2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

Allowing me to dream… and in response to me lol say Vegas does fall on their face and lottos and we also land a top 5 pick ourselves… who would you dream of drafting with those two top 5 picks.

Stenberg was ridiculous in the gold medal game… his skating and pass on the 3-0 goal was filthy… to add him and then have McKenna ‘fall’ to us with the Vegas pick would be sweet glory from the hockey gods and I’m dreaming of this scenario dammit. lol. This is fun!

Picking twice in the top 5 and not selecting a center would be bonkers.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Picking twice in the top 5 and not selecting a center would be bonkers.

The smart play would be Lawrence obviously, really excited to see him play in NCAA to finish out too, but man those two wingers have tantalizingly skill sets; especially Stenberg… just unreal ability.

[Knut]

All of this will be for the Flames to announce the signing of Egor Zamula

[Khel]

Dammit Connie, I've got work to do. Get a move on!

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I'm not big on Poitras at all.

Thing is premier center prospects rarely get moved, so you're trying to take some risks to find one.

12 months ago Poitras would have been deemed untouchable, so you're buying low.

He was seen as the next Bergeron in 2023-2024 when he put up 15 points in 33 games as a 19 year old and then missed the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.

Then he was up and down in 24-25. had 11 points in 33 games in the NHL, and was a point per game as an AHL rookie with 41 points in 40 games.

And now his stock has fallen due to a poor training camp and now a poor AHL season.

To me he feels like a great "buy low" target.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by JonDuke

I still think Ras and Brz are both heading to LA.

Why Brz?

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Why Brz?

Because Brzustewicz is too hard to spell.

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Why Brz?

Puts the brothers together

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

Allowing me to dream… and in response to me lol say Vegas does fall on their face and lottos and we also land a top 5 pick ourselves… who would you dream of drafting with those two top 5 picks.

Stenberg was ridiculous in the gold medal game… his skating and pass on the 3-0 goal was filthy… to add him and then have McKenna ‘fall’ to us with the Vegas pick would be sweet glory from the hockey gods and I’m dreaming of this scenario dammit. lol. This is fun!

I'd be happy enough with picking Stenberg with our own pick, then adding his buddy Viggo (even if we have to trade up). They had great chemistry at the WJC.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Stick this in a notes file on your phone.

You may need to post this every 30 days on repeat going forward.

But this is the problem. ME trusts his "hockey operations" team, the leader of whom in an org chart is ####ing Maloney.

Maloney should be taken to a nice farm in the mountains and allowed to run free with unlimited dog treats.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by JonDuke

Puts the brothers together

LA does not need that much RD depth.

Doughty
Andersson
Ceci
Clarke
Brzustewicz
Brzustewicz
Dvorak

Even with Doughty heading out to pasture that is 6 guys for 3 spots.

Also, LA is one of the few teams we know Andersson has actually turned down either because he doesn't like the trajectory of the organization, they lowballed him on the extension, or he doesn't want to be in that city.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by howard_the_duck

I've never thought ME was involved on in-season transactions. Just the larger strategic direction at the outset, and that direction would limit the GM from operating in a way that doesn't remain competitive and try to make the playoffs.

Doesn't seem to be the case if he's agreed to set asking prices for key veterans well before Xmas.

[Circa89]

SEC214 , if a trade ever does happen and it plays out exactly as expected, do you ever go back and reveal what the Gifs actually meant? that would be fun in hindsight. We could then analyse your gifs like a predictive learning model and actually learn your thought process and play along next trade.

[Bert]

Well I love how it just took Sec to post a gif to get this thread back on track with actual discussion about trade proposals and discussion.

Much appreciated

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

But this is the problem. ME trusts his "hockey operations" team, the leader of whom in an org chart is ####ing Maloney.

Maloney should be taken to a nice farm in the mountains and allowed to run free with unlimited dog treats.

With the change in how the team is run under Conroy vs Treliving (Maloney was here then too), I'm not so sure he's the leader as much as a senior sounding board.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Royle9

I can second this, I've heard of no handcuffing either.
Craig's set the price, ownership are aware of the price and good with it as well.
Should the price need to shift, I'm sure the two would chat, but Craig has full authority to do as he feels is best for the franchise.

This aligns with my understanding of Murray Edwards as well. Good to get another agreed upon fact on the message board, Murray does not interfere with the hockey operations.

[Flames Fan, Ph.D.]

Originally Posted by Circa89

SEC214 , if a trade ever does happen and it plays out exactly as expected, do you ever go back and reveal what the Gifs actually meant? that would be fun in hindsight. We could then analyse your gifs like a predictive learning model and actually learn your thought process and play along next trade.

Does a magician explain his tricks after the show?

[Bonded]

I think the shift on Kadri and Coleman will come from their side. If the team goes back to the dumper then moving looks a lot more attractive

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.

Does a magician explain his tricks after the show?

More like the Sixth Sense ending.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

But this is the problem. ME trusts his "hockey operations" team, the leader of whom in an org chart is ####ing Maloney.

Maloney should be taken to a nice farm in the mountains and allowed to run free with unlimited dog treats.

I know POHO is always technically above GM but in a lot of orgs that person doesn't seem to wield much power. Often they are just guys who the team doesn't want to be GM but don't kick to the curb. Or just advisors.

Edit: Pretty sure Burke as POHO didn't control Feaster and actually disagreed with many of those moves.