2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Toonage]

Yeah here is where a guy might be blocking young players trying to crack the lineup. He's a 4L guy, great in the room I assume and the fans love hm but no need for an extension just so he can sit for the year or two he's signed for beyond this.

Not all the kids are going to crack the top 6 or 9. Some will need to play on the 4L.

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Lomberg is a great locker room guy but this shouldn't be a priority.

Ideally he's the 13th forward already this year. When I look at the 4th line right now and I see

Lomberg - Pospisil - Klapka

Or

Honzek - Pospisil - Klapka

I know what one I prefer. This team needs to get younger and open up spots for all the young wingers in the pipeline. If Lomberg is happy to be 13th forward then sure, but I really don't think he should be playing all 82 for this org.

With Backlund and maybe Lomberg now, I see Coleman getting signed next summer too. I don't mind keeping these guys at a discount to fill in the bottom 6, but we need to upgrade the top 6 and sometimes you need young players to start on the bottom 6 and work their way up.

For me Klapka starting on the 4th line is disappointing. He is past the point of working his way up. We need to give him a crack now.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Oh, I'm sorry, 69. That one point difference is huge! Last season Kaprisov hit 56 points. He has never played a full 82 games, he did manage 81 when he hit 106 points a couple years ago .every other year he has missed significant time due to injury. That isn't a guy I am paying $16M+ a year to.

Last year pro-rated to 82 games:
Kaprizov 50G, 102P; Playoffs: 68G, 112P; Dom's market value: $14.9M.
Svechnikov 23G, 55P; Playoffs: 44G, 66P; Dom's market value: $4.5M*

*It seems a bit low but it's due to poor defensive metrics, and not generating enough of his own offense.

Scoring pace over the last 3 seasons:
Kaprizov 50G, 102P; Playoffs: 41G, 68P
Svechnikov 26G, 65P; Playoffs: 32G, 73P

Career scoring pace:
Kaprizov 48G, 99P; Playoffs: 49G, 69P
Svechnikov 26G, 62P; Playoffs: 23G, 60P

Kaprizov is the much better player in the regular season. When healthy you can bank on 50G, and 100P. The production is a bit more similar in the playoffs. That's because all of MIN's offense goes through Kaprizov. He had 2 series where he put up 8 and 9 points in 6 games, and 2 where he wasn't nearly as effective, putting up 1 and 3 points in 6 and 7 games respectively.

[PepsiFree]

Funny that people didn’t seem to mind signing Kirkland but are complaining about Lomberg.

He’s a good role player and will likely sign on a very cheap, moveable contract. This is not a player that is going to block anyone or otherwise impact the ability of young players to make it, so people can relax on that point. If Lomberg is the reason you can’t make the Flames then you have much bigger issues.

[PepsiFree]

I’m also not sure what the sudden obsession over signing guys “too early” is. What does that even mean? We know what guys like Backlund or Lomberg bring just the same as we know what Wolf brings. Why is one somehow not too early and the others are?

[Vinny01]

I read Lebruns article and Matt Grzelcyk took a PTO in Chicago after having a 40pt season last year. Surprised he couldn’t get a deal

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

I'm hearing talks with Lomberg on an extension is in the works, Not sure I see a raise but he's a valuable piece for this team IMO.

Yeesh i hope not. For the first time it makes me wonder what conroy is doing. Are we offering coleman an extension soon as well?

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Funny that people didn’t seem to mind signing Kirkland but are complaining about Lomberg.

He’s a good role player and will likely sign on a very cheap, moveable contract. This is not a player that is going to block anyone or otherwise impact the ability of young players to make it, so people can relax on that point. If Lomberg is the reason you can’t make the Flames then you have much bigger issues.

A - Kirkland makes less than a mil. Send him down the contract doesn't count against the cap. Lomberg is not going from $2M to $900k

B - Lomberg is signed for this year, if Kirkland signed a 3-year deal and got a deal for more than $1M people probably would have concerns.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Fan69

Yeesh i hope not. For the first time it makes me wonder what conroy is doing. Are we offering coleman an extension soon as well?

Lombo brings a energy that the flames sorely missed. He's not preventing any of the rookies from making the next step.

[indes]

Originally Posted by Macho0978

With Backlund and maybe Lomberg now, I see Coleman getting signed next summer too. I don't mind keeping these guys at a discount to fill in the bottom 6, but we need to upgrade the top 6 and sometimes you need young players to start on the bottom 6 and work their way up.

For me Klapka starting on the 4th line is disappointing. He is past the point of working his way up. We need to give him a crack now.

I'm on the opposite of the spectrum, we need the bottom 6 to be a place to ease our young players into the line up. I don't think we're in a position to let 4/6 of those spots be eaten up by vets who won't be sent down with retirement contracts. Backlund, Lombo, Coleman and 1 of Frost/Farabee/Sharky eats up those spots and probably all 3 of the 3rd line. We have too many prospects to be graduating 1 at a time imo. I don't think we need any more than 2 30+ in the bottom 6 to help out, that could be Frost or Farabee on the 3rd line and Backlund on the 4th. There's no reason to keep Coleman around anymore as he's just taking a spot and won't be a huge contributor by the time we're contending.

Huberdeau - Kadri - Coronato
Zary - Frost - Sharky
Coleman - Backlund - Farabee
Lombo - Pospisil - Klapka

We already have too many middle 6 players as I would like to Honzek in the lineup, I would like to see Klapka and Pospisil up the line up, I would like to see King or Kerins get a shot in that 4C spot...We just have too many 3rd line players and should be offloading instead of keeping them around.

[FanSince'01]

Yeah I personally don't get why people would be upset with extending Lombo for a couple more years. I would argue that he's not one of the players who would be standing in the way of NHL playing time for any of our kids that are close to ready to make the jump. Yes, some will have to start on the 4th line, but the ones who do generally aren't playing all 82 games on the 4th line right away after making the jump.

Dude is essentially the perfect 12th/13th player for any team: cup winner, plays a high energy game well suited to the 4th line, is a great personality to have in the room with tons of positive energy, and he can easily sit a bunch of games in a row in the press box without issue. And when he does draw back in, you know exactly what you're getting from him.

If both the team and player want to make it work, I see no problem with it.

[howard_the_duck]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

I'm hearing talks with Lomberg on an extension is in the works, Not sure I see a raise but he's a valuable piece for this team IMO.

I’m good with it. This shouldn’t be a cap team for a few years. I’m 100% down with keeping the Lomberg’s and Backlund’s around to build and reinforce culture.

I think it affords Conroy the ability to move other tradable assets like Anderson and eventually Kadri with these character guys like Lomberg as culture mainstays.

[The Fonz]

Lomberg seems like an important off-ice piece - one of those players who is an asset in teaching the younger pros how to properly train and prepare for games.

This is pure speculation based on the way he consistently comes across in interviews, and his fitness level year after year. Being that it was a tougher road for him to make the NHL, likely gives him a better perspective on things too.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Toonage

Yeah here is where a guy might be blocking young players trying to crack the lineup. He's a 4L guy, great in the room I assume and the fans love hm but no need for an extension just so he can sit for the year or two he's signed for beyond this.

Not all the kids are going to crack the top 6 or 9. Some will need to play on the 4L.

Originally Posted by Macho0978

A - Kirkland makes less than a mil. Send him down the contract doesn't count against the cap. Lomberg is not going from $2M to $900k

B - Lomberg is signed for this year, if Kirkland signed a 3-year deal and got a deal for more than $1M people probably would have concerns.

We’re not a cap team and the chances of us being one in the next 3 years is extremely low, so neither of those points are particularly relevant.

A two year extension would be just fine.

[Funkhouser]

With Backlund and Lomberg (maybe) signed, and Huberdeau unmovable...I fully expect Coleman to get moved in the next 12 months.

We need to open spots on the wing ASAP and Coleman would be a great deadline addition to many contenders.
I hope the Flames sell him no matter where we are in the standings.

[gvitaly]

I don't mind Lomberg, but the logjam upfront needs to be addressed. In an ideal world the Flames could move 2 out of Coleman, Sharangovich, and Farabee for a decent return.

As things currently stand I don't see a spot opening up in the top 9 for the next 2 seasons. If the Flames bring back Lomberg, then the 4th line is full as well. With Honzek, Suniev Kerins, and Stromgren needing a look as soon as this season, Lomberg will need to transition to a healthy scratch rather quickly.

[Badgers Nose]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

I don't mind Lomberg, but the logjam upfront needs to be addressed. In an ideal world the Flames could move 2 out of Coleman, Sharangovich, and Farabee for a decent return.

As things currently stand I don't see a spot opening up in the top 9 for the next 2 seasons. If the Flames bring back Lomberg, then the 4th line is full as well. With Honzek, Suniev Kerins, and Stromgren needing a look as soon as this season, Lomberg will need to transition to a healthy scratch rather quickly.

Coleman maybe gets you a good return. The other two are buy low candidates.

[dammage79]

Flames will likely have this year locked down for FW spots with what they have. Meaning the Gridin and Suniev guys will get a cup of coffee throughout the season but probably won't be up full time. Maybe the Flames make room at the deadline for all these wingers on the cusp, or be patient. Who knows.

I do think Honzek makes the team and will be permanent this year. It's his time.

[Icon]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Flames will likely have this year locked down for FW spots with what they have. Meaning the Gridin and Suniev guys will get a cup of coffee throughout the season but probably won't be up full time. Maybe the Flames make room at the deadline for all these wingers on the cusp, or be patient. Who knows.

I do think Honzek makes the team and will be permanent this year. It's his time.

Yeah I think we see this for opening lineup of forwards:

Huberdeau - Kadri - Coronato
Zary - Frost - Sharangovich
Honzek - Backlund - Coleman
Lomberg - Pospisil - Farabee

Klapka & Kirkland on popcorn duty or one plays instead of Lombo.

[Macho0978]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

I don't mind Lomberg, but the logjam upfront needs to be addressed. In an ideal world the Flames could move 2 out of Coleman, Sharangovich, and Farabee for a decent return.

As things currently stand I don't see a spot opening up in the top 9 for the next 2 seasons. If the Flames bring back Lomberg, then the 4th line is full as well. With Honzek, Suniev Kerins, and Stromgren needing a look as soon as this season, Lomberg will need to transition to a healthy scratch rather quickly.

I agree. The Flames have 23 players on the roster and that does not include Honzek. Nothing that Lomberg is going to do this season puts the Flames are risk of losing him. If he wants to stay and the Flames want to keep him, the deal can be done at the deadline or after the season is over. Right now is just not needed as things can evolve based on who plays well this year and who makes the team out of camp