2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[topfiverecords]

If we're only getting Gonzo from the Muppets for Razzmatazz they're gonna need to add. At least give us Animal and Kermit.

If we throw in a 2nd can we get Pepe the King Prawn?

[This post is terrible]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Andersson is not going to July 1 - aka losing him for nothing.

Hmmm I’m not quite following, could you dumb it down a little bit?

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by This post is terrible

Hmmm I’m not quite following, could you dumb it down a little bit?

Now it'll be "They're trading his negotiating rights after the deadline for an underwhelming return because Conroy wanted to chase the playoffs again".

[Buff]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Is it gonezo or gonzo?

Discuss.

Royle said Gonezo. He added the e to specify that Anderson is gone. If it was Gonzo, it meant that Anderson is the muppet character who goes by Gonzo. We can tell by looking at his nose that Anderson is not Gonzo. Looking at the situation we can tell he is gonezo.

[TOfan]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

I can't help but look at Anaheim, whose only big hole in the lineup is on defense... and Roger McQueen eventually slotting in behind McTavish and Carlsson.

Good luck.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by TOfan

Good luck.

Thanks, buddy!

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Groot

I refuse to believe that anyone was genuinely confused by the first or second message from Royle. Nobody can be so obtuse as to misinterpret those messages in good faith. No coincidence who "misinterpreted" those posts and then thanked them.

Trolling - Posts to intentionally incite or provoke others. C'mon now.

You underestimate the stupidity of humanity I think.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Inferno

Now it'll be "They're trading his negotiating rights after the deadline for an underwhelming return because Conroy wanted to chase the playoffs again".

That is correct

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Harry Lime

I can't help but look at Anaheim, whose only big hole in the lineup is on defense... and Roger McQueen eventually slotting in behind McTavish and Carlsson.

Honestly, the longer the Ducks sit on top of the Pacific, the more it makes sense that they shift into buying and treating this season as their contention window opening.

RD looks to be their top need. Trouba and Gudas are both UFA in the summer. Trouba looks like he has bounced back but Gudas isn't having a great season (injury).

McQueen and Mintyukov are likely their best trade chips as they do not really need either player as there are multiple young players either locked in or competing for the same spots on C and LD, respectively.

It would be a bold move on Verbeek's part but if RD is his biggest need he has the pieces to not just acquire the best RD available on the trade board right now, but he can also "steal" that RD from division / conference rivals who could also benefit from upgrading in that position (VGK, Stars, Mammoth, or even the Sharks) then that would be a real win-win for the Ducks.

From Andersson's perspective, the Ducks are a team on the upswing (unlike the Kings) and if they offer him the dollars he is looking for then it should check all of the boxes for what he wants (big pay day & cup contender for the next 8 years).

It would be such a better trade then what we are seeing out of teams like the Stars.

[Roko]

That’s what I’ve been sayin. McQueen is not needed for them at all. And they are good. They should call about Rasmus for sure. Especially with McQueen dipping a bit this season. Minty would be sick to add too. Both are team needs for us. This is exactly who I would be calling

[Vinny01]

A top 10 pick from last year for a rental? Not sure about that one

[dammage79]

I'm all for help any Pacific team keep the Knights out of the playoffs. Who can we make better by sending players there?

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

A top 10 pick from last year for a rental? Not sure about that one

I think he was also factoring in an extension

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Roko

That’s what I’ve been sayin. McQueen is not needed for them at all. And they are good. They should call about Rasmus for sure. Especially with McQueen dipping a bit this season. Minty would be sick to add too. Both are team needs for us. This is exactly who I would be calling

McKenzie passes to McQueen... McQueen dishes it to McKenna, McKenna snaps it high - HE SCORES! Clip of Marty McFly moonwalking plays on the Jumbotron, while The Devil in the Kitchen by Ashley MacIsaac fills the Dome over the speakers. McDonald's gets in on the action and gets Brian McGrattan to hands out free Big Mac coupons to all fans

[ForeverFlameFan]

Highly doubt McQueen is available. I submitted a proposal trying to get us Iggy from Utah a few pages back, but the more I think about it the more I feel like any team that has a top prospect like McQueen, especially just barely selecting him in a recent draft, is not going to be offered unless they are getting someone with term in return.

From Anaheim, our best bet, in my opinion, would be Mintyukov, Con. 1st (top 10 protected, slides to 2027), and a prospect like Y. Sidorov, L. Pettersson, E. Nilson, S. Pastujov, etc. Those are all roughly B-ish rated prospects.

[traptor]

I think we could get Mintyukov+ in a Rasmus extended deal, which is a great framework for both sides in my opinion.


Highly doubtful we could get McQueen though.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Highly doubt McQueen is available. I submitted a proposal trying to get us Iggy from Utah a few pages back, but the more I think about it the more I feel like any team that has a top prospect like McQueen, especially just barely selecting him in a recent draft, is not going to be offered unless they are getting someone with term in return.

From Anaheim, our best bet, in my opinion, would be Mintyukov, Con. 1st (top 10 protected, slides to 2027), and a prospect like Y. Sidorov, L. Pettersson, E. Nilson, S. Pastujov, etc. Those are all roughly B-ish rated prospects.

McQueen is not needed by the Ducks, at all.

They have:

• McTavish locked up long term (after the drama over the summer where it looked like he might ask out because he didn't want to play wing). #1/2C
• They are about to extend Carlsson long term. #1/2C
• Strome signed for 2 more years #3C
• Granlund signed for 3 more years #3C
• Gaucher (2022 1st round pick) #2/3C
• Pettersson (2024 2nd round pick) #2/3C
• Nilson (2025 2nd round pick) #3C

McQueen is redundant after the first 2 bullets. From his perspective there is no way he wants to cap out as a #3C and, like McTavish said over the summer, I doubt McQueen wants to convert to a winger (and even if he did, who is he going to bump out of the top 6?). I also doubt he wants to get buried and stuck making third line money when he could be a top 6 center elsewhere and the other young options may actually be better in the bottom 6 role.

From Verbeek's perspective, this is literally one of those moments that all the "BPA" people talk about. Draft the best player available no matter what and if you end up overloaded in a position then you trade away one of those players to get what you need. Keeping McQueen doesn't really make sense for the Duck's depth chart or salary cap structure. Also, Verbeek just traded Zegras with similar logic behind it.

From Conroy's perspective, if you have Dallas offering Bischel + 1st for Andersson and then you tell that to Verbeek and tell him he can beat it by putting up McQueen. If he turns around and offers you Mintyukov + 1st then I think you send Andersson to the Stars. I know Mintyukov was drafted higher than Bischel in the same draft year but I like Bischel's game (and size) more.

In the end, Verbeek could win the bidding war easily unless he cheaps out and offers similar assets to the perennial contenders who have very little to offer.

[Erick Estrada]

If McQueen is not needed by the Ducks, then why would they use a 10th overall pick on him? Some of you are just too pie in the sky.

[Heavy Jack]

How much would a Coleman + Andersson both 50 percent retained and an extension signed for Andy command?

Minty + McQueen + conditional 2nd (becomes 1st if Anaheim makes it to the 2nd round) seems pretty fair/close in value to me.

[Braden]

Originally Posted by Wolven

McQueen is not needed by the Ducks, at all.

They have:

• McTavish locked up long term (after the drama over the summer where it looked like he might ask out because he didn't want to play wing). #1/2C
• They are about to extend Carlsson long term. #1/2C
• Strome signed for 2 more years #3C
• Granlund signed for 3 more years #3C
• Gaucher (2022 1st round pick) #2/3C
• Pettersson (2024 2nd round pick) #2/3C
• Nilson (2025 2nd round pick) #3C

.

I mean I don't have time to go thru the entire list but to come on. They don't need a young 6'5 center because they have a 32 year old Strome and 33 year old Granlund? Or because they have Gaucher waiting in the wings with 46 points in 144 AHL games?

They literally have Poelhing as the one guy under 30 years old in there bottom 6. To say young good player isn't needed just comes off incredibly homer.