2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Oh hell yeah, deciphering gifs time!!

[AustinL_NHL]

I feel like sec doesn't get *this* active unless something is close/coming in the next week-ish

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Everyone is welcome to have their opinion. Some people have valid points that we will never rebuild, and they might get mad that some of us bring it up.

My opinion is as a fan, you should want your team to be held to a high standard. I'm not going to pretend everything is great with the team direction if I see a path to improve it.

We have always done the same thing, and ownership mindset has been since the 2004 season that you can sneak in and who knows what happens after that. While this is true, and teams do catch fire from time to time (like Montreal when they went on a run, or St Louis), this is not a path for sustained success.

We all want the same thing, for them to win. I think the only way we will win a cup is if we commit more to a rebuild. Some people think retooling on the fly could work, I don't see a lot of examples of that working without having elite players. But I can see the other side of the argument.

We can technically have less success as an organization if we turn into Buffalo. There is always the possibility a rebuild does not work.

I don’t want to confuse your argument with real facts but the Flames have now completed the third consecutive offseason where they did not sign a single UFA to a contract that was above the league average salary. The Flames over the previous 19 years before the Conroy era had never even had two consecutive years where they never signed a UFA above the average salary.

One has to ask themselves, why did they make this fundamental change moving completely away from signing high priced unrestricted free agents if nothing has changed at all under the current regime?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

I think he meant snore as in there are no trades happening. I really don't think Scorpion is one to get into a fight with other users.

I guess. It seemed pretty directed coming right after my post with tine in between. But I suppose it may have been more general.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Feed the fire, baby!!

[Sandman]

Yeah, he was referring to something else, but his post just happened to fall in sequence after yours…

[TheScorpion]

Maybe if anything ever happens again I'll stop snoring. Sorry for the confusion.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

2013 when they got Barkov and picked 1 overall the season after for Ekblad.

And you'd be wrong to say that's the start when they picked Huberdeau and Gudbranson 3rd OV in both 2010 and 2011 (and had 9 picks in the first 2 rounds in those seasons)

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

The Sharks I believe will be a contender within 4 years from now. Maybe 3. They have the forwards and goalie, and need a dman.

I would tell Kadri we are trading you as things have changed and unfortunately we are not a contender like you signed up for. What teams would you consider.

And then trade Kadri, Coleman, Backlund. Get the tank rolling. I'd also see if anyone would take Huberdeau if we retained.

They actually need a number of dmen. They have Dickson and a bunch of older poor dmen.

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by Sec214

This one is easy: Larry Robinson coming out of retirement. Left hand shot fills a need.

[robertsfanatic]

Originally Posted by Groot

It's team support the Flames and understand that nothing fans say on a forum has an impact on team direction, so beating the same drum over and over and over about sell all vets and tank is tiresome and becomes annoying.

the bolded part says it all...

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

Asking players to waive their NMC is not uncommon, so I'm not sure why the Flames would be penalized for this more than any other team. Is it ideal? No, but it's always a two-way street. Kadri signed a 7-year deal with not a ton in the cupboard and some expiring deals upcoming in the organization.

If over the course of a few years a team's trajectory changes, I don't see why that should impact teams' abilities to make moves that reflect that change.

Not saying you can't do it.

Am suggesting the answer wasn't "shut up"

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

They actually need a number of dmen. They have Dickson and a bunch of older poor dmen.

And the goalie they are counting on played 13 games for them and was sub .900 in them. Probably will be good, but it’s still not for sure that they are set there.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Niemo

Sorry, its team bottom out vs team try to sneak in and surprise - because this can be the year.

I think it's team On/Off switch vs team dimmer switch!

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Sec214

So if Conroy is always a monkey, that makes me wonder if George Costanza is Jim Nill.

[ICRed]

Its a good day for a big hockey trade

[Rhett44]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

They actually need a number of dmen. They have Dickson and a bunch of older poor dmen.

I meant just for building a contender. You need an elite defender so if they draft one, you can build around them.

They obviously need to add a bunch of secondary pieces, but these are much easier to find than the elite centers and dmen.

[Toonage]

Until I see Leslie's eyeballs, nothing is happening.

[Robbob]

As much I as want something to happen the last couple gifs have me thinking any momentum with trades have been put out. GMs going back to holiday mode.

[5abi]

Been offwire for a week anything substantial?