2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

One day after the team trades their #1 dman for a first round draft pick we are back to a tanking debate. Good Lord.

“This team needs to pick a direction!!!”

[The EBUG's EBUG]

Originally Posted by All In Good Time

“This team needs to pick a direction!!!”

Haha ok for the record I don't think anyone's suggesting they haven't, or at least they shouldn't be suggesting that.

Just that they have picked this direction, so fully lean into that. Whitecloud is a nice asset, don't let his value diminish by waiting a couple years when the market might be worse and he's a little older. Maximize it while you can.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by The EBUG's EBUG

Just that they have picked this direction, so fully lean into that. Whitecloud is a nice asset, don't let his value diminish by waiting a couple years when the market might be worse and he's a little older. Maximize it while you can.

I would like to see that myself. It will probably take until after the Olympic break to auction him off for a good offer, though. And if instead they keep him and get good value by trading off a different vet defenceman, I won't be disappointed.

[The EBUG's EBUG]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I would like to see that myself. It will probably take until after the Olympic break to auction him off for a good offer, though. And if instead they keep him and get good value by trading off a different vet defenceman, I won't be disappointed.

Valid, it'll be interesting to see how much movement comes league wide right after the Olympics, like if the GMs are all just grinding over the break and then as soon as the freeze is over you see a big wave of deals.

[Nelson]

Zach Whitecloud played 8:38 in the 1st period of tonight’s game. Pump and dump?

[Southside]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

I want a five-man unit of Zellers, Sears, Woodward, Bay, and Eaton.

Sign ALL the defunct department stores!

We already have Costco

[The EBUG's EBUG]

Originally Posted by Nelson

Zach Whitecloud played 8:38 in the 1st period of tonight’s game. Pump and dump?

Love it. Gimme the defensive D man equivalent of Kuzmenko's 40 goal pace post trade from the Canucks.

9 games of 24 mins a night and then get ready to learn Texan buddy.

[dammage79]

"we're open" - Craig Conroy

"It's actually gotten busier since we made the trade so..." -Craig Conroy

He beat the old cliche drum though of "we aren't going to make a move just to make a move".

[JurassicTunga12]

Conroy on SN says he is open to anything, not just the guys that have been talked about (Coleman, Kadri)

and says it seems things have picked up after the Ras trade. More calls coming in.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Southside

We already have Costco

I don't count him. Costco is still in business!

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by dammage79

"we're open" - Craig Conroy

"It's actually gotten busier since we made the trade so..." -Craig Conroy

Sounds like a rebuild to me

[Tbull8]

I do wonder if Sharangovich could be moved. He's been pretty hot recently, and every team needs goalscoring depth down the stretch

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

Sounds like a rebuild to me

Then you need to get your ears adjusted, because obviously they're doing everything they possibly can to make the playoffs and waste 8 days.

Nothing ever changes, remember?

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

I do wonder if Sharangovich could be moved. He's been pretty hot recently, and every team needs goalscoring depth down the stretch

If Conroy could trade him for anything remotely resembling value I would instantly vote best GM in league in the poll

[dino7c]

8 firsts over 4 drafts...probably more

Totally trying to sneak in

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by dino7c

8 firsts over 4 drafts...probably more

Totally trying to sneak in

...but seriously, Andersson was a rebuild trade. It's a pure sellers move.

There's not a lot of debate here in-season to be had anymore. Now then, if we somehow sit here in April the roster is as it is, I think critiquing what transpired or didn't is fair, but it still doesn't change what this Andersson trade was.

But for those on the ol "we gotta rebuild" side of the conversation, and I'm one of the biggest proponents on here for that...I'm not sure what else Conroy could have done to signal it than the Andersson trade. It's clear cut selling move.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by All In Good Time

“This team needs to pick a direction!!!”

It's mid January, and the team is icing the following on the backend:

Bahl - Whitecloud
Kuznetsov - Weegar
Hanley - Brzustewicz

Cooley

and there are people that still claim the Flames refuse to tank. It's mind bottling.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by dino7c

8 firsts over 4 drafts...probably more

Totally trying to sneak in

One is predicated on conditions.

Need more.

[Burning Beard]

The way Kadri has been playing... We aren't losing that much honestly. Strike while the iron is hot.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

It's mid January, and the team is icing the following on the backend:

Bahl - Whitecloud
Kuznetsov - Weegar
Hanley - Brzustewicz

Cooley

and there are people that still claim the Flames refuse to tank. It's mind bottling.

The Flames missed the playoffs by 1 pt last season and this is the first move they made since then

If they were replicating last season success with the same team would it still be mind bottling ? Or does the results of the team dictate whether it is a tank or not

Most people on this board thought the Flames would just miss the playoffs or make in the poll before the season . So the majority of this board did not think they were tanking before the season

In fact - a lot were adamant the Flames would never tank and/or could not tank with Wolf