2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Pickle Juice]

Originally Posted by Funkhouser

Most star UFAs never make it to UFA as they re-sign with their team prior.
I think the only way for us to get Makar is via trade. And the only asset that could be interesting for them in losing Makar, would be Parekh.

Parekh's ceiling is unknown, he has the potential (albeit unlikely) to be at the same level as a Karlsson. Makar will remain elite for another 8 years.

I would make that trade any day for the sure think in Makar.
I can't imagine the AVS would though, unless their hand was forced by Makar.

I believe that Makar signs with Colorado similar to the McDavid contract. Short term and team friendly. I believe he will come home at some point but I can't see him here yet. Hopefully by that point in time the team is competitive in the new barn and ready to take the final steps to put them in contention mode.

[Calgary Highlander]

You have to put together the Hughes package for Makar

Parekh + Reschny + Basha + 1st Round Pick

I think I'd do that.

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander

You have to put together the Hughes package for Makar

Parekh + Reschny + Basha + 1st Round Pick

I think I'd do that.

Gut our future to end up being a bubble playoff team? Horrible idea

[Calgary Highlander]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

Gut our future to end up being a bubble playoff team? Horrible idea

It depends where we are in a year's time. It's a lot of "what ifs".

What if we draft McKenna/Stenberg/Verhoeff this year?
What if we draft Joseph/Dupont next year?
What if Potter is trending to be a similar impact center as Reschny (they were neck and neck before Potter went down)?
What if Wyttenbach is trending to be a better impact winger than Basha (already is)?
What other top-70 picks do we draft in 2026 (we'll have atleast 4)?

Have to give up quantity for quality at some point, especially if you have similar guys in the system that can replace the guys you give up.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

I'm not saying I completely agree, but he is kinda a high ceiling low floor guy if he doesn't improve his defending.

Quinn Hughes was terrible defensively for years but figured it out. So will Parekh.

[Shazam]

Sign Makar and McDavid.

[Calgary4LIfe]

Parekh was working with Edwards on stuffing zone entries in his last year in junior, and he is already very good at that at the NHL level in such a short time. Defence is something that I am no longer worried about when it comes to Parekh.


The only issue I worry about when it comes to Parekh is on-ice awareness of getting hit. That's it. If he just gets more awareness in that one area, then I believe he will end up becoming a #1 top-end offensive defencemen that you can trust in any situation and that you can have out in the last minute of a game whether you are down a goal and trying to tie it up, or you are up by a goal and want to defend and maybe get the empty netter.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander

You have to put together the Hughes package for Makar

Parekh + Reschny + Basha + 1st Round Pick

I think I'd do that.

The flames aren’t in the same position as the wild though, Billy Guerin is pushing all in with that Hughes trade because the roster is at that point and he could justify it the cost; as much as I love Makar that price would be detrimental to the current direction of the flames and would stunt the rebuild; it would also likely extend Colorados. Makar will be a UFA signing or not at all IMO, no way Conroy guts what he’s built for one player even if it’s a guy like Makar.

[MacDaddy77]

You wait it out for Makar as a free agent or nothing. You either know he’ll look to come to Calgary or not You don’t trade a bunch of young assets for him.

Offer him top FA term and money and the C for the flames

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by MacDaddy77

You wait it out for Makar as a free agent or nothing. You either know he’ll look to come to Calgary or not You don’t trade a bunch of young assets for him.

Offer him top FA term and money and the C for the flames

I could see a sign & trade before July 1 2027, but after the conclusion of the season with a premium value (not dissimilar to Tkachuk’s value, maybe not quite as high) just because of the caliber of player.

To Colorado: VGK’s 2027 1st, Prospect, Player
To Calgary: Makar signed to a 7 year, $140M contract

Makar feels like he’s done well by Colorado, Colorado extracts value “as their own rental” rather than trading him in-season while also doing-right by Makar in sending him where he wants, Flames pay a good price and bring a new hometown hero into the C of Red.

…would be a lovely sports story.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander

You have to put together the Hughes package for Makar

Parekh + Reschny + Basha + 1st Round Pick

I think I'd do that.

The most I would pay for Makar is what Vegas paid for Marner. If he really, truly wants to be in Calgary and on the Flames then wait for him to walk to UFA and make it happen.

Mortgaging the future to bring him in while the roster is as big of a mess as it is right now is insane.

If winning another cup while on the Avs helps him decide to come to Calgary then I am happy to cheer for the Avs for the next couple of seasons as a roundabout way of cheering for the Flames.

[Roof-Daddy]

Oh my goodness. The Flames are rebuilding. You don't sewer that by trading a bunch of futures for a 28 year old, even if it is Cale Makar. If he ends up a Flame as a UFA that's a bonus.

[Shazam]

Signing him as a UFA is really the only thing that makes sense.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Oh my goodness. The Flames are rebuilding. You don't sewer that by trading a bunch of futures for a 28 year old, even if it is Cale Makar. If he ends up a Flame as a UFA that's a bonus.

If you have, hypothetically:

Joseph
McKenna
Parekh
Wolf
Reschny
Potter
Wyettenbach
Gridin
Mews
Bruzstewicz
Bahl

+ more prospect depth

I think the team would be more than happy to send the type of package I posted if it meant securing Makar for 7 years.

We’re talking about a Top-2 defenceman in the league, and a guy who is on track to be one of the best ever.

[Shazam]

To me, that's still a pretty incomplete roster.

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

Quinn Hughes was terrible defensively for years but figured it out. So will Parekh.

This just isn't true, I don't know why people keep saying this. Hughes was pretty decent his rookie season, the normal rookie blunders but paired with Tanev Hughes looked polished in his own end. 100% had a sophmore slump in season two, really struggled in his own end and Travis Hamonic and Tyler Myers more, those guys suck. After that he got better and continued to improve.

He was terrible for one year, his second.

[Shazam]

Ah Hamonic. What a deal.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

If you have, hypothetically:

Joseph
McKenna
Parekh
Wolf
Reschny
Potter
Wyettenbach
Gridin
Mews
Bruzstewicz
Bahl

+ more prospect depth

I think the team would be more than happy to send the type of package I posted if it meant securing Makar for 7 years.

We’re talking about a Top-2 defenceman in the league, and a guy who is on track to be one of the best ever.

Would said team be a cup contender with Makar on the roster? I'm not sure, especially with the amount of injuries our top prospects seem to get this year. That said you could make a trade for 8 years of the best D-men in the game you do it, regardless of cost.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

Would said team be a cup contender with Makar on the roster? I'm not sure, especially with the amount of injuries our top prospects seem to get this year. That said you could make a trade for 8 years of the best D-men in the game you do it, regardless of cost.

…what are your expectations for what the opposite side of a rebuild looks like? To me what I posted is like absolute best case scenario.

Joseph -> 1C
McKenna -> 1LW
Parekh -> Top pair D
Reschny -> 2 C

Everyone else top-six/top-4
High end goalie.

…what the heck else are we looking for that we’d sacrifice Makar at the expense of the package I posted?

I’m absolutely perplexed by the opposition to the idea.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

…what are your expectations for what the opposite side of a rebuild looks like? To me what I posted is like absolute best case scenario.

Joseph -> 1C
McKenna -> 1LW
Parekh -> Top pair D
Reschny -> 2 C

Everyone else top-six/top-4
High end goalie.

…what the heck else are we looking for that we’d sacrifice Makar at the expense of the package I posted?

I’m absolutely perplexed by the opposition to the idea.

Why get something for free when you can pay for it. Am I right?