Armchair GM Thread 2026/27

[Guilt Trip]

AND Swedish!

And played over 50 games once.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2073252679917203564

Does this make sense

 

[Andy007]

Wonder what the cost would be? He's quite young and had a pretty good season a few years ago. His faceoff % is god-awful though; is there a chance he's not a centre in the long term? If so, then he's not of huge interest imo.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2073252679917203564

Does this make sense

Would you do Wright for Cowan? That's probably the only way it works for Seattle.

 

[herman]

Would you do Wright for Cowan? That's probably the only way it works for Seattle.

I’d rather just play Cowan at centre at this point. With Cissons and Paul (and Roslovic to a lesser degree), it’s not that urgent to have an RHC.

 

[dappleganger]

Would you do Wright for Cowan? That's probably the only way it works for Seattle.

Not in a million years.

 

[L K]

1 for 1.....hmmmm

Wright winning 40% of his faceoffs is an issue. Wright being prone to defensive lapses is an issue. What I did like about Wright's season is his expected performance was there. He's adapting his game to get to the net more and getting scoring chances from better spots. I do think he's a guy who goes to another team that maybe has better top 6 talent than Seattle and blossoms.

I'm not sure that Shane Wright in 2026 makes the Leafs a better than with Cowan....but they are only 1.5 years apart and I don't think that's a terrible trade if it went down.

 

[cw]

1 for 1.....hmmmm

Wright winning 40% of his faceoffs is an issue. Wright being prone to defensive lapses is an issue. What I did like about Wright's season is his expected performance was there. He's adapting his game to get to the net more and getting scoring chances from better spots. I do think he's a guy who goes to another team that maybe has better top 6 talent than Seattle and blossoms.

I'm not sure that Shane Wright in 2026 makes the Leafs a better than with Cowan....but they are only 1.5 years apart and I don't think that's a terrible trade if it went down.

His poor faceoffs concerned me too.
I wouldn't be outraged
But with the market the way it is, whoever gets him will have to overpay and that part concerns me

 

[CarltonTheBear]

1 for 1.....hmmmm

Wright winning 40% of his faceoffs is an issue. Wright being prone to defensive lapses is an issue. What I did like about Wright's season is his expected performance was there. He's adapting his game to get to the net more and getting scoring chances from better spots. I do think he's a guy who goes to another team that maybe has better top 6 talent than Seattle and blossoms.

I'm not sure that Shane Wright in 2026 makes the Leafs a better than with Cowan....but they are only 1.5 years apart and I don't think that's a terrible trade if it went down.

Wright has a higher ceiling I think, especially as a centre, but more bust potential. Cowan is a safer bet to be a consistent middle-6 forward. It'd be an interesting trade.

His faceoff issues could be offset, at least for the next couple years, by having Tavares on his wing.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Would you do Wright for Cowan? That's probably the only way it works for Seattle.

No. Wright is not good. I never understood the hype of him going anywhere near 1st overall. Seen him play plenty in junior and he never impressed me. Didn't wow me once.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

No. Wright is not good. I never understood the hype of him going anywhere near 1st overall. Seen him play plenty in junior and he never impressed me. Didn't wow me once.

I think some of the C-19 era of drafted players are a little over hyped.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I think some of the C-19 era of drafted players are a little over hyped.

He was def over hyped