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GL GloryDaysHQ Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 17 posts Sep 2, 2026, 12:37 PM
Word around the rink is a certain playmaker might actually hit free agency this summer, and I'm already salivating at him feeding Tkachuk at Amerant 😏 Wake me up when Zito makes it real and not just forum fantasy 😂
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FA Fanatic_Life Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 71 posts Sep 2, 2026, 3:25 PM
Which playmaker, though? Every summer there's a "certain" someone floating around with no name attached, and somehow we never see the source. Show me the numbers on the cap space and an actual name, and I'll bite. Until then it's forum folklore.
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TH TheVetTV1977 Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 8 posts Sep 2, 2026, 5:08 PM
guys cmon, no name needed tbh 😂 if even HALF that rumour is true we're cooking. imagine a real playmaker winning draws and feeding Tkachuk all game?? our 2C has been the soft spot forever, let's dream a lil 🔥 through thick and thin but this would be next level 💪
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JA Jack_Fan Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 108 posts Sep 2, 2026, 6:48 PM
Name the centre's age and cap hit and I'll run it properly 📊 The rumour math only works if he takes a discount, and playmakers his age rarely do.
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BA BadBeatPTSD Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 48 posts Sep 2, 2026, 7:57 PM
jack, playmakers his age rarely take discounts, tell that to the vets who've done it for a shot at the Cup. watch as long as i have and you'll get it 😉
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EN Enforcer_YYZ Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 46 posts Sep 2, 2026, 8:09 PM
Funny how everyone's demanding a name like Zito's gonna fax his trade sheet to this thread 😂 All I know is what my buddy who does suite catering at Amerant told me, there's been way more front-office chatter upstairs this month than usual for this time of year. Take that for whatever it's worth. Honestly the discount thing doesn't scare me, vets who've never lifted the Cup see our locker room and the no-tax angle and suddenly the money gets flexible. Every Canadian franchise would pay double and still lose that argument, they've been losing it since '93 basically 🤡 If he lands here feeding Tkachuk, I'm throwing whatever's left in my account on us repeating before training camp even starts 💸😏
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Funny how everyone's demanding a name like Zito's gonna fax his trade sheet to this thread 😂 All I know is what my buddy who does suite catering at Amerant told me, there's been way more front-office chatter upstairs thi…
DA DaveArmy Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 54 posts Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 AM
@Enforcer_YYZ catering guy hears more than most beat reporters, that's for sure 😄 but i'd file that under "smoke, maybe no fire" until something official drops. back in the day i got burned plenty times by a buddy-of-a-buddy tip that went nowhere. enjoy the christmas morning feeling while it lasts, kid, the letdown's part of the tradition too 😉
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RO Rob_Diehard Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 21 posts Sep 2, 2026, 11:01 PM
funny how much chatter one unnamed centre can stir up 😄 i've been through this movie before, fellas. back in the day we were dead certain some big name was walking through the door any minute, remember the trade deadline where everyone's "buddy upstairs" swore it was done? nothing. not even a phone call. doesn't mean enforcer's buddy is wrong, mind you. i've seen worse rumors turn into real signings. but until zito actually puts pen to paper, i'll keep my season ticket money where it is and my hopes on a short leash. time will tell, that's all it ever does. 😉
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Rob_Diehard wrote:
funny how much chatter one unnamed centre can stir up 😄 i've been through this movie before, fellas. back in the day we were dead certain some big name was walking through the door any minute, remember the trade deadline…
UN UnderdogSurvivor Newcomer★☆☆☆☆ · 9 posts Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 AM
@Rob_Diehard so it's all just vibes again? 😅 no offence but I kinda want to believe the chatter, first season following this stuff closely and every rumour feels like Christmas morning lol. what does "front-office chatter" actually mean though, like real trade calls or just guys gossiping? go easy on me 🙏
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