumb amount of money, and I'd rather give Raddysh that.

Yes, back up the brinks truck for Raddysh, but if Rasmus comes in at a more reasonable number I wonder if you could move off of Carlo and bring in Rasmus as well.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2066606732424430040

"The Citizen was told the club wants to get bigger and harder to play against on the back end. If that’s the case, then Spence doesn’t fit that mould."

If the sens are still using the same outdated scouting reports for Carlo that Treliving was, this might work.

 

[Frank E]

He'll still get paid a dumb amount of money, and I'd rather give Raddysh that.

I'm a little concerned, just by looking at his basic numbers...was last year just a one-off for Raddysh?

Like, he scored more power play goals than Kucherov last season.

He's an undrafted guy, and a late bloomer...he made $975K last season, and he's 30. I'd think he goes to the team that's willing to give him the most total $$.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2066840547101184023

This is an unlocked article that outlines how evaluating the position player that the Leafs are shopping most heavily for are kind of tricky to pin down. More than any other position, I think defensemen skillsets need to really really match the system the team is playing. Like there is no point to having as many Lane Hutsons as possible if your coach plays park the bus and point shots only (see: Rielly literally getting overly exposed under Berube). Obviously there are some fundamentals that are constant (skating), but certain systems rely on, or can really leverage certain elements.

So for the Raddysh question (or Spence or whoever), do they match the Toronto Maple Leaf way?

Speaking of, what is the 'Toronto Maple Leaf way' even going to be on the ice for this coming season and foreseeable future?
If the Leafs want to make the most of the window with Matthews/Nylander and Knies/Tavares/Cowan/2026.1stOA, what system and defense corps is most impactful?

 

[cabber24]

Woll traded!