2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[TOfan]

Originally Posted by Goriders

Not sure there are many dmen better than Andersson that are “available”. I think he will be a hot commodity if he turns things around early.

Erik Karlson is probably out there as well. Not suggesting one player has more value than the other, all things considered, but there are other options for teams to explore. It wouldn’t be a shock if there are others as well.

Best case scenario, imo, would be for Andersson to be at the top of his game, make team Sweden and some other team steps up around Christmas time, perhaps just after, and makes the deal.

[Ped]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Odd signing considering the goaltending carousel they already had, but honestly the starting spot is always up for grabs. Not convinced UPL has it down.

Yeah, but not sure the Detroit method of just get a bunch of goaltenders and hope one succeeds is a good plan.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by stemit14

Crosby
Kaprizov
McDavid
Panarin
Andersson

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

True!

One is a defenseman!

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by stemit14

Unfortunately, Andersson is probably the least valuable player on that list so it could mean teams hold off on spending assets to get Andersson until they know they can’t get one of the superstars on that list.

Probably???

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Buff

Sec figured out why his balls are blue?

[gvitaly]

Is Grzelcyk going to sign a PTO, or is someone going to sign him to a standard contract before camp?

That's so strange he didn't find a team yet. He definitely deserves more than a PTO despite his playoff struggles, maybe he's asking for way too much. I guess there just isn't much demand for 5'10" D that are over 30.

[Ped]

Guy did have 40 points last year - only 1 goal though

[Two Fivenagame]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Boston with a sneaky good offer?

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Pictured: an injured Rasmus Andersson dragging the Bruins back to the playoffs on two blown wheels

[Roko]

Still waiting on Mason McTavish news. Sure seems quiet. Wonder if that’s part of the hold up on Andersson too?

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Roko

Still waiting on Mason McTavish news. Sure seems quiet. Wonder if that’s part of the hold up on Andersson too?

I think that's wishful thinking on your part. I don't see them being traded for one another, and they play different positions. ANA did something very similar with Zegras. They just love playing hard ball in contract negotiations with their younger players.

Originally Posted by Elliotte Friedman

...McTavish, I don’t think the Ducks want to trade him,I think they want to sign him.

Besides there are still other notable unsigned RFAs in Hughes, and Evangelista. The latter could be actually an interesting target for CGY due to the lack of RS, RWs in the organization. I don't think the price will be too high, but the Flames would need to move at least one top 9 LW for it to make sense.

[Lewis_D]

I don't want to start a new thread on this. But this sounds rather concerning.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1967302302936801644

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Lewis_D

I don't want to start a new thread on this. But this sounds rather concerning.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1967302302936801644

New thread started already

[YyjFlames]

Probably not the best place to put this, but Wheeler posted his NHL Prospect Tiers article where he sends his top 130ish under 23 prospect rankings out to a number of scouts and executives and asks them to critique and re-order them.

Article link.

Interesting list, as it's broader than one person's opinion (but likely is heavily influenced by where Wheeler originally places them).

Parekh is ranked 17th, in the 3A tier. He's the fourth ranked defender after Schaefer, Hutson and Power, and ahead of all the 2024 drafted defencemen (Dickinson also 3A tier, Buim 3B and Levshunov 3B are closely behind him).

Matt Coronato is ranked in the 4A tier at 42 overall and Cole Reschyn at 73 at 4C. Cullen Potter just missed the ranking cut.

Reschny is also ranked ahead of Kindel, Nesbitt (unranked), Smith, Cootes and Aitcheson who were taken in front of him, but behind Carbonneau, who scouts seemed to have moved up after a really good development camp showing, as well as the two goalies taken in the first round last year.

For the anti-Edmonton crowd, the list has Howard and Savoie around 90-100 in the 5C tier.