2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

Aren’t teams only given 2 retention slots?

3 slots per team

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Is it out of question to ask for a premium (such as Dickinson)+ for Weegar? I know Weegar's play this season has been likely his worst ever in his career, but in most years he is consistent and very good.

I still consider Weegar to be a warrior, and a very good D who would help any team’s playoff fortunes. Any other team would most certainly use his current season as leverage in any trade, though. If it were last year’s Weegar, I think we could get a premium, just based on his contract- looks pretty cheap these days. I don’t think there’s any chance of a prospect of Dickinson’s level will be going anywhere, though.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Weegar is having a nightmare season so someone would have to pay up based on his previous play otherwise it makes sense to hold on and hope he bounces back next year.

I always wonder how much one off season affects value. The flipside is that two bad seasons will hurt his value for sure

[TOfan]

Originally Posted by Goriders

Not sure why they are ranking Kadri above Coleman

Coleman has been lights out this year and Kadri has fallen off a cliff. He almost in Huberdeau territory

I think the intent is to show who is more likely to get traded opposed to who is the better player.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Weegar may not be having a great season, but if he gets put on the market, he would draw a lot of interest from around the league. Everyone knows who he is by now, and he has a nice contract. In today's market, that's an attractive asset in itself. Weegar would command a ransom.

My Calgary Flames' Trade Bit Board power rankings (LoL):
Coleman
Kadri
Whitecloud
Lomberg
Hanley
Pachal
Pospisil
Weegar
Kirkland

List is ordered by the most likely traded this season. This is not suggesting that the Flames trade everyone on this list or anything, but just who I think may be traded based on a combination of rumours, excess in position, and straight guessing out of my butt.

[Sandman]

Weegs would get us a nice package in any trade, but we need to keep some vets around as well, to usher in the next “generation”, so to speak. Weegs has always seemed like he wants to be here, so maybe he fits the bill.

[Roko]

Only way Weegar goes is for a blue chip 1C prospect.

[Iggy_12]

Originally Posted by Roko

Hate to say it but Dreger was right about Vegas wasn’t he? I’m not a huge fan of his but I feel like he called it. So maybe he has earned some trust on this one

Edit: Colorado doesn’t have much for us though… so I’d rather someone else but trusting Kadri is gone

Originally Posted by YyjFlames

Dreger knows we’re an easy fanbase to troll.

Dreger is a second cousin of Dave Nonis - you would think hed be fairly connected to the flames

[Leeman4Gilmour]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Coleman can stop the Flames from trading him if he really wants too

I don't think so. Coleman has a 10 team trade list. Once the Flames ask for and receive that, Coleman's influence is more or less gone. He has a year left after this so pulling a "I'm not going to re-sign with team x" has less effect. Which, based on recent history, is why a lot of folks feel this is the year to trade him.

[DJones]

I've really liked how Bahl is developing but I do not think its good for anyone to have him be our #1 defense.

At some point you need to developed the young guys appropriately. We need Weegar to keep everyone where they should be.

[memphusk]

Weegar is keeping everyone where they should be, on the ice instead of him. He's having a rough season.

[Royle9]

At this point Craig should have a 4 Sale sign stapled to the roster sheet and be listening to all offers.

Doesn't mean you have to trade anyone else, but with how many teams are circling the Flames to see what other business they may want to get done, I'd argue everyone should be available for the right price.

[Harry Lime]

I wouldn't worry about replacing kadri at center. Some players thrive off of minutes, and you don't know until they are given them. Is zary a perennial all star in waiting? Who knows. A rebuilding team can find out though. Risk aversion suspended!

[Spurly]

It’s fine to trade some of these guys, but we can’t trade all of them for futures some have to come back with players or cap dumps. To stay above the floor.

[Major Major]

Does anyone know the true mechanics of the no trade list? The way people talk about it doesn't make any sense to me.

It makes no sense that a team should have to ask for this list or that the list should change at the whim of the player. It would make much more sense that everyone who has a clause submits their list at a certain time of year such as July 1 and then that list is good for the year and they can change it the next year.

Why should a team need to ask? That just sets off all these alarm bells, makes things awkward and lets the agent do some digging to try to get them more leverage as to where they go. And then what, can they just keep changing it? Would be a dumb system.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Major Major

Does anyone know the true mechanics of the no trade list? The way people talk about it doesn't make any sense to me.

It makes no sense that a team should have to ask for this list or that the list should change at the whim of the player. It would make much more sense that everyone who has a clause submits their list at a certain time of year such as July 1 and then that list is good for the year and they can change it the next year.

Why should a team need to ask? That just sets off all these alarm bells, makes things awkward and lets the agent do some digging to try to get them more leverage as to where they go. And then what, can they just keep changing it? Would be a dumb system.

It depends on how the No trade list is negotiated and written into the contract.

The most common mechanism in the NHL for no trade lists is that a player submits a list on July 1st that is good for the entire season.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Players can negotiate they only have to give a no trade list within 24 hours of the team requesting it and the list is only good for 2 weeks, for example.

It is really a matter if the player has the leverage to ask for a more fluid NTC and if the signing GM is willing to give the player one.

[Leeman4Gilmour]

Originally Posted by Spurly

It’s fine to trade some of these guys, but we can’t trade all of them for futures some have to come back with players or cap dumps. To stay above the floor.

I was curious about how much the Flames have to monitor this. Ended up seeing something unusual. If the season ended today and the Flames didn't sign any of their pending UFA's or RFA's, they would still start the season with 24 roster players (one too many) with a salary of $86,296,666. The floor next year is $76,900,000. They can trade away just under $10MM and reach the floor. The unusual part is potentially having more roster players than spots to start the next year.

[Spurly]

Originally Posted by Major Major

Does anyone know the true mechanics of the no trade list? The way people talk about it doesn't make any sense to me.

It makes no sense that a team should have to ask for this list or that the list should change at the whim of the player. It would make much more sense that everyone who has a clause submits their list at a certain time of year such as July 1 and then that list is good for the year and they can change it the next year.

Why should a team need to ask? That just sets off all these alarm bells, makes things awkward and lets the agent do some digging to try to get them more leverage as to where they go. And then what, can they just keep changing it? Would be a dumb system.

In the case of Raz. He had a list of teams he would not go to, which had been turned in. The team could still ask, if he would waive that list for any of those teams. He has right of refusal. In his case he was a UFA. which means he could sign with any team on July 1st, and have a bidding war. However he cannot deny a trade to a team not on his list. But he cannot deny fefuse to re sign with a team which brings his trade value down. If he agrees to sign with the new team, it brings his trade value up. He is not holding anybody hostage ,only exorcising his right under the league aggreement. Hope this makes sense.

[Spurly]

Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour

I was curious about how much the Flames have to monitor this. Ended up seeing something unusual. If the season ended today and the Flames didn't sign any of their pending UFA's or RFA's, they would still start the season with 24 roster players (one too many) with a salary of $86,296,666. The floor next year is $76,900,000. They can trade away just under $10MM and reach the floor. The unusual part is potentially having more roster players than spots to start the next year.

Correct, which is why you have to have a couple bloated contracts, or cap dumps, to make things balance.

[Monahammer]

Huby (untradeable) + Wolf (keeper) + Coronato (probably a keeper but IMO if we can use him + D to get a C that should be looked at) + Bahl (definite keeper)+ Backlund (retiring here)= 33.1 mil, 43% of the floor in 5 players.

I don't think we are going to have a real challenge making the floor until Huberdeau is gone. At which point I hope it is not our concern at all anymore.