2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Kadri was along for the ride when this team was playing great and got to NHL .500 and close to a WC spot at end of December.

If the excuse is that he was lacking motivation during that time, it doesn't really track.

Kadri was playing well for much of that run...from November to Christmas he was on fire. Its not an excuse its just a guess from me, they played that well and still were out of a spot giving up games. I think he goes on a massive heater if he is traded, you can disagree.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Ummm....No?

It's very far fetched and I pretty much said that.

But the more valid part of the discussion is trying to figure out what's going on with Kadri.

The same thing that's always gone on with him. If the team is in it, he's fighting. If they're out, he's dogging it.

I don't mean disrespect, but that's hyper-analyzing the situation.

[PepsiFree]

It’s just Kadri, he goes cold sometimes.

4 in 15
2 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 13 (with Colorado)

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Yeah, no. SuperMatt posts some thoughtful stuff and never insults anyone. He doesn't need a break.

This was kind of condescending considering he posted it as an interesting coincidence. Kadri has fallen off a cliff.

Negative views, take a break from the team!!!

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

The same thing that's always gone on with him. If the team is in it, he's fighting. If they're out, he's dogging it.

I don't mean disrespect, but that's hyper-analyzing the situation.

100% that's how Kadri is but the Timing is still weird considering it started when the team was back in the fight and had clawed back into the race.

You would have expected him to ramp up his game after they got back to .500 on Jan 1

Like I said probably just weird coincidence but the timing was interesting.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

It’s just Kadri, he goes cold sometimes.

4 in 15
2 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 13 (with Colorado)

Fair enough. If Kadri played at his peak consistently, he'd be an A list guy.

[Strange Brew]

Every NHLer is inconsistent looking purely at points. Kadri has gone through stretches with the Flames where he looks utterly disinterested.

Other times he has carried the team on his back.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

100% that's how Kadri is but the Timing is still weird considering it started when the team was back in the fight and had clawed back into the race.

You would have expected him to ramp up his game after they got back to .500 on Jan 1

I think the whole team was on a bit of a heater, especially offensively, and Kadri fed off that and was motivated by it. One thing I have often noticed is that teams that are hot just before Christmas tend to cool off after the break, and teams that are stone cold before Christmas sometimes play better after. I think in both cases, the holidays, and the time away from the routine at the rink, help to break the pattern, and when the team gets back to work, it has to find its own natural level again. For that and other reasons, it's hard to sustain that kind of intensity for very long.

(The CBA-mandated break in each season seemed to have a similar effect; which is why so many fans and players hated it. You get in a groove, and then have to stop and twiddle your thumbs and start over from a standstill. Only with that break, each team gets it at a different time and comes back cold when their opponents have been playing all along.)

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by Jetfire

Ooh, Steinberg getting distracted during his show as he received a few texts from some of his connections saying things continue to move along in regards to a trade. He says don't expect anything tonight, but progress is being made. He has said more than once including just a few seconds ago during the call in show that a move isn't too far away.

Not Toronto related.

[ComixZone]

Oh, I’m excited to see what breaks tomorrow.

[getoverit]

Maximum value????…. Home run for flames pretty pleaseeeeeeeee

Originally Posted by Sec214

Not Toronto related.

[SuperMatt18]

That gif just still makes me happy

Man I wish they could have finished off that run.

[AC]

Homerun? #### yeah.

[SuperMatt18]

Remember that wasn't just a home run folks... that was a Grand Slam, against the Yankees, in the playoffs.

[dammage79]

I want this to be Danielson in the worst way.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I think the whole team was on a bit of a heater, especially offensively, and Kadri fed off that and was motivated by it. One thing I have often noticed is that teams that are hot just before Christmas tend to cool off after the break, and teams that are stone cold before Christmas sometimes play better after. I think in both cases, the holidays, and the time away from the routine at the rink, help to break the pattern, and when the team gets back to work, it has to find its own natural level again. For that and other reasons, it's hard to sustain that kind of intensity for very long.

(The CBA-mandated break in each season seemed to have a similar effect; which is why so many fans and players hated it. You get in a groove, and then have to stop and twiddle your thumbs and start over from a standstill. Only with that break, each team gets it at a different time and comes back cold when their opponents have been playing all along.)

You hear it all the time with hot and cold players. Fans read it as wavering levels of interest or heart or whatever, but it’s often just a timing thing.

It’s like the idea of a “flow state.” When the timing is on, the game slows down, guys get loose, confidence goes up, and things just seem to go in for them.

When the timing is off, there’s no rhythm to the game, guys tighten up, confidence goes down, and even easy plays feel difficult.

Probably similar to why a guy like Parekh can seem like he’s struggling to even see a play in the NHL but go to a top international tournament and set records. That talent is there, the effort is there, but if you can’t find the right timing you’re kind of hooped until it clicks back into place.

[Hoop27]

Pat knocked it out of the park?

Originally Posted by Sec214

Not Toronto related.

[AC]

[McG]

The bat toss says *chef’s kiss*.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Well now I’m excited