2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by DuckSauce

Is it weird none of the insiders are saying anything?

Probably just timing. Royle doesn't post late, Sec is hit or miss for late posting depending on the day, Dissentowner usually knows more generalities of lists of teams/players being discussed than day by day immanent details.

[Jay Random]

The Times of India is even reporting on the story!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../126584905.cms

(I rather like that paper. It may be biased as hell on domestic politics, for all I know, but it's remarkably even-handed about world news, and still does old-fashioned stuff like check its sources.)

[Sofa GM]

Originally Posted by DomeFoam

Mintens a productive NHLer. Poitras is in the AHL?

Poitras is not as good as Minton

[Roko]

Poitras is the RH C Conroy has been chasing. So makes sense

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by dino7c

He was also over PPG in the AHL last season, who knows if true but I think he is being undersold

Minten has the same points in more games

Being about 0.4 PPG in the NHL at 19-20 then PPG in the AHL prior to this year shows that there is promise.

He could just be frustrated/discouraged at being kept down on the farm after a couple of pretty good seasons.

Seems like an enticing change of scenery candidate. As does Lohrei.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Sofa GM

Poitras is not as good as Minton

Poitras has the same NHL points in less games at a younger age

It can be an opinion but there is no statistics to back it up as factual

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

The Times of India is even reporting on the story!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../126584905.cms

(I rather like that paper. It may be biased as hell on domestic politics, for all I know, but it's remarkably even-handed about world news, and still does old-fashioned stuff like check its sources.)

We are going to trade FOR Andersson? Big if true!

[DomeFoam]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Poitras has the better NHL stats actually (at a younger age) and better AHL stats

But right now, Mintens in the NHL doing well and the others doing mid in the AHL

[Roko]

Poitras coming in could make Kadri trade more likely too

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Probably just timing. Royle doesn't post late, Sec is hit or miss for late posting depending on the day, Dissentowner usually knows more generalities of lists of teams/players being discussed than day by day immanent details.

Diss is also in Ontario I think

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Torture

We are going to trade FOR Andersson? Big if true!

Their headline writer is obviously not a hockey fan. The actual article is better, and mostly cites LeBrun.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Roko

Poitras coming in could make Kadri trade more likely too

That's a good point.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Wasn’t the Huberdeau deal also late on a Friday?

[Nelson]

What’s interesting is that Poitras has produced at a higher rate in the NHL so far, 26 points in 66 games for Poitras, versus 26 points in 73 games for Minten. I think Poitras could be a good buy low candidate here, as SuperMatt18 said previously.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

The Times of India is even reporting on the story!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../126584905.cms

(I rather like that paper. It may be biased as hell on domestic politics, for all I know, but it's remarkably even-handed about world news, and still does old-fashioned stuff like check its sources.)

The Times of India is widely perceived as biased, with multiple independent fact-checking sources rating it as Right-Center Biased or Lean Right.

Media Bias/Fact Check rates it as Right-Center Biased (2.9/5) and Mixed for factual reporting (5.1/10), citing a pro-Narendra Modi tone, emotionally loaded language, and a tendency to favor the ruling BJP. They also note four failed fact checks

In summary, while The Times of India remains a widely circulated and influential publication, its bias toward right-wing politics and corporate interests is a consistent concern across multiple sources.

Yep, checks out nicely, for you, for sure. Find better sources, my man

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

The Time of India coming in before Friedman is something, to be sure.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by DomeFoam

But right now, Mintens in the NHL doing well and the others doing mid in the AHL

I mean development is not a straight line...who knows if that is even the deal just saying the stats are comparable.

Its the NHL a lot has to do with opportunity...whoever is coming in will likely get a really good one

[FanSince'01]

FWIW, DSB is now replying to others on Twitter saying trade will be announced in the morning, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.

[dino7c]

DSB has put his whole reputation on the line

[SuperMatt18]

Montgomery loved Poitras

Sturm seems to like Minten more.

Personally I really like Poitras as a buy low candidate here, think he was discouraged by not making the team out of camp this year.

A trade could rejuvenate him a bit.