NHL 2025-26: Sigh. Fine. I'll try.

[Kepler]

Since I don't care about the N at all anymore except to (gladly) suffer the Isles' eternal repayment to Satan for our Cup run, to show support for a good friend I am adopting the Bruins.

What should I know?

For that matter, assume I last watched the N avidly in 1999 (you would be correct). What should I know?

 

[bronconick]

8 years, $136 million for Kaprizov in Minnesota

 

[state of hockey]

 

[ScoobyDoo]

He can't stay on the ice so it's akin to flushing money down the drain.

 

[Slap Shot]

Scooby if he walked after the season was over with them getting nothing in return you'd complain about that too.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Sure. The Happy Medium is to get max from him while they can. And that never happens in this town.

 

[bronconick]

 

[Slap Shot]

^With the cap increases and the contract not even kicking in until next year I don't think that's a fair statement.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

That's the hope. We'll see what happens.

 

[Kepler]

He can't stay on the ice so it's akin to flushing money down the drain.

I looked at his ref page (I had never heard of him) and it appears last season was the only one in which he lost significant playing time. That doesn't seem broken.

Is he worth 20% of your cap? Is anybody?

Edit: Oh shit, he's the highest paid NHL player in history?

 

[state of hockey]

Not for long.

 

[bronconick]

Yeah, McDavid's contract expires in June.

 

[Slap Shot]

It won't be 20% by the time it kicks in, but in general a contract like that for this league imho is absurd.

 

[state of hockey]

Ugh. Weird.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Uh, Puke.