2025/2026 Season Trade Rumours and Speculation Thread

[Jiri Hrdina]

Both of these things are probably true:
- Iginla isn't worth Parekh + 1st
- But it probably takes at least that to pry him out of Utah.

Utah had a chance to take Parekh and chose Iginla. That counts for something.

Both teams love their guy and aren't going to trade their guy.

Flames fans need to get over the fact Iginla isn't a Flame

[Rhett44]

Originally Posted by Royle9

First off, UTAH isn't trading Iginla.
He's essentially the future face of that franchise, believe it or not he's probably their most untouchable asset.

To add to that Parekh is worth far more than Tij Iginla at this point, its absolutely crazy that someone said Parekh + a 1st for Tij given where both prospects are at. Its bananas how bad some have soured on Parekh this year because he didn't come in and instantly take over the game, and you wonder where all this pressure came from.

CGY fans may have soured on him, but league wise there'd be a plethora of teams ready to back a truck up and trade for Zayne knowing what he can do. But dont worry, the Flames aren't trading him either as he's likely one of a handful of untouchables on our roster at this point.

In trade related news, as I stated days ago the ball is firmly in Calgary's court as teams have been in talks with them for weeks now regarding the usual suspects.
I would agree that the trade deadline almost starts and stops in Calgary as they have a number of guys that would be top 5 on the trade bait board.

Kadri, Coleman at the top of that list.
Weegar, Whitecloud the next tier down.
Lomberg, Pachal, Hanley, Frost, Farabee after that.

CGY wont move both Whitecloud and Weegar, but both have a ton of interest if CGY wants to get serious about moving one.
Was told that so long as the offers are fair market value, belief is both Coleman and Kadri will be dealt.
CGY needs to move a d-man, too many bodies and CGY wants Bruz up with the club to finish the year

I don't understand the Iginla thing. Rhett Warrener (who is good friends with the Iginla's), has said many times that Jarome did not want the Flames taking Tij because it is too much added pressure for him.

And clearly he was right, the fan base seems to be obsessed with wanting to trade for him. I cannot imagine how much pressure he would be under to perform and live up to his draft selection.

Just cheer for Tij on another team. He is going to be the face of that franchise.

[sureLoss]

Friedman on 32TP:

said sometimes he forgets what he said an it was dumb for Friedman to say Kadri can block trade to Montreal.

thinks he can go to Montreal without approval.

with Robert Thomas and some other centers being available has slowed things down but has recently picked up a bit

thinks Utah has asked about Kadri
doesn't know what the situation is (whether Kadri would go there)

Flames have asked for either a Brock Nelson type of return (1st + prospect)
or less of a futures deal where a young player with contract control comes back

[ForeverFlameFan]

Asking for a Brock Nelson-type package is good for me. Centers come at a premium, and Kadri is the perfect middle 6 center for any contender.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by BigThief

This is what Team Canada thought

https://twitter.com/user/status/2008037000184766617

Czechia forward Vojtech Cihar, selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (No. 59) of the 2025 NHL Draft, received the Murray Costello most valuable player award. He led Czechia with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in seven games.

The WJC Media All-Star Team included Sweden goalie Love Harenstam (St. Louis Blues), Canada defenseman Zayne Parekh (Calgary Flames), Czechia defenseman Tomas Galvas (2026 NHL Draft eligible), Canada forward Michael Hage (Montreal Canadiens), Sweden forward Anton Frondell (Chicago Blackhawks) and Cihar.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Friedman on 32TP:

said sometimes he forgets what he said an it was dumb for Friedman to say Kadri can block trade to Montreal.

thinks he can go to Montreal without approval.

with Robert Thomas and some other centers being available has slowed things down but has recently picked up a bit

thinks Utah has asked about Kadri
doesn't know what the situation is (whether Kadri would go there)

Flames have asked for either a Brock Nelson type of return (1st + prospect)
or less of a futures deal where a young player with contract control comes back

Thomas doesn’t feel like a guy teams add at the TDL. More like an off season acquisition for a retooling team. Plus he’s on IR.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Seems like your barometer is the name on the back of their jersey. Ya we know Tij is a good prospect, we just like our guy more and you are not making any coherent arguments about what makes Tij more valuable. I noted Zaynes position is more valuable, others have pointed out Parekh statistically is better and was better at the WJC. What exactly is your argument for Tij besides “you all would be happy if the Flames took him at 6”

This is correct, back in the day these were the guys upset that the Flames picked Stillman over Ryan Sittler.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

It would probably have to be 4th overall this year plus a first rounder next year.

I would. Especially if I’m the guy in the Flames front office in charge of selling boxes and tix in the new building….

I am not even sure if Iginla is still the 6th best player in his draft year. Definitely feel like 4th overall in the 2026 draft is likely to be a better player or at a minimum on par with Iginla, don’t know why you would have to add.

I personally feel there is at least a 50/50 chance the Flames got a better player than Iginla at 28th overall in the same draft year as Iginla.

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by BigThief

This is what Team Canada thought

https://twitter.com/user/status/2008037000184766617

The only thing in that tweet which can be verified is the points of Hage, which are listed incorrectly, as he had 15 points in 7 games.

He did get 4 points in the bronze medal game, so perhaps those points don't count in this tweet for some reason, as they do on the official IIHF site.

https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2026/...scoringleaders

Edit: It looks like that tweet was before the bronze medal game.
I thought Iginla was great in the tourney. I did not think he was the best forward in the entire tournament.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing

I did not think he was the best forward in the entire tournament.

No one is saying he was the best player in the entire tournament. He was chosen as one of Canada's three best players by Canada's management team. Whether you agree or not, that's the fact.

https://twitter.com/user/status/2008036458364608996

[aaronkarlpatton]

Originally Posted by Royle9

First off, UTAH isn't trading Iginla.
He's essentially the future face of that franchise, believe it or not he's probably their most untouchable asset.

To add to that Parekh is worth far more than Tij Iginla at this point, its absolutely crazy that someone said Parekh + a 1st for Tij given where both prospects are at. Its bananas how bad some have soured on Parekh this year because he didn't come in and instantly take over the game, and you wonder where all this pressure came from.

CGY fans may have soured on him, but league wise there'd be a plethora of teams ready to back a truck up and trade for Zayne knowing what he can do. But dont worry, the Flames aren't trading him either as he's likely one of a handful of untouchables on our roster at this point.

In trade related news, as I stated days ago the ball is firmly in Calgary's court as teams have been in talks with them for weeks now regarding the usual suspects.
I would agree that the trade deadline almost starts and stops in Calgary as they have a number of guys that would be top 5 on the trade bait board.

Kadri, Coleman at the top of that list.
Weegar, Whitecloud the next tier down.
Lomberg, Pachal, Hanley, Frost, Farabee after that.

CGY wont move both Whitecloud and Weegar, but both have a ton of interest if CGY wants to get serious about moving one.
Was told that so long as the offers are fair market value, belief is both Coleman and Kadri will be dealt.
CGY needs to move a d-man, too many bodies and CGY wants Bruz up with the club to finish the year

This is gold. Thanks Royale

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[OmegaV4]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Both of these things are probably true:
- Iginla isn't worth Parekh + 1st
- But it probably takes at least that to pry him out of Utah.

Utah had a chance to take Parekh and chose Iginla. That counts for something.

Both teams love their guy and aren't going to trade their guy.

Flames fans need to get over the fact Iginla isn't a Flame

Unfortunately, this statement is factually untrue. Jarome Iginla played for the Calgary Flames from the 95-96 season to the 2012-2013 season.

Please check your facts before posting misinformation.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Sure, sounds good Dino.

Man just put him on ignore. My forum experience has become 1000x better since axing him and 2 others. I feel it reflected in how I treat others as well, as I am not constantly irritated by the... well, you know.

[Wastedyouth]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Zayne was great at the juniors but he was absolutely not a step above Iginla at the juniors. Not at all. Dude. What?

Zayne is good do not get me wrong… he is not Tij Iginla. If you have the chance to trade Parekh for Iginla 1:1 it’s a total home run and you take it 10/10 times. Holy ####. Can’t even believe I’m having this conversation but super reflective of the bias on this website. Wow.

Who else can be so confidently wrong about something? And maybe not even wrong, but just so confident they are right in something that is not provable at the moment.

Bold.

Arrogant.

I like it.

[Jiri Hrdina]

I can't understand why someone could, at this stage, say with such certainty that Zayne is better than Iginla or vice versa. They are both blue chip prospects, play different positions, and are playing in different leagues this year.

However, it isn't crazy to suggest Zayne is ahead of Tij at this point, and that is the view of some 3rd parties.

Scott Wheeler ranked Zayne 9th, and Tij 15th in his pre WJC rankings of prospects at that tourney.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...-juniors-iihf/

Pronman has Zayne 38th, and Iginla 59th on his recent rankings of <23 NHL players and prospects.

The Hockey Writers has Zayne #2 and Iginla 15th in their ranking list published in January.

So it isn't some blind homerism like Coffee suggested that would place Zayne above Iginla.

[Wastedyouth]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I can't understand why someone could, at this stage, say with such certainty that Zayne is better than Iginla or vice versa. They are both blue chip prospects, play different positions, and are playing in different leagues this year.

However, it isn't crazy to suggest Zayne is ahead of Tij at this point, and that is the view of some 3rd parties.

Scott Wheeler ranked Zayne 9th, and Tij 15th in his pre WJC rankings of prospects at that tourney.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...-juniors-iihf/

Pronman has Zayne 38th, and Iginla 59th on his recent rankings of <23 NHL players and prospects.

The Hockey Writers has Zayne #2 and Iginla 15th in their ranking list published in January.

So it isn't some blind homerism like Coffee suggested that would place Zayne above Iginla.

But he says it so confidently I can't not believe it's true!

[Bonded]

Anyways who cares about Tij, it isn’t happening.

I’ve been thinking at what point do you think the Flames keep Whitecloud over Weegar. Would the return on Weegar need to be +++ or would they take a little narrower to get out of that contract? If the return for Weegar was 1st and B prospect vs 2nd and 3rd for Whitecloud I wonder what they’d do

[Calgary4LIfe]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Anyways who cares about Tij, it isn’t happening.

I’ve been thinking at what point do you think the Flames keep Whitecloud over Weegar. Would the return on Weegar need to be +++ or would they take a little narrower to get out of that contract? If the return for Weegar was 1st and B prospect vs 2nd and 3rd for Whitecloud I wonder what they’d do

Weegar for Iginla!!


Ok, I couldn't resist that one.

[Monahammer]

Yeah, I seriously question anyone who has lost faith in Zayne.

I do think Deploying him with Hanley is stupid, but ultimately what Zayne has shown at every level is that he is an offensive driver and a truly unique talent.

Tij has been great and will no doubt be a solid at worst NHL player, but I don't think he has come close to showing the same potential Zayne has so far. I bet that if you wound back time Utah would select Zayne over Tij. I also wouldn't make a 1-1 trade with Zayne for Tij, or probably for basically anyone. Maybe for Leo Carlsson or someone like that? I digress, anyways.

We absolutely should try and use other RD prospects in our system for forward trades if available. 100%.

[topfiverecords]

Is this where all the cranky people at, bickering about inconsequential things? Asking for a friend.