2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Freeway]

Talking to a player to suss out if their price tag is anywhere close to your internal valuation =/= talking to a player hell-bent on re-signing them

[dustyanddaflames]

Oh

[spetch]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Murray is selling the team and the new owners are moving the Flames to Bend, Oregon?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Happy Christmas, war is over?

[dammage79]

Outside of the few teams everyone's talked about recently, another team I've been pondering about this weekend that stems back from some summertime ponderings is Seattle.

Shane Wright still seems to me to be destined to be a flame and they need a shake up.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Conroy and Maloney are going after some rentals!

[Enoch Root]

Christmas trading freeze is on, may as well go rent Home Alone and Elf

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Conroy and Maloney are going after some rentals!

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Royle9

Andersson acting like it takes two to tango is quite humorous.
Wanting more from CGY than almost any other team, being very vocal about preferring to go to a contender.

Yea it does take two, and he’s been very adamant for the better part of two seasons now that he’d rather go UFA and make a decision thats best for his family. Honestly, he’s earned that right and I don’t fault him for it, but let’s call a spade a spade and be honest with why both sides prefer to move on.

He looked pretty sincere in the interview, at least regarding how much he loves Calgary, and all the memories associated with the city. He could be having second thoughts about staying because leaving and moving your family is hard. I mean, I go back and forth before I make tough decisions in my life.

If all Calgary is offering is say $7-7.5M x 8, while he and the market value him as a $9-9.5M player, then I can see why he would say it takes two to tango. Andersson is and was aware that this is his last payday, and signing right after a lackluster season last year would've been a bad financial decision.

Finally, I would also argue that he tried to make Calgary into a contender, and worked and sacrificed as much as anyone. From the sounds of it, he came back too early from both of his injuries (broken fibula, and car accident), in order to try and help the Flames make the playoffs, and contend for the cup. I mean, what more can you ask from the guy?

I don't advocate bringing him back, but I also don't understand the need to dismiss the situation being tough on Andersson as a person.

[getbak]

After watching Andersson's interview last night, Conroy is ready to tango and sign him to a long-term blockbuster?

[ForeverFlameFan]

I am fine with keeping Andersson if it means we either a) Weegar fetches a haul (to his approval of being dealt) or b) Brzustewicz+(+) is dealt for an upgrade at forward. If anything happened, it would be the latter. I just hope RA knows he can come back when we are further established and a consistent contender. It’s just not the right time to shell out an extension for RA. If we don’t trade him, then I hope we deal both Kadri and Coleman AT MINIMUM.

I think the demand for Kadri or Coleman could very well happen when you’ve got the Olympics coming up. Assuming the NHL players get to represent their respective countries, it’s almost certain someone will get injured. Happens all the time.

[Gugstanley]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Conroy and Maloney are going after some rentals!

Bringing back a rental which would be Anderson. It sounded like Anderson was going to have a tough time explaining the move to his kids. Maybe his kids go all Vladdy Jr on him and he signs with Calgary.


If they go out and get rentals I will personally kick Maloney in the junk.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Blockbuster video was owned by Wayne Huizenga, who also owned the panthers. So it’s a deal with Florida.

Blockbuster went defunct on January 19, which is the birthdate of Panthers player Donovan Sebrango. Welcome to the C of red Donovan!

[Two Fivenagame]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Could it just be something as simple as: there's a blockbuster trade in the works?

No, that's too easy for Sec.

So I'm going with something like this...

Blockbuster founded in Dallas, so Dallas must be back to the front runner for something.

I'm going with Coleman and Ras to Dallas for ... I'm terrible at trade proposals.

[tony-soprano]

Blake Coleman trade coming?

[Jiggy_12]

Posting that gif during a trade freeze is diabolical, I love it

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by Sec214

A blockbuster trade is on the way!!!!


We are trading Coleman, Kadri, Andersson, Weegar, Kuznetsov, Brzustewicz, Coronato, Honzek and Wolf for a 25% chance at drafting a good player

[mile]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

He looked pretty sincere in the interview, at least regarding how much he loves Calgary, and all the memories associated with the city. He could be having second thoughts about staying because leaving and moving your family is hard. I mean, I go back and forth before I make tough decisions in my life.

If all Calgary is offering is say $7-7.5M x 8, while he and the market value him as a $9-9.5M player, then I can see why he would say it takes two to tango. Andersson is and was aware that this is his last payday, and signing right after a lackluster season last year would've been a bad financial decision.

Finally, I would also argue that he tried to make Calgary into a contender, and worked and sacrificed as much as anyone. From the sounds of it, he came back too early from both of his injuries (broken fibula, and car accident), in order to try and help the Flames make the playoffs, and contend for the cup. I mean, what more can you ask from the guy?

I don't advocate bringing him back, but I also don't understand the need to dismiss the situation being tough on Andersson as a person.

I bet the Flames aren't offering max term either


The Blockbuster gif - maybe the Flames will most likely be moving Andersson as a rental?

[Hoop27]

Clearly the Flames are about to pick up ROR as a rental.

Originally Posted by Sec214

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by Sec214

He is being traded as a rental?