2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour

I don't think so. Coleman has a 10 team trade list. Once the Flames ask for and receive that, Coleman's influence is more or less gone. He has a year left after this so pulling a "I'm not going to re-sign with team x" has less effect. Which, based on recent history, is why a lot of folks feel this is the year to trade him.

10 teams he can be traded too. All he had to do was correctly pick 10 non playoffs teams and he is relatively safe.

[musth]

I'll be a little disappointed to see Lomberg go, I think he's a great glue guy in the dressing room.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Huby (untradeable) + Wolf (keeper) + Coronato (probably a keeper but IMO if we can use him + D to get a C that should be looked at) + Bahl (definite keeper)+ Backlund (retiring here)= 33.1 mil, 43% of the floor in 5 players.

I don't think we are going to have a real challenge making the floor until Huberdeau is gone. At which point I hope it is not our concern at all anymore.

Only good thing about Huberdeau is his contract keeps them to the floor lol

[Niemo]

Originally Posted by Bonded

10 teams he can be traded too. All he had to do was correctly pick 10 non playoffs teams and he is relatively safe.

Yes, but I'm not sure if he really is against leaving Calgary at all cost.... my guess is that Dallas, Tampa, Florida at minimum would be on that list. He will also be 35 years old next year. I don't think teams are trading for him and thinking we MUST resign him after. Coleman at 50% retained now would still give us the best return - 2 playoff runs at his '2nd and probably last peak'.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

it in the Top Video section at https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/w...ing-andersson/

The "what's next" portion starts at 2:40.

Does anyone else think that Conroy is pretty subdued in that interview? Subdued for him, that is. He's not bouncing with energy, which is his norm.

[Tbull8]

Originally Posted by D as in David

The "what's next" portion starts at 2:40.

Does anyone else think that Conroy is pretty subdued in that interview? Subdued for him, that is. He's not bouncing with energy, which is his norm.

He probably won't relax until after the deadline. Gotta think he's got 1000 things going on in his brain right now, numerous offers and conversations

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by D as in David

The "what's next" portion starts at 2:40.

Does anyone else think that Conroy is pretty subdued in that interview? Subdued for him, that is. He's not bouncing with energy, which is his norm.

It's not a happy day when you trade away a long time Flame. I think it was a difficult goodbye.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Niemo

Yes, but I'm not sure if he really is against leaving Calgary at all cost.... my guess is that Dallas, Tampa, Florida at minimum would be on that list. He will also be 35 years old next year. I don't think teams are trading for him and thinking we MUST resign him after. Coleman at 50% retained now would still give us the best return - 2 playoff runs at his '2nd and probably last peak'.

Friedman said he won’t be that flexible with his list so it just really depends if he put viable teams on it or not. His kid being due in March is tough timing trade wise. Maybe right before the Olympic break if it happens

[Pickle Juice]

Originally Posted by musth

I'll be a little disappointed to see Lomberg go, I think he's a great glue guy in the dressing room.

Because he’s my son’s favourite player and every player that becomes his favourite player gets traded.

Chucky, Lucic, and now Lomberg. He even roles up his sleeves like Lamborghini now!

[Jiri Hrdina]

A 10 team list can easily be constructed to block any trade. You just fill it up with teams that aren't going to be interested in acquiring him or at least for the price Calgary would want:

Start with the following teams:
Vancouver, Chicago, NYR, Nashville, CBJ, Winnipeg, St. Louis, Anaheim, Philly, Utah.

That's 10. Do we think any of those teams would pay a good pick or good prospect to get him given their current state of affairs?

[Monahammer]

If we are limited to Colorado and Dallas these are trades I think are worthy enough of Kadri:

- Gulyayev + Prishchepov + Taylor Makar + 2027 1st

Lots of names, not a huge amount of upside across those prospects. The 1st provides the real value, and the retention on Kadri is made up of that value. The 1st has a bit less value because it's 2027 instead of imminent. Three prospects because none are really that good.

- Hemming + 2027 1st
RW with mediocre value and a future 1st for the retention. I'd probably also accept Schmidt although his size would just add to our short king prospect pool's issue. I don't think they're going to let go of Bischel.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by musth

I'll be a little disappointed to see Lomberg go, I think he's a great glue guy in the dressing room.

Sure. But his contract is expiring, he's a 4th line winger and there are a bunch of young guys sidelined who take his place. If Honzek and Coleman are healthy and with Pospisil coming back, you are probably scratching Lomberg anyway. Your wingers are Coronato, Sharangovich, Huberdeau, Zary, Pospisil, Farabee, Honzek, Coleman.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

A 10 team list can easily be constructed to block any trade. You just fill it up with teams that aren't going to be interested in acquiring him or at least for the price Calgary would want:

Start with the following teams:
Vancouver, Chicago, NYR, Nashville, CBJ, Winnipeg, St. Louis, Anaheim, Philly, Utah.

That's 10. Do we think any of those teams would pay a good pick or good prospect to get him given their current state of affairs?

That's a FAFO strategy though. How you accidentally get traded to Buffalo or something.

It requires the holding team to acquiesce to only trading you for a set price. You don't think Chicago, for E.g. would take a flyer on a retained Kadri for a 2nd or something? I think they would. Would provide great shelter to Bedard.

[traptor]

The Stars make very little sense to me.

They have decent center depth with Hintz, Johnston and Duchene and it will just make their life difficult next season signing Robertson.
Do not see a fit at all.


and honestly same thing with the Avs. Kadri missed the boat there since they got Nelson.

With MacK, Nelson and Drury their top 9 centers are set. They made their big 2c acquisition last season. They're also up against the cap and have little interesting assets. You could make it work with a 1st + 2nd + B assets, but it's not really that appealing for the Avs or the Flames.


If it's limited to those two teams I don't see it happening.

[D as in David]

I'm hopeful Tampa is on his preferred list, too. I think if you have three teams like Dallas, Colorado and Tampa in competition for him, Conroy could extract some good value in a trade.

ETA: I thought we were discussing Coleman.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by traptor

The Stars make very little sense to me.

They have decent center depth with Hintz, Johnston and Duchene and it will just make their life difficult next season signing Robertson.
Do not see a fit at all.


and honestly same thing with the Avs. Kadri missed the boat there since they got Nelson.

With MacK, Nelson and Drury their top 9 centers are set. They made their big 2c acquisition last season. They're also up against the cap and have little interesting assets. You could make it work with a 1st + 2nd + B assets, but it's not really that appealing for the Avs or the Flames.


If it's limited to those two teams I don't see it happening.

If the Avs got Kadri they’d hands down have the best center depth in the league. Kadri to Colorado and Coleman to Dallas are my guesses.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

That's a FAFO strategy though. How you accidentally get traded to Buffalo or something.

It requires the holding team to acquiesce to only trading you for a set price. You don't think Chicago, for E.g. would take a flyer on a retained Kadri for a 2nd or something? I think they would. Would provide great shelter to Bedard.

I was talking about Coleman not Kadri.

I think Kadri has a 13 team no trade list, which he can be dealt to the remaining.
But I also think he's the kind of guy that, if his reasons for not wanting to go certain places are what we think they are, could simply say "I won't go". I think it's in their best interest to work with him.

But my point about the 10 team list was about Coleman.

I agree that there is risk in constructing a list that way. Buffalo would probably be on the list.

But my point was that if done a certain way, it offers a lot of control and can severely restrict the market.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

A 10 team list can easily be constructed to block any trade. You just fill it up with teams that aren't going to be interested in acquiring him or at least for the price Calgary would want:

Start with the following teams:
Vancouver, Chicago, NYR, Nashville, CBJ, Winnipeg, St. Louis, Anaheim, Philly, Utah.

That's 10. Do we think any of those teams would pay a good pick or good prospect to get him given their current state of affairs?

That's a list created now, but if his list was made at the beginning of the year I think he'd have gone with who he thought were not in the POs (and therefore needed no PO depth). That probably didn't include Winnipeg, Vancouver, St. Louis and maybe even NYR. he probably would have guessed SJ, Buffalo, maybe Anaheim and Boston.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

That's a FAFO strategy though. How you accidentally get traded to Buffalo or something.

It requires the holding team to acquiesce to only trading you for a set price. You don't think Chicago, for E.g. would take a flyer on a retained Kadri for a 2nd or something? I think they would. Would provide great shelter to Bedard.

Exactly. I think you can get a little too cute attempting to manipulate it and end up in a place that you really didn't want to end up in. Especially in a year where a lot of teams are in the playoff mix.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I was talking about Coleman not Kadri.

I think Kadri has a 13 team no trade list, which he can be dealt to the remaining.
But I also think he's the kind of guy that, if his reasons for not wanting to go certain places are what we think they are, could simply say "I won't go". I think it's in their best interest to work with him.

But my point about the 10 team list was about Coleman.

I agree that there is risk in constructing a list that way. Buffalo would probably be on the list.

But my point was that if done a certain way, it offers a lot of control and can severely restrict the market.

Half the league probably doesn’t trade for Kadri as well which gives him more control. Another landing spot for him could be Minnesota. Jiricek and a 1st would be decent.